Snapchat’s filters can be fun, but sometime they can be hurtful.
We love the the sunglasses, music, and giant hair bows, but we hate the ones that try to play around some kind of a racial stereotype.
Following a Bob Marley-esque faux pas, Snapchat is in hot water again, thanks to a recent filter that allowed users to transform their faces into what many are calling “yellow face.”
Said lens gave those using it cartoony slanted eyes, puffy cheeks, and buck teeth. Not cool, Snapchat—but you don’t need us to tell you that.
@Snapchat what the HELL is up with this yellow face filter? Racist filters are not cute. Wtf are you doing? Deleting pic.twitter.com/MABZ5iDZkn
— Tasting with Tansu (@TansuPhilip) August 9, 2016
Snapchat has since removed the filter and has indicated that the company has no plans to re-release it at any future point.
“This anime-inspired lens has already expired, and won’t be put back into circulation. Lenses are meant to be playful and never to offend,” a Snapchat representative told Mashable.
On April 20 (of all days), Snapchat launched a Bob Marley-esque filter that wasn’t very well-received, even though Snapchat was pretty positive about it at the time.
