Gigi Hadid Faces Criticism After She's Accused of Mocking Asians
- 7 years ago
Gigi Hadid is in some trouble for a controversial video that shows her mimicking a smiling Buddha while celebrating a birthday dinner.
The video has since been removed from her Instagram, but the Twitter chatter is far from over, with certain people calling out Gigi’s actions as “racist” towards Asian communities.
Gigi’s mom, Yolanda Foster, came to her daughter’s defense via Twitter, saying, “Only a toxic mind will perceive hugging a chocolate laughing Buddha as racist…”
Of course, this didn’t calm down the social justice warriors… Yolanda had to continue to defend her family, Tweeting, “Color, shape, religion or race does not exist in the hearts of our family as we are a melting pot of all.”
Gigi fans were also able to point out that her boyfriend, Zayn Malik, is also technically of Asian decent due to his British-Pakistani roots.
We’re not sure if Gigi’s actions will have any real consequences, but the conversation is definitely alive, and we’re thinking she’ll at least be conscious of these types of actions in the future.
The video has since been removed from her Instagram, but the Twitter chatter is far from over, with certain people calling out Gigi’s actions as “racist” towards Asian communities.
Gigi’s mom, Yolanda Foster, came to her daughter’s defense via Twitter, saying, “Only a toxic mind will perceive hugging a chocolate laughing Buddha as racist…”
Of course, this didn’t calm down the social justice warriors… Yolanda had to continue to defend her family, Tweeting, “Color, shape, religion or race does not exist in the hearts of our family as we are a melting pot of all.”
Gigi fans were also able to point out that her boyfriend, Zayn Malik, is also technically of Asian decent due to his British-Pakistani roots.
We’re not sure if Gigi’s actions will have any real consequences, but the conversation is definitely alive, and we’re thinking she’ll at least be conscious of these types of actions in the future.