TikToker Bella Poarch Fires Back For Filipinos, #CancelKorea Continues
A controversial tattoo has sparked a heated debate about racism, South Korea, and the Philippines that shows no sign of ending soon.
TikToker Bella Poarch recently received backlash from Korean netizens for a tattoo that incorporates Japan’s Rising Sun flag. In response, she apologized and promised to remove the tattoo.
Some malicious commenters took this as an opportunity to attack not just Bella Poarch, but all Filipinos with insults and racial slurs.
On September 8, outraged netizens responded to this discrimination by trending #CancelKorea on Twitter to defend the Philippines and condemn racism.
24 hours later, the hashtag is still trending, and more people are speaking up about the issue.
Toxic koreans be calling us Filipinos 'Uneducated' when they're the ones who needed to leave their country and hire some tutors just to learn English, meanwhile here in the Philippines, even a 5 year old kid can speak fluent English just by watching Peppa Pig.#cancelkorea pic.twitter.com/3prErf9GxP
— Kyle Nava (@KyleNava6) September 9, 2020
SO FUCKING TRUE #cancelkorea pic.twitter.com/fsnBl3bmQ5
— Mier (@guwini_) September 9, 2020
#cancelkorea is now trending on twitter!
How we filipinos How korean see
See koreans; Filipinos;
CTTRO☹️ pic.twitter.com/0gCqKlcJAL— Liyanne Alita (@AlitaLiyanne) September 9, 2020
When Bella Poarch’s tattoo controversy first began, she responded with patience and understanding, recognizing the mistake she made. She advised others to educate themselves about their style choices to avoid inadvertently hurting other people.
I live in Hawaii and I see a lot of people using the red rising sun symbol in clothing, cars and jewelry. Please educate yourselves and learn more about it because it came from a terrible history. It is very offensive to a lot of people. Please learn from my mistake.
— Bella Poarch (@bellapoarch) September 6, 2020
Now, like thousands of other Filipinos, Bella Poarch is voicing her frustration by cursing out malicious netizens and speaking up for her country.
Y’all can attack me. I’m ok with that. But when y’all attack Philippines and make fun of them, that’s when I lose my shit.
— Bella Poarch (@bellapoarch) September 9, 2020
Baoninam (only Filipinos will understand)
— Bella Poarch (@bellapoarch) September 9, 2020
Find out more about how the controversy began here:
Korean Netizens’ Criticism Of A Filipina TikToker Sparks #CancelKorea Backlash
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