NEW DELHI: A video circulating widely on social media shows a Korean vlogger being called “coronavirus” by a man on the street in India, highlighting concerns about racial discrimination .
The video was posted last month by travel and lifestyle vlogger Jin Scape and has garnered over 8 million views. It was shared with the caption: “When I Met a Racist in India…”
In the clip, the man can be seen walking down a street when an Indian individual shouts “coronavirus” at him, assuming he was from China.
The vlogger confronted the man, asking, “Am I Chinese? Do you have no eyes?” The man said, “Korea, K-Pop.” The vlogger replied, “Don’t say ‘Corona’ to me.”
The vlogger further added, “If I say ‘Pakistani’ to you, you will feel not good.” The man responded, “I love Pakistan.”
The vlogger then said, “Okay, you are a Pakistani guy, whatever, don’t say China to me.”
The video has received widespread condemnation from viewers.
One user commented: “I’m sorry that happened to you. We northeast Indians also face the same thing, even in our own country.”
Another wrote: “When he said, ‘I love Pakistan,’ I understood who he was and what religion he represented,” suggesting that the person might not be from India.
The video was posted last month by travel and lifestyle vlogger Jin Scape and has garnered over 8 million views. It was shared with the caption: “When I Met a Racist in India…”
In the clip, the man can be seen walking down a street when an Indian individual shouts “coronavirus” at him, assuming he was from China.
The vlogger confronted the man, asking, “Am I Chinese? Do you have no eyes?” The man said, “Korea, K-Pop.” The vlogger replied, “Don’t say ‘Corona’ to me.”
The vlogger further added, “If I say ‘Pakistani’ to you, you will feel not good.” The man responded, “I love Pakistan.”
The vlogger then said, “Okay, you are a Pakistani guy, whatever, don’t say China to me.”
The video has received widespread condemnation from viewers.
One user commented: “I’m sorry that happened to you. We northeast Indians also face the same thing, even in our own country.”
Another wrote: “When he said, ‘I love Pakistan,’ I understood who he was and what religion he represented,” suggesting that the person might not be from India.
