(CNN Spanish) — “Proud to be Latin American.” With these four words, accompanied by 21 emojis of regional flags, Shakira became a trend again this Monday, after her ex-partner Gerard Piqué made a controversial comment that mentioned the Colombian origin.
In a transmission of the Twitch account of giantsa Kings League team, of Piqué, the former Spanish player and businessman spoke at length about the habit of many people criticizing others, even when they do not know them, and called for downplaying harmful comments from third parties.
In the framework of the dialogue on the subject, the Catalan made reference to the criticism he received lately, making specific mention of last year, in which his 12-year relationship with the Colombian ended. And he launched a phrase that quickly generated controversy: “My ex-partner is Latin American. I mean, you don’t know what I’ve come to receive on social networks from people who are fans of her, but thousands of barbarities. I don’t care about anything, really , zero, zero. Because I don’t know them at all, they are people who, who knows, are there, they have no life, they are there, what importance do you have to give them, it’s just zero. You won’t know them never in life, they are like robots,” he said. Then he added: “If you give importance to each comment or if you have a brush with someone and suddenly they start criticizing you, if you give importance to this, you are dead.”
The conversation on the subject with the presenter Gerard Romero continued, and Piqué also mentioned shooting beef against other people. “It’s fashion,” said the businessman, but you have to keep in mind, he said, “the consequences it can have on a mental level in the people you throw the ‘beef at.” “What has to happen? That someone commits suicide to think after we have gone too far?”, he criticized. The former player repeatedly insisted that “each one live his life” and that “each one decides what is best for him”. Until this Tuesday morning , the conversation has nearly 350,000 views on Gerard Romero’s official YouTube channel.
After that broadcast, Shakira posted a short message on Twitter that quickly went viral: “Proud to be Latin American.”
Proud to be Latin American.
🇧🇿🇨🇷🇸🇻🇬🇹🇭🇳🇲🇽🇳🇮🇵🇦🇦🇷🇧🇴🇧🇷🇨🇱🇨🇴🇪🇨🇬🇫🇬🇾🇵🇾🇵🇪🇸🇷🇺🇾🇻🇪🇨🇺🇩🇴🇭🇹🇬🇵🇲🇶🇵🇷🇧🇱🇸🇽— Shakira (@shakira) April 3, 2023
Until Tuesday morning, the publication had nearly 900,000 “likes” on Twitter and 100,000 retweets.
Shakira has openly alluded to the end of her relationship with Piqué, in interviews and also on topics such as her popular collaboration with the Argentine Bizarrap.
Shakira left Barcelona over the weekend
Shakira said goodbye to Barcelona over the weekend, with a message in which she thanked those who accompanied her during her long journey in the city where she learned, she says, that “without a doubt friendship is longer than love”.
“I settled in Barcelona to give my children stability, the same that we are now looking for in another corner of the world next to family, friends and the sea,” Shakira wrote this Sunday on her Instagram account. “Today we start a new chapter in the search for your happiness,” she added.
The Colombian singer, who will settle in Miami with her children, Milan and Sasha —both born in Barcelona— then continued with several lines of thanks: “Thank you to everyone who surfed so many waves with me there in Barcelona, the city where I learned that friendship is undoubtedly longer than love. Thanks to everyone who encouraged me there, dried my tears, inspired me and made me grow. Thanks to my Spanish audience who have always covered me with their love and loyalty.” .
