Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, the daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and apparently a huge Ariana Grande fan, is under fire on social media for a tweet she posted Tuesday.
Kitty is Duterte’s youngest and only child with common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña.
Malacañang’s resident millenial met singer Ariana Grande after the artist’s Manila concert Monday. Like many people her age, Kitty posted her photo with Grande on social media.
https://twitter.com/VeronicaDuterte/status/899936985762091008
But the flak from netizens is directed towards her caption that reads: “I’m literally dying.” A statement that some argue is insensitive and tone deaf given the thousands of deaths caused by her father’s war on drugs.
https://twitter.com/AwisaPagalan/status/900247744488419328
https://twitter.com/notgab_/status/899963196017999874
eh ang dami na tlgang namatay dahil sa tatay mo..konsensya nio yan, saklap maging anak ni duterte na killer
— cha (@cha_cha110506) August 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/ylaenaaaaa/status/900193324644040705
https://twitter.com/enterbootytown/status/900194603483238400
https://twitter.com/zomaloneee/status/900322583446343681
https://twitter.com/HelpMeSendHelp/status/900292232715972613
Others defended the 13-year-old and said that she shouldn’t be dragged into her father’s issues.
Some people in here are salty, some got a point but yall gotta stop and let her live her life, wth she got nothing to do with the issue.
— ｂｉｎｇ (@psyduff) August 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/grrrritsher/status/900379877714534401
https://twitter.com/coldasglaciers/status/900269529757908992
https://twitter.com/opinionfilled/status/900322856168415232
Was Kitty being insensitive or just being a typical millennial (who just happens to be the president’s kid) fan-girling over her idol?
