Rising Sun Tattoo Bella, Pinoys Rally To Cancelkorea After Fil Am Influencer Bella Poarch Called Short And Uneducated Coconuts Manila

Bella poarch loves tattoos and in early september she posted a dance on tiktok now removed revealing a tattoo on her arm she got back in march that depicted the rays of the rising sun with the sun replaced by a literal heart not the symbol.

Bts map of the soul 7 version 3 photoshoot. All of this stemmed when filipino tiktok influencer bella poarch born in hawaii posted a video of her dancing and exposing a rising sun tattoo on her left arm. Rising sun is the flag the japanese used in wwii while colonizing the korean peninsula. Which incorporates japans rising sun flag.

As cnn reported to many south koreans the flag is a symbol of japanese imperialism. Poarchs biggest controversy came from a tattoo reminiscent of japans rising sun flag. Bella has faced a backlash from some of her followers over one of her tattoos.

The rising sun is deemed offensive by many koreans who see it as a symbol of japanese militarism and colonial rule. One seemingly innocent tiktok of bella poarch dancing has sparked intense criticism from viewers the daily dot reports. Korean viewers decried poarchs rising sun tattoo as insensitive while filipinx viewers retaliated after korean netizens posted racist comments.

Bella poarch caused a massive controversy through her arm tattoo. The rising sun flag was used by the imperial japanese army before and during world war ii and was often used in areas where the japanese invaded and occupied including korea. Tiktoker bella poarchs tattoo sparked an intense online dialogue about ethnic discrimination among filipino and korean fans this week.

Taking to tiktok bella shared a video of herself dancing and revealed a tattoo that resembles the rising sun design. In a recent video a tattoo depicting the japanese rising sun flag can be witnessed on her arm. I am ashamed of myself for not doing my research.

Poarch already posted a video and apologized that she would remove or cover the tattoo but the korean netizens knetz didnt stop and even belittled filipino in their. Bella apologised on twitter. Tiktok influencers rising sun tattoo sparks racial tension.

Bellas tattoo is of the japanese rising sun flag with a heart replacing the sun in the center. Similar to japans flag the rising sun flag features a red circle but also includes 16 rays emanating from it. Bella poarch is a prominent social media influencer with more than 15 million followers on tiktok and an impressive 2 million followers on instagram.

The korean netizens pointed out how offensive the rising sun tattoo the influencers is wearing. But when i found out i immediately had it covered and scheduled for removal.