Teen’s Racist TikTok Blames Chinese People for ‘Cooking Dogs’ and ‘Eating Bats’

Teen’s Racist TikTok Blames Chinese People for ‘Cooking Dogs’ and ‘Eating Bats’
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Editorial Staff
April 21, 2020
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with an apology video from @thesilasjames.
A TikTok user has come under fire on Twitter after posting a video painting Chinese people as consumers of bats and therefore responsible for the spread of COVID-19.
User @thesilasjames, who has more than 184,000 followers, began the now-deleted video with a caption that read “How to cook a dog perfectly,” echoing the archaic stereotype about Chinese people.
Image Screenshot via @thesilasjames
In just about 10 seconds, @thesilasjames managed to cause massive outrage over his captions and use of stickers such as bats, chopsticks and viruses.
“Now that all the Chinese people are here … this how y’all did it?” he noted while pretending to eat bats.
Image Screenshot via @thesilasjames
Bats have been linked to the novel coronavirus, however, there is still no definitive proof showing these animals actually initiated the pandemic.
Regardless, many have blamed the winged mammals and condemned not only the Chinese but all other Asians, for consuming it.
Image Screenshot via @thesilasjames
Last week, @thesilasjames’s video reached Twitter, where many took offense to the message it perpetuates.
“Can we talk about this? This is unacceptable. Even if it was meant as a joke or not,” wrote Twitter user @keyingcars, who shared a now-viral copy of @thesilasjames’s video. “This isn’t something to joke about.”
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Before it was deleted, the video reportedly received plenty of supportive comments:
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Meanwhile, others took it upon themselves to find out more information about @thesilasjames. Some even contacted his alleged high school, Palmer Trinity High School in Miami, as well as the University of Mississippi, where he reportedly plans to attend college.
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On Tuesday April 21, @thesilasjames posted an apology on Instagram.

Feature Image Screenshots via @thesilasjames
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