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Wednesday May 08, 2024
Google Pulls 'Make Me Asian' App

Google has removed a “Make Me Asian” app — that let players change their appearance — following an uproar by Asian American activists who said the game promoted derogatory stereotypes.

As of Thursday, “Make Me Asian” and similar apps such as “Make Me Fat” and “Make Me Indian” were no longer available on the search engine giant’s online store Google Play.

“Make Me Asian” had billed itself as allowing a person to “make himself a Chinese, Japanese, Korean or any other Asian.” The user was able to add features to a person’s picture, such as a conical hat or a Fu Manchu mustache.

Earlier this week, the online activist group 18 Million Rising started a Twitter campaign with a hashtag, #makemeracist, aimed at getting Google to remove the apps.

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