Chrisean Rock has been criticized and ridiculed in equal measure for comments she made about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The divisive rapper and reality star spoke on Instagram Live on Wednesday (February 7) about the ongoing conflict that has seen over 27,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces.
AD LOADING...
In the clip, Rock said of Palestinians: “They don’t believe in Jesus so that’s why it’s happening, right? Like, all of them people bowing down with their carpets that’s on the floor, they praying down to a God that said to worship his son, to accept his son first.
“And then they making big palaces of it. Like, they really standing and sticking behind it. Like, they made laws about their religion.”
AD LOADING...
She added: “Where Jesus was born at, they over there believe in something that totally have nothing to do with him. ‘Cause I seen videos where they pray at, there’s cockroaches and infested with — so what is God trying to tell us?
“That’s what I want to know from this whole situation. What is the message behind the chaos? Things always happen for a reason — not the economic, political reason. What is the spiritual reason behind it?”
See her full comments below.
Rock’s comments were widely mocked for their ignorance and factual inaccuracy as Muslims do believe in Jesus; it is Jewish people who do not believe Jesus — who himself was a Jew — to be the Messiah. Palestine also has a sizeable Christian population.
Many commenters poked fun Rock’s intelligence, with one saying: “She definitely flipped her eyelids in class and ate pencils.”
AD LOADING...
“The wheel is spinning, but the hamster is dead,” read another comment, while someone else joked: “Only 3 brain cells and two of them on vacation.”
A more serious critic vented: “The way this just boiled my damn bloodddddd ‼️ we have all seen innocent children lose their lives over this and she has the audacity to say this smh! #FreeGaza #FreePalestine.”
AD LOADING...
Another user said: “She doesn’t know wtf she’s talking about… I have yet to see her have an intellectual conversation.. go ahead & sit this one out babygirl.”
Things are going from bad to worse for Chrisean Rock who earlier this week was sued by backup singer James Wright Chanel over an alleged assault that took place backstage at a Tamar Braxton concert last year.
Chanel claims he was hospitalized with two broken teeth and cuts to his face after being attacked by the Crazy In Love star.
The fight reportedly stemmed from Chrisean being upset that she wasn’t allowed to perform during Braxton’s concert. The suit claims that in addition to the assault, Rock used a homophobic slur directed at Wright Chanel.
AD LOADING...
Rock has denied that the assault took place, though others, including Braxton, claimed it happened.
She is also under criminal investigation regarding the incident.
