Screengrab from viral video (Image/Instagram)
NEW DELHI: A video circulating widely on social media shows a Korean vlogger being called “coronavirus” by a man on the street in India, highlighting concerns about racial discrimination.The video was posted last month by travel and lifestyle vlogger Jin Scape and has garnered over 8 million views. It was shared with the caption: “When I Met a Racist in India…”In the clip, the man can be seen walking down a street when an Indian individual shouts “coronavirus” at him, assuming he was from China. The vlogger confronted the man, asking, “Am I Chinese? Do you have no eyes?” The man said, “Korea, K-Pop.” The vlogger replied, “Don’t say ‘Corona’ to me.”The vlogger further added, “If I say ‘Pakistani’ to you, you will feel not good.” The man responded, “I love Pakistan.”The vlogger then said, “Okay, you are a Pakistani guy, whatever, don’t say China to me.”The video has received widespread condemnation from viewers. A user commented: “I’m sorry that happened to you. We northeast Indians also face the same thing, even in our own country.”