Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui Slams Radio Station For Challenging Her Latin Roots

Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui recently fired back at a radio station based in Spain after they released an opinion piece about Americans who self-identify as Latino.

On the Happy FM’s website, they wrote, “Many point their fingers at Bella Thorne or Lauren Jauregui as examples of stars who have jumped on the bandwagon of what is trending, which is the Latin market. There are people who find that having a Latino relative doesn’t make you part of the community; that you are a part of the community when you were born in that country, you have defended your rights there and you may have even moved to the United States. Those who support this thought believe that if you weren’t born in the country, you can’t consider yourself Latina.”

Jauregui slammed the station for publishing an “opinion” piece and stressed that it is just that: an opinion. The former “X-Factor” contestant also posted a series of tweets in Spanish and stressed that she is a Latina because she was born into a family of Latinas, speaks the language and cooks the food.

Even though the 21-year-old singer grew up in Miami, Jauregui said that she was raised and has been part of the Latino community in the city. In another tweet, Jauregui acknowledged the fact that people may not immediately realize she is a Latina because of the way she looks. But stressed that nobody can question what her roots are.

After the “Work from Home” singer blasted Happy FM, they replied to her via Twitter and explained that what they published was just a conversation piece. They also acknowledged the fact that Jauregui is proud of her roots. “We only reflected on an unfortunate opinion,” they concluded.

In November 2016, Jauregui also made headlines after she penned a letter to President Donald Trump’s supporters via Billboard. In her piece, the “Work It” singer spoke highly of her Cuban roots. “I am a bisexual Cuban-American woman and I am so proud of it. I am proud to be the granddaughter and daughter of immigrants who were brave enough to leave their homes and come to a whole new world with a different language and culture and immerse themselves fearlessly to start a better life for themselves and their families,” she said.