A few days ago, Victoria’s Secret announced that their show will be broadcast from Shanghai, China. I don’t know either. What we do know: Chinese would rather Mao Tse-tung show up than Gigi Hadid. Allow the great ONTD to explain:
In case you missed it: Back in February, Bella Hadid posted a video of Gigi imitating a Buddha cookie by squinting her eyes on Instagram. Present day: Victoria’s Secret confirmed a few days ago that their upcoming show will take place in Shanghai for the first time, and Gigi announced on her Instagram that she will be doing her version of walking in it. Many Chinese people have not forgotten the Buddha cookie video, and have been calling on VS to remove her from the show on social media, as well as letting her know she is not welcome in China. She has since disabled comments on her Instagram announcement post, but her other photos are being flooded with snake and chicken emojis (chicken in Chinese is slang for prostitute), with many comments calling her racist. Some commenters are going as far as reporting Gigi to the Chinese government to ban her from entering, and are spreading the link on social media.
I squinted my eyes during the solar eclipse, so I hope the moon doesn’t call me a whore in my Instagram comments.
Gigi Hadid Shanghai China
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #1
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #2
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #3
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #4
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #5
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #6
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #7
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #8
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #9
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30:Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #10
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Model Gigi Hadid walks for the 2016 Victoria's Secret fashion show at Le Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #11
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois G. Durand/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #12
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show at Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #13
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris - Show at Le Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Presley Ann/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #14
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #15
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Model Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Le Grand Palais in Paris on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #16
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Model Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Le Grand Palais in Paris on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #17
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Model Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Le Grand Palais in Paris on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #18
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Model Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Le Grand Palais in Paris on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #19
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Le Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #20
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Le Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #21
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Le Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #22
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Timur Emek/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #23
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Timur Emek/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #24
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show at Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #25
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show at Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #26
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show at Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #27
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show at Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #28
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #29
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #30
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #31
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid and Lily Donaldson lead the finale during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/WireImage)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #32
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid has her Hair & Makeup done prior to the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Karwai Tang/FilmMagic)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #33
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid has her Hair & Makeup done prior to the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Karwai Tang/FilmMagic)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #34
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid has her Hair & Makeup done prior to the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Karwai Tang/FilmMagic)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #35
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #36
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
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Gigi Hadid Shanghai China #37
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Le Grand Palais on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)
