Antwerp rapper FabioW takes single offline after criticism
Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Antwerp rapper FabioW removed his new single after online criticism of a passage that imitates a Vietnamese girl and uses an offensive phrase.
- He apologized, saying he never intended to hurt Asian people.
Antwerp rapper FabioW has taken his new single “Praat Nederlands” offline after it drew widespread online criticism.
The song imitates a Vietnamese girl and includes the words “ching chang chong,” which prompted the backlash. FabioW apologized through Instagram, saying, “It was never my intention to hurt Asian people.”
It was never my intention to hurt Asian people.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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