Australian Influencer Sofia Berg Faced with opposition to using Mandarin songs to record her holiday in Japan.
Thursday, July 17, 21-year-old Begg Instagram Carousel From her first day in Tokyo with a Mandarin rapper Skai IsyourgodAccording to the track “Blueprint Supreme” New York Post. Many fans believe that Berg’s song choices are culturally insensitive.
An Instagram commenter replied: “I love you, but that song doesn’t even have Japanese.”
Another poster suggested that Begg’s song choice symbolizes how Westerners sometimes misunderstand Eastern culture.
“This is honestly reflecting a white privilege on another level…the ability to choose someone else’s culture for aesthetics without needing to understand or respect it,” Instagram user Dayannee wrote. “At the same time, as Asians, we feel ashamed or ridiculed for these same things. It’s not just a song or atmosphere, but a culture of life, and it’s harmful to treat it like a trend.”
When one of Begg’s fans theoretically might have just chosen a song for “Current Trends”, the reviewer took a step back.
“The songs she uses are trending at the moment, but this is Chinese audio. If she actually knows it’s Chinese, why use it in posts about Japan?” Dayannee replied. “The mix of two very different cultures like this, especially for aesthetics, stand out in superficial and fashionable form. This is racist because it shows that she chose the song simply because it fits in “Asian aesthetics” without understanding or caring about the total difference between Chinese and Japanese cultures.”
Elsewhere, multiple Instagram users wrote that the mix feels like “casual racism.” Begg, under the Sopha Dopha online name, has more than 1 million followers, and so far seems to be inclined to just criticize.
one The subsequent vlog Featured Berg dances in the street with the title: “When the trip stands out from GroupChat (the three of us).”
US Weekly Comments have been obtained from the representatives of Berg.
Despite the controversy, Begg continued to comment on her trip to Tokyo, including taking fans to sumo wrestling and riding a bike subway and Taste test journey The famous Tsukiji external market.
According to reports Daily Mail. When followers quote survivalist Steve Irwin‘ 2006 stingray attack diedbeggar seemed to make this tragedy bright.
She replied: “I’m going to dress up parties in Australia in duo outfits. They’re going to be Steve Irwin, I’m going to be a stingray.”
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Begg’s Stingray costume caused a scandal on Tiktok, causing her to apologize to the public The Irvings To “clear something.”
“I love Steve Irwin and never want to cause disrespect to his family or legacy,” the influencer insisted. “He is an iconic Australian and my outfit doesn’t make any sense…I’ve considered and reflected on my outfit, I won’t wear it and apologize completely to anyone who is offended by it. It’s definitely not my intention. I apologize sincerely.”
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