K-pop star So Young had taken out her Instagram's comment section in a bid to stop some Malaysian online users from posting mean comments about her stage name, Babi.
In Malay, babi refers to the animal pig, and it is sometimes used to make a derogatory remark.
The member of the female K-pop group Fly With Me is upset her social media has been flooded by comments likening her name to the animal.
This has forced her to put up a warning to Malaysians on her IG.
Malaysians who came here to mock my name have to see this post. Why are you doing this to me? Just because my name is your laughing stock? Are you fun with this? I am not interested in your language. So it doesn't matter what my name means in your language. And I didn't know your country, but I don't want to know it anymore. If the same thing happens after you see my post, I will report everyone and block the account. So stop now. Lastly, thank you guys for helping me. A post shared by So Young (@babifly) on Jun 2,2020 at 1:10pm PDT
This isn't the first time that Malaysian netizens have committed this shameful behaviour.
Back in 2018, singer Dua Lipa was ridiculed online by some Malaysians when she posted 'Happy Birthday, Babi' on an Instagram caption to her father.
The singer born to Albanian parents then edited it to "Happy Birthday Dad".
Isn't it time for Malaysians to realise we don't have the ownership to the word 'Babi' which carries different meanings in other languages?
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