BLACKPINK Lisa earned the ire of social media users after she was seen eating McDonald's amid global boycott.
On March 6, the solo label of the star, LLOUD, unveiled the behind-the-scenes clips of Lisa's previous trip to Paris to grace the 2024 F/W Louis Vuitton Fashion Show.
In the video, BLACKPINK Lisa, who was invited as a special guest of the luxury brand, showed off her striking beauty and unique fashion style. Her impressive height and physique also stunned viewers, who all agreed that she would most likely become a successful professional model if she didn't become an idol.
Unfortunately, not everyone was delighted to see the snippets of her affair after a clip showed her eating McDonald's.
BLACKPINK Lisa Raised Brows for Eating McDonald's
Upon the release of her video, it immediately earned high interest, with over 7.1 million views on Instagram reels as of writing.
In the comments, people were praising her for her "Queen" and "Boss Lady" aura, also lauding her first official activity under her own label as its artist and CEO after she left YG Entertainment.
While Lisa earned overwhelming love and support on Instagram, it was the other way around on the X platform, where netizens called her out for a certain detail from the video that made their blood boil.
.@BLACKPINK' & @wearelloud's #Lisa eating and promoting McDonald's in recent shared vido, in the middle of boycott! #Lisa #Lalisa #BLACKPINK pic.twitter.com/3XWMxbkBKK
— K-POP TEA ☕️ (@KPOP_FLOP_) March 7, 2024
Looking closely at the clip, Lisa who wore an elegant outfit was seen eating McDonalds. It could be a humble food choice for the star, but fans weren't particularly delighted that she was seen eating food from the food chain amid the boycott.
For those who aren't aware, K-pop fandoms all over the world are joining the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) movement, aiming for Israel to lose international support (especially financially) to stop its ongoing genocidal acts against Palestinians.
Some of the products that K-pop fans are particularly boycotting include Starbucks and McDonalds, who were said to be some of the companies who showed support to Israel.
Amid the controversy, BLINKs (BLACKPINK fans) and Lilies (Lisa's fandom) defended the idol, claiming that she wasn't in any way showing its support for the genocide just by eating McDonald's.
did lisa even promote the brand yall are yelling on about?
— 𐙚 (@lsmlov) March 6, 2024
the brand name logo was hidden unlike the other two bp members and even other kpop idols who were openely showing the problematic brands that needed to boycott showing the logo meanwhile lisa's was never fully shown
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BLACKPINK Lisa Criticized for Eating McDonald's During Global Boycott
However, K-pop fans and netizens weren't impressed by this reason, given that Lisa could have used her status as a huge global star to influence people to join the boycott, rather than showing obliviousness.
Fans also complained about how Lisa's fans were giving her "special treatment," pointing out that it could have become a huge issue if other idols were seen eating McDonald's or drinking from Starbucks.
Earlier, various K-pop idols were already called out for doing so, such as Jeon Somi, ENHYPEN Jake, SHINee Minho and more.
boycott the convenience especially of mcdonald’s then why can’t rich famous ppl who have the money to do so? y’all could literally buy the damn company. ESPECIALLY lisa. y’all really want y’all blood donald’s THAT BAD?!?! i’m so fucking sick of this.
— tee STREAM CHECK | free 🍉🍉 (@thatseotee) March 7, 2024
+ they're in military rn, they worked hard for their projects they planned to release after their enlistment, they recorded those projects before this boycott started, but kpopies will boycott only 875 music, but not this lady who is actually supporting this genocide.
— ✗ (@idgaf_forbtso) March 7, 2024
Honestly, fuck all the Lilies and blinks for attacking fans for questioning Lisa for eating McDonald’s in the middle of a boycott. Not to mention, her whole ties with the Arnault family isn’t a good sign either, because they support Israel and exploit Congo.
— retired blink 🇵🇸 (@PinkyCrystals) March 6, 2024
i don't want to turn the boycott into a fanwar, but i will never understand why blackpink are treated like goddesses and untouchables when they only think of themselves, ignoring all and NEVER taking a stand while blinks drag bts to resolve all the problems of world https://t.co/kiMhqVajUg pic.twitter.com/WbERj5dAyG
— •_• (@kkb_000) March 7, 2024
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
