‘Apocalypse’: Viewers cringe at Pitbull’s #AMAs twerking opener; bonus Justin Timberlake reaction shot [photos]

Pitbull just said this year was all about twerking. If that is the most important thing that 2013 has produced, kill me.

— Carly (@CarlyRuehl) November 25, 2013

Pitbull's doing on onstage twerking contest like a club night.

— JJ (@RadioJJ) November 25, 2013

Someone thought it would be a good idea to ask rapper Pitbull to host tonight’s American Music Awards. Someone else thought it would be a good idea for Pitbull to open the show by twerking with a team of women. Within seconds of the show’s open, viewers took to Twitter to shake their hands and proclaim the apocalypse. Can’t say we disagree.

pitbull hosting this award show is the first sign of the apocalypse.

— johnny (@yojohnny_) November 25, 2013

We are watching a music awards show hosted by Pitbull. This is the apocalypse. #AMAs

— Chef Curry (@babyitsmb) November 25, 2013

Pitbull found his inner Miley Cyrus and taunted the decency police.

We can't do that on network television! -PitBull. Yeah, tell Miley that. #AMAs

— AveryD. (@Neji11x) November 25, 2013

http://twitter.com/#!/VannaWilke/status/404778879371710464

S.O.S. indeed:

MY MOMS TRYING TO DANCE LIKE THE GIRLS WITH PITBULL SOS pic.twitter.com/tU3pkisY2t

— not adri (@stylesfallon) November 25, 2013

Here’s one solution.

Pitbull and twerking this could not get any worse

— Fetchin Wieners (@ndrewbell) November 25, 2013

Oh, yes it could.

I'd rather see a live performance of someone scratching a chalkboard than see pitbull and kesha on the same stage at the same time

— ray (@rayhombre) November 25, 2013

pitbull and kesha on one stage pic.twitter.com/ln2HdShjpK

— NATALIE (@nxtolie) November 25, 2013

Bonus Justin Timberlake reaction shot.

Justin Timberlake's face speaks for us all re: Pitbull hosting. #AMAs pic.twitter.com/Q4y00ujWqC

— Brice Sander (@bricesander) November 25, 2013