Snapchats New Filter Got Instantly Deleted After Massive Backlash

Publish date: Thursday, 11 Aug 2016, 4:17PM

Snapchat messed up after releasing a new "anime" filter that gave users slanted eyes, round cheeks and big front teeth. Which instantly made people SLAM Snapchat for the "yellow face" filter calling it "derogatory."

You can check out a few of the tweets about the racist snap below..

Dear @Snapchat , thanks for the overly-racist new filter...when can we expect Blackface? pic.twitter.com/vKZn18NDYM
— Brian (@bkisnah) August 9, 2016

@Snapchat @snapchatsupport idk if u realize, but this filter is yellowface and u should take it down pic.twitter.com/MLSHz0Bbkl
— lia (@limb_light) August 9, 2016

.@Snapchat wanna tell me why u thought this yellowface was ok?? pic.twitter.com/sgpW4AFPsE
— grace (@tequilafunrise) August 9, 2016

A Snapchat spokesperson even responded to the backlash saying “lenses are meant to be playful and never to offend.”