It is pretty ignorant and careless for Doja Cat to paint something from someone else’s culture in such a negative light, just because it’s not something you’d enjoy or normally see in yours. And to do so incorrectly is just adding fuel to a flame of people who think that balut is appalling, gross, and essentially a circus show.
Obviously balut isn’t a live animal, but it is notorious for being a “disgusting” food to people outside of Filipino culture. It’s easy to poke at and make fun of. But what she did is just stupid tbh.
I, myself, am not “offended”.. But I did read that article and just shake my head, and think how stupid and ignorant she sounds taking a dish from the culture I grew up in and using it to (incorrectly) send a message like that. It’s just going to cause even MORE people to think that Filipino food is only lumpia and balut.