"I’ll Be Home For Quismois” & Camilla Cabello’s internet infamy
I can’t seem to get over Camilla Cabello and her penchant for online chaos
By Shanna Sivakumar
Camilla Cabello has consistently been topping the charts since 2017, but it remains a question as to who her music is for and who is still actively listening to her. She had a good run from 2017 to 2018 as she rode the high of terminating her contract with Fifth Harmony and getting to release music on her own, but since then, she hasn’t done anything remarkable—until the holiday season hit.
Her recent single, a Mariachi-infused remake of Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” went viral on TikTok for her pronunciation of the word “Christmas” during a live performance. I made sure to listen to the studio recording to double check and—yes, it’s pronounced as “Quismois” there as well. But “I’ll be home for ~Quismois~” is just the cherry on top of all the reasons I keep my distance from the artist.
There’s so much to say about Camilla’s internet presence and how it never seems to work in her favor. The general public has no obvious love for her, and it’s probably due to the content that gets her viral. For example, her rather unsavory video where she makes out with her now ex, Shawn Mendes, back in 2019, just caused people to cringe and look away. Or just about any old red carpet, interview, or live performance of her with Fifth Harmony just cemented the fact that those girls were on a contract and on another wavelength than Camilla.
I’ve since outgrown my girlband phase, but I can’t seem to get over Camilla Cabello and her penchant for online chaos. And even if I’m not interested in her, she seems to show up on my feed, whether I like it or not.