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Billie Eilish accused of supporting "Hong Kong independence" for speaking out. Sparking anger from Chinese netizens, posts quickly taken down
(16 Jun) In the hopes of sharing experiences with those facing the police in the Black Lives Matter movement, Billie Eilish shared posts by Hong Kong netizens of their local tactics against "police brutality" and how Hong Kong protesters dealt with tear gas fired by the police.
Meanwhile, Billie's elder brother, Finneas, shared an infographic comparing the Hong Kong Police Force with American police.
This caused a wave of backlash on the internet in China with accusations of Billie Eilish supporting "Hong Kong independence". At the same time, after notifying Billie and her family through their Chinese PR team, Billie Eilish's and Finneas' Instagram accounts were temporarily suspended and they deleted their Hong Kong-related posts before the 24-hour expiration period.
In her links supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, a link supporting "Stand With Hong Kong" was also found in Billie Eilish's Instagram account.
Clicking Hong Kong's link leads to a page with the "Black Bauhinia" flag and many topics that clearly explain what happened from June last year to June this year, Hong Kong's history, "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law.
It also reported on the barbaric acts of the Hong Kong Police Force, what China is doing to Hong Kong and how to help Hong Kong from abroad.
All this "evidence" infuriated Chinese netizens. This April, Billie Eilish became the first foreigner to be featured in China's version of Vogue Magazine in 15 years.
She was originally supposed to hold a concert in China in the latter half of this year but it was postponed due to the epidemic. It is unknown whether not she can enter China in the future.
Source: Gimmepop
#BLM #PoliceBrutality #SelfCensorship #BillieEilish #HongKongProtest #VOGUE #Nationalism
Billie Eilish accused of supporting "Hong Kong independence" for speaking out. Sparking anger from Chinese netizens, posts quickly taken down
(16 Jun) In the hopes of sharing experiences with those facing the police in the Black Lives Matter movement, Billie Eilish shared posts by Hong Kong netizens of their local tactics against "police brutality" and how Hong Kong protesters dealt with tear gas fired by the police.
Meanwhile, Billie's elder brother, Finneas, shared an infographic comparing the Hong Kong Police Force with American police.
This caused a wave of backlash on the internet in China with accusations of Billie Eilish supporting "Hong Kong independence". At the same time, after notifying Billie and her family through their Chinese PR team, Billie Eilish's and Finneas' Instagram accounts were temporarily suspended and they deleted their Hong Kong-related posts before the 24-hour expiration period.
In her links supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, a link supporting "Stand With Hong Kong" was also found in Billie Eilish's Instagram account.
Clicking Hong Kong's link leads to a page with the "Black Bauhinia" flag and many topics that clearly explain what happened from June last year to June this year, Hong Kong's history, "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law.
It also reported on the barbaric acts of the Hong Kong Police Force, what China is doing to Hong Kong and how to help Hong Kong from abroad.
All this "evidence" infuriated Chinese netizens. This April, Billie Eilish became the first foreigner to be featured in China's version of Vogue Magazine in 15 years.
She was originally supposed to hold a concert in China in the latter half of this year but it was postponed due to the epidemic. It is unknown whether not she can enter China in the future.
Source: Gimmepop
#BLM #PoliceBrutality #SelfCensorship #BillieEilish #HongKongProtest #VOGUE #Nationalism