- US Rapper Kash Doll shared a racist coronavirus meme in which Disney princesses except Mulan are wearing face masks, with the photo text reading: "Sorry 'MULAN' but you never know."
- Kash Doll also posted an Instagram story selfie in which she wore a face mask herself.
- The rapper has been accused of racism since sharing the meme, with one person on Twitter saying that a lot of people are using the coronavirus as an opportunity to be racist towards Asians.
- There have already been racist jokes made about Asians in the entertainment industry, with some saying that the Oscars gave best picture to the coronavirus after "Parasite" won the award.
- Kash Doll has since posted another Instagram story that reads: "When your heart is pure… U can sleep at night knowing you never had any bad intentions."
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American rapper Kash Doll has come under fire after sharing a racist meme playing on the coronavirus and Disney princesses — with Asian Disney princess Mulan targeted in another xenophobic joke fuelled by coronavirus fears.
In since-deleted posts, Kash Doll posted two photos to her Instagram.
The first was a selfie on her Instagram story, in which she wore a face mask, while the second was a meme: a photo of several Disney princesses wearing face masks, except for Mulan. The text in the photo read: "Sorry 'MULAN' but you never know," while Kash Doll captioned the post: "In the airport like."
Kash Doll has come under heavy fire for sharing this meme, with people on Twitter quick to point out how racist and insensitive this meme is.
This is not the first time that fear of the coronavirus has led to insensitive and xenophobic comments against the Asian community as some stated that the Academy gave best picture to the coronavirus after "Parasite" won the award at the Oscars, while a Singaporean student in the UK was reportedly beaten up in a racist attack and told "I don't want your coronavirus in my country" by the attacker.
Kash Doll has since put up another Instagram story, with this one reading: "When your heart is pure.. u can sleep at night knowing you never had any bad intentions."
Disney's live-action remake of "Mulan" is due to be released on the 27th of March, but there are fears the film's box office and release date could be impacted by the coronavirus.
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