{"id":236619,"date":"2026-04-24T19:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/devil-wears-prada-2-character-sparks-backlash-in-asia\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:10:37","slug":"devil-wears-prada-2-character-sparks-backlash-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/devil-wears-prada-2-character-sparks-backlash-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Devil Wears Prada 2\u2019 Character Sparks Backlash in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8216;Devil Wears Prada 2&#8217; Character Sparks Backlash in Asia: &#8220;What Made Them Think We\u2019ll Find This Kind of Racism Funny?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nyyRg97cHm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/nyyRg97cHm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/2047626095470760152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Social media users in Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and elsewhere have reacted negatively to Jin Chao, played by Helen J. Shen, a character in \u2018The Devil Wears Prada 2\u2019 saying the character plays into old racial stereotypes (such as being an extreme academic high achiever) of Asian people and that her name is reminiscent of a racial slur. Some, including Korean-American filmmaker Joseph Kahn, have argued that the character is a caricature of Gen Z instead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The former assistant\u2019s new assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Watch a new clip from The Devil Wears Prada 2 and experience the film only in theaters May 1. Get tickets now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BJd5wLTnLS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/BJd5wLTnLS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2w0NWr8q5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/f2w0NWr8q5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 20th Century Studios (@20thcentury) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/20thcentury\/status\/2044838236657254461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/THR\/status\/2047626095470760152?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/20thcentury\/status\/2044838236657254461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2044838236657254461%7Ctwgr%5E3425ce05aa1ca00d7b4cbd813fc63b0381d7c81c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fmovies%2Fmovie-news%2Fdevil-wears-prada-2-racism-backlash-asia-1236574540%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/132257397.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Devil Wears Prada 2&#8217; Character Sparks Backlash in Asia: &#8220;What Made Them Think We\u2019ll Find This Kind of Racism Funny?&#8221; https:\/\/t.co\/nyyRg97cHm \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 24, 2026 Social media users in Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and elsewhere have reacted negatively to Jin Chao, played by Helen J. 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