Comedian Uncle Roger pulls video with anti-Beijing food vlogger Mike Chen from Strictly Dumpling – but draws a backlash
- Comedian Nigel Ng tells fans he should have known about Chen’s ‘past incorrect remarks about China’ before collaborating on an ‘ugliest dumplings’ video
- Chen, a critic of Beijing’s human rights record, says he holds no animosity towards Ng. Social media users question Ng’s morality and say he acted shamefully
The comedian who created the popular Uncle Roger online persona has apologised to Chinese fans and pulled an online video that featured another YouTube star who has been vocal in his criticism of Beijing.
The clip, titled Uncle Roger Reviews Ugliest Dumpling Ever, was removed by Ng, who said he had not been aware of Chen’s political leanings nor his previous anti-China comments. He admitted on Weibo – China’s Twitter – that the video had created a “bad social impact”.
“My staff and I would like to express our sincerest apologies to everyone,” Ng said. “Considering the seriousness of this issue and the negative impact of the video itself, we discussed internally and decided to take it down from all platforms. At the same time, I urge everyone to please stop reposting content related to it.”
People share your videos globally because you did something to reverse the cultural unfairness for Asians. But now you totally betray yourself …