Mia Khalifa's U.S. Military Soldiers PTSD Comment

Overview

Mia Khalifa's U.S. Military Soldiers PTSD Comment refers to a viral video of social media influencer and adult movie actress Mia Khalifa hoping that U.S. military soldiers sent to the Middle East return with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and "scrambled heads." Khalifa's controversial statements and video went viral in late October 2024 a few days after Twitch streamer Frogan said similar things about U.S. military soldiers, which was heavily criticized online, sparking memes and jokes related to Khalifa's backstory as an adult content creator and Lebanese immigrant.

Background

On October 22nd, 2024, social media influencer and camgirl Mia Khalifa uploaded a video on X^[1] stating that she hopes U.S. military service members deployed to the Middle East suffer from PTSD for "going to fight a war that's not yours," presumably referencing the reported plan to deploy roughly 100 U.S. troops alongside an anti-missile system in mid-October 2024 to aid Israel's air defenses after Iran fired over 180 missiles at the country earlier that month.^[5] The video amassed over 1 million views, 23,000 likes and 2,300 replies in three days, quickly stirring up controversy (seen below).

Online Reactions

Backlash

Mia Khalifa's PTSD comment and video rapidly went viral and were largely criticized on social media in late October 2024, with numerous people reposting it along with negative comments about her and defensive comments about the U.S. military, among other reactions.

For example, on October 23rd, 2024, X^[2] user @Omri_Hochman wrote that Mia Khalifa is a Lebanese immigrant "living on a land that does not belong to her. a place that gave her safety from the horrors of the civil war in Lebanon." The tweet (seen below) received more than 490,000 views and 520 likes in two days.

On October 24th, TikTok^[3] user @doc.unzed replied to Khalifa's PTSD comment (seen below), writing that "hating the country you live in while and having the means to leave it is crazy." The post (seen below) amassed roughly 220 likes in a day.

The controversial video also gained viral attention on Reddit, as user panfry212^[4] posted a screenshot of his X feed on October 24th, 2024, showing a tweet by streamer Hasan Piker agreeing with Khalifa's statement about the perceived lack of care for soldiers by the United States government. The post (seen below) amassed roughly 800 upvotes and 120 comments in a day.

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