United States-based online streamer and YouTuber Kai Cenat has denied accusations that he was mocking aspects of the Jamaican culture during his recent trip to the island for carnival celebrations.
Critics on social media platform, X, formerly Twitter, said Cenat was purportedly "mocking" locals and acting inappropriately while dancing with female revellers during the carnival street parade on Sunday.
Additionally, some persons have gone as far as accusing the American of cultural appropriation.
In response to the backlash, which apparently began with an American X user accusing him of "mocking Jamaica", Cenat, whose real name is Kai Carlo Cenat III, defended his connection to the Caribbean in a live stream on Monday.
In fact, he said his mother is from Trinidad and Tobago while his father hails from Haiti. Read More
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