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  • 3 years ago
Snapchat's new "anime-inspired" lens looks an awful lot like a racist caricature of an Asian person.

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00:00 Come on, Snapchat. If you're trying to make someone look Asian, just make them look like Emma Stone in Aloha.
00:04 [Dramatic music]
00:06 We all love playing around with Snapchat's ever-changing face lenses.
00:10 Unfortunately, a few of them have been kinda weird.
00:13 The app faced some backlash this April for a Bob Marley filter that darkened people's skin and gave them dreadlocks.
00:20 Now they've put out an anime-inspired lens, which looks like it was more inspired by Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
00:27 [Muffled]
00:31 Breakfast at Tiffany's.
00:32 Basically, it makes your cheeks whiter, gives you buck teeth, and slanted closed eyes.
00:38 Many people pointed out that it was a weird choice.
00:41 David Uzumeri.
00:42 "Hi Snapchat, if you want to hire me and pay me Silicon Valley money to tell you if filters are racist or not, I can totally do that job."
00:48 The Waitress.
00:49 "Just a friendly reminder that Snapchat started off as a seedy way to send lewd pics. They've always been bro-ish and offensive. #yellowface."
00:57 Hmm. I wonder if maybe that's not the hashtag you want to use?
01:01 Remember when Snapchat added, uh, Snapcash?
01:04 [Muffled]
01:10 Uh, I saw on the TV that a cop killed two girls that were playing Pokemon Go.
01:14 Snapchat hasn't apologized per se, but they have taken the filter down and said it's not coming back.
01:20 For more trends like these, visit us online at whatstrending.com.

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