Country singer Kacey Musgraves attacked Christopher Columbus and branded the Italian explorer a “loser” in a wild onstage rant on Sunday. “We hate you,” she said.
\n\nViral video footage shows Musgraves asking concertgoers, “Wait, it’s Columbus Day?” and “It’s what now?” to which fans replied by shouting, “Indigenous peoples day!”
\n\n“Obviously fuck Columbus,” the “High Horse” singer continued. “Literally the lamest person to probably ever exist. Like, for real. What a loser.”
\n\n“Christopher Columbus, we hate you,” Musgraves added.
\n\nWhile the federal holiday commemorates Christopher Columbus, the establishment of Columbus Day and its ongoing observance have long served as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and Italians’ contributions to America.
\n\nAs Breitbart News reported, the origins of Columbus Day stem from efforts to combat racism against Italian immigrants, who endured everything from racial epithets to lynch mobs when they first arrived to the United States.
\n\nSocial media users were quick to call out the “Rainbow” singer.
\n\n“Kacey Musgraves is obviously too lame to realize that if it weren’t for Columbus, she would likely never exist,” one X user wrote.
\n\n“Kacey unironically wouldn’t exist if Christopher Columbus didn’t explore,” another echoed.
\n\n“Columbus is the reason you live in a country where you…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/
