The 'Munch (Feelin' U)' raptress comes under fire as she's accused of mocking Asian people after sharing an edited photo of herself race-swapped while promoting her new song.
- January 31, 2024
AceShowbiz - Ice Spice has been dragged online over her recent social media post. While attempting to promote her new single "Think U the S**t (Fart)", the raptress has landed in hot water after sharing an Asian edit of her picture.
The original image in question features Ice's selfie in which she flashed a middle finger while sticking her tongue out. The photo was taken for the cover art of her new single which was released on January 26.
Urging fans to stream the song, she uploaded on X, formerly Twitter, an edited version of the cover art. In the edited version, she is depicted as an Asian with a race-swap edit or application. She looked different with paler skin tone and smaller eyes.
While some people wondered if it's Ice in the edited picture, some others were quick to catch the race-swap edit and slam the 24-year-old star. They accused her of disrespecting Asian people with the photo.
"watch her pretend to be asian now," an unimpressed X user replied to Ice's tweet. Another remarked, "She's trying to see what she would look like if she was black AND chinese." A third user said, "Girl this so disrespectful."
Agreeing, another critic wrote, "I feel like this is so disrespectful to the Asian culture- your afro latina." Someone urged Ice to delete the photo, saying, "this feels disrespectful to Asians people girl delete."
"why are you mocking asian people in the first pic?" another person asked, while another advised, "delete before they try to cancel u sis."
Ice appears to be unfazed by the backlash. While she has not responded to the criticism, the photo has not been removed from Ice's X account. She also posted the picture on her Instagram page to promote her new song, which is preceding the release of her forthcoming debut studio album "Y2K!".