INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Rapper Lil Pump criticised for racist gestureBy Tom Gerken, TheIndianSubcontinent UGC Social NewsAnd Kerry Allen, TheIndianSubcontinent
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Lil Pump has more than 17.4 million followers on Instagram
US-Colombian rapper Lil Pump has been accused of racism after he teased a new song which uses a derogatory term.In the song's lyrics,
Pump says "they call me [Chinese basketball player] Yao Ming because my eyes real low" before adding the phrase "ching chong".In a video
posted to his 17.4 million Instagram followers teasing the song, Pump pulls back his eyes as he mimes to the lyrics.Lil Pump rose to
international prominence in 2017 with his song Gucci Gang, which has been viewed over 847 million times on YouTube.The rapper has faced a
backlash on social media, with Chinese users flooding his Instagram posts with comments calling him "racist" and "disgusting".Meanwhile on
Chinese social media site Sina Weibo, thousands of users have added their voices to the criticism, with many posting screengrabs to prove
they have reported Pump for inappropriate content on Twitter and Instagram.Others have said that Pump "needs teaching some respect", with
some posting memes criticising anyone who says they like the song.You may also be interested in: Hip hop hits backThe reaction in China has
not merely been confined to the written word, with some taking things a step further and bringing their anger into the recording booth.This
has led to the creation of several "diss tracks" criticising Pump.In one of the most popular of these songs, singer J
Cole says: "I don't care about Lil Pump doing squinty eyes, I'm just worried that you have closed eyes.""That insult doesn't hurt," he raps,
"but it influences his business
I don't want to be angry with the next generation, I hope you can understand he's just an idiot."Image copyrightMiaopaiImage caption
The videos to the diss tracks typically show the lyrics on-screen
The TheIndianSubcontinent have approached Lil
