Snapchat’s buck-toothed, slant-eyed Asian photo filter is blasted as ‘yellow face’ racism

Vanishing message app Snapchat made a photo filter quickly disappear after an online uproar that it was based on racist “yellow face” stereotyping of Asians.

The filter distorted faces to give them slanted eyes, buck teeth and wide faces.

Snapchat pulled the filter after its release on Tuesday ignited concerns it was insulting and racist.

Snapchat said the filter was meant as a playful take on anime characters, but promised it would not return to circulation.

“Snapchat virtualised old-timey yellow face without thinking about how it effects E-Asians,” read a Twitter message fired off by the account of @brtnyle.

“It’s disappointing whether it was deliberate or not.”