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Aespa Giselle’s Racial Slur Controversy Resurfaces As New Fan Debate Sparks Controversy

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Two fans claimed they don’t want to pull her photocards.

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A clip of two alleged aespa fans having a conversation about how great the girl group’s album design is has recently gone viral and sparked intense debate online. The video initially gained traction on TikTok and has since made its way on X (formerly known as Twitter) as well.

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The controversy sparked has nothing to do with the album itself but rather with the two girls admitting they are put off of buying a copy because they would not want to pull a Giselle photocard.

The clip starts with the girls praising the group and their famously intricate designs…

This would be a really cute album kit… I just don’t want to pull Giselle.

— Fan on the clip

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But it soon turns into criticism towards Giselle.

Fan 1: Literally, I was thinking, ‘If I pull Giselle, I’ll actually flip over and die.’ I would actually be pissed off.

Fan 2: I don’t care how much hate I get… Bro don’t get me started on this sh*t…

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The two girls then mention Giselle’s past controversy, where she mouths the racist N slur during a behind-the-scenes video of aespa recording their “Savage” music video. Back in 2021, a video of her singing along to SZA’s Love Galore and lip-syncing the N-word went viral.

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Giselle faced heavy criticism from mainly international fans and was forced to release an official apology.

I had no intentions of doing it with any purpose and got carried away when one of my favorite artist’s song was played.

— Aespa’s Giselle on mouthing the N slur

While some fans appreciated and accepted the aespa star’s apology, others did not feel the same. Thus, the controversy has followed Giselle since then, with some fans still remaining critical of her. In fact, even at the time, many found her apology insufficient and excusatory.

Based on the viral clip, it seems that even after years have passed, some have still not forgiven her. However, some fans jumped on her defense. On TikTok, the clip that went viral was posted by an account that did not agree with the two fans, claiming they had no right to say that after Giselle had already apologized. The original poster also claims the two fans called Giselle “ugly” in one of their replies.

The comments section, with nearly 2000 replies currently, is a whole different story. The general sentiment in the comments is that the two fans, who are Black, have all the right not to accept Giselle’s apology and continue to feel disappointed or upset at her behavior. Regardless, there are still fans who defend her by claiming that if you don’t support Giselle, then there’s no reason to support aespa.

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Others claim that, unlike the two viral fans, they’d be extremely happy if they pulled a Giselle photocard. What are your thoughts?

Source: https://www.koreaboo.com/news/aespa-giselle-racial-slur-controversy-resurfaces-new-fan-debate-sparks-controversy/