K-pop supergroup BLACKPINK has been out and about traveling the world, busy with their solo adventures. On November 10, BLACKPINK member Rosé attended the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Nicks in New York.
As expected with BLACKPINK, Rosé went viral soon enough. But the celebrations turned bitter as a fan captured a moment where a man attacked Rosé with a racial slur. The fan posted the video on TikTok, and it soon went viral, garnering 370.9k views.
The clip shows fans eagerly waiting for Rosé, at first not quite believing if the BLACKPINK member really did attend the game. As soon as Rosé stepped out, amongst the cries of fans, a man can be heard saying, “Who is that? Who is that?”. While that seems harmless, he proceeded by asking, “Ling ling?”
Check out the video below:
‘Ling ling’ is a racial slur used against Asians. It stereotypes them into Chinese people, as it imitates (read: mocks) the Chinese language. Ignorant people with limited world knowledge often use the slur to mock East Asians.
The blatant discrimination against a member of one of the top K-pop girl groups has fanned fans’ anger. Some are also taking it in stride, flexing Rosé being, well, Rosé.
He thought he ate- he’s mad she got more money in her bank account she can buy his whole life
@kaxlix on TikTok
As the Hallyu wave spreads wider each day, fans do their utmost best to keep artists away from negative news too. BLINKs (BLACKPINK’s fandom) have together suppressed the news from spreading on Twitter.
Meanwhile, BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Rosé were recently spotted at Paris Hilton’s post-wedding bash. Lisa was recently seen in DJ Snake’s Instagram story, fuelling speculation for a collab and Jisoo has been busy promoting her debut K-drama, Snowdrop.
About BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK is a four-member K-pop girl group that debuted in 2016. Consisting of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa, the group was founded by YG Entertainment, one of the Big 4 in the K-pop industry. BLACKPINK was named monster rookies with their debut song Whistle. Since then, the group has broken multiple world records with their hits DDU-DU-DDU-DU, How You Like That, Kill This Love, and more. They even collaborated with Lady Gaga for Sour Candy and Selena Gomez for Ice Cream.
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