Lalla Hirayama’s attempt at keeping her fans entertained during lockdown went south when a majority of the Coloured people took offense.
The TV presenter deleted the video of herself mimicking a Coloured woman singing an adapted version of ‘2 Legit 2 Quit’ by MC Hammer. Her parody of the old video received some major backlash, of which she then later deleted the video.
In the video she can be seen making ‘funny’ facial expressions and likened them to that of a Coloured woman. She was slammed for the stereotypical video against Coloured women for what social media dubbed a “cheap laugh”.
The IG video made its way to Twitter and the raged user posted the offensive video with the caption; “So when @Lalla_Hirayama run(s) out of ideas, she decides to make Coloured women the butt end of her pathetic jokes.”
So when @Lalla_Hirayama run out of ideas, she decides to make Coloured women the butt end of her pathetic jokes. pic.twitter.com/HZ0hIlheKj
— ContainsNuts (@NutsContains) April 14, 2020
Twitter was not impressed and called Lalla out on her disrespect to women.
There’s no wiggle room here. As a woman who’s not Coloured, you chose to jump on here and mimic Coloured women with the most harmful of stereotypes for laughs. This is gross and fucking violent even idc idc idc
— NarionCM (@CmNarion) April 14, 2020
This is unacceptable! This is not funny! Are likes and retweets really this important to you?
— Irma G (@IrmaG) April 14, 2020
Irma, I am so disgusted in this woman. She doesn’t even apologise. Just blocks and makes a lame excuse. A whole WOMAN! Mocking other women. I am appalled!
— justReesie (@justReesie) April 14, 2020
1. She makes a derogatory video on TikTok & posts it as “comedy”.
2. I tell her i am disappointed in the type of content.
3. I catch a block.
These are your favourite celebrities and influencers people ☺️ pic.twitter.com/3yNQu7Cowr
— justReesie (@justReesie) April 14, 2020
Lalla went on to block the people who came after her and is yet to apologize for the derogatory video.
