Netizens accuse Bella Poarch of Zionism and call for a boycott of the ENHYPEN collaboration
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TikTok star Bella Poarch is facing a social media storm after she was accused of Zionism, leading to calls for a boycott of her upcoming collaboration with K-pop group ENHYPEN.
What caused the outrage: A Filipino-American influencer finds herself in the middle. social media storm after a viral screenshot of a comment on her Instagram. A commenter asked Poarch, “Do you love Israel?”, to which she responded with an affirmative “yes” and a pleading face emoji. This response sparked a barrage of accusations, including that she was a Zionist.
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What is Zionism?: A Zionist is a person who supports the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the region of historical Israel, which includes modern Israel and the Palestinian territories. The term “Zionism” is primarily associated with the Jewish nationalist and political movement that emerged in the late 19th century and played a decisive role in the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.
Calls for boycott: The allegations against Poarch come in light of her upcoming collaboration with ENHYPEN, who recently released their fifth mini-album, “Orange Blood”. The album will be released on November 17 and will contain a track called “Sweet Venom”, which features Poarch as a guest performer.
A number of users expressed their displeasure and called for a boycott of the song with Poarch, urging other fans to listen to the version without her instead. Others even pointed about Bella’s past actions, including receiving a controversial rising sun tattoo in 2020.
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“A reminder that Bella Poarch is a Zionist with a rising sun tattoo,” wrote a commenter on X, sharing screenshots of her comment and images of the rising sun tattoo.
“To be clear, let’s also just not use any enha content taken from Bella Poarch,” another fan. general. “I’m sure there will be plenty of other content we’ll enjoy and just please avoid anything related to her.”
Another commented: “This is very easy for you guys, DO NOT listen to the version with Bella Poarch and instead focus on the version without her! That’s how easy it is to not give money to a Zionist and a terrible person, please guys, it’s the least anyone can do.”
I come to her defense: Some fans defended the social media artist, while some argued that the accusations of Zionism were unfounded and that he was being disingenuous by calling her out for her comment about Israel. Regarding her tattoo scandal, other fans highlighted that she has already apologized for the incident and that her comment was made years ago.
“I think that’s too much for what she said in 2021, and even that doesn’t really confirm anything?” fan wrote in response to criticism. “But if she said or did anything else that confirms suspicions, please let us know, otherwise I don’t think it’s wise to not air the song.”
“I don’t know why KPOP fans are trying to cancel Bella Poarch over this 2020 (or 2021?) screenshot?” another pointed out. “Come on, we know what’s going on between Israel and Palestine, but let’s not call someone a Zionist because they said they ‘loved’ Israel (before), she didn’t even tell other people.”
Consequences of the boycott: As of this writing, neither Poarch nor ENHYPEN have released statements regarding the controversy. It remains to be seen how the allegations will impact the artists’ collaborations, as well as the reception of their upcoming album “Orange Blood” among their global fans.