Earlier this week, Gigi Hadid was one of the models confirmed to walk in the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show — alongside the likes of her sister, Bella, and a slew of other talented young faces. "Forever and ever and ever a dream come true to be asked back to the VS Show!!" she excitedly posted on Instagram. "Thank you my friend . . . for another unforgettable opportunity; every aspect makes me feel like a dreaming kid again." However, not everyone was as excited at the prospect of the eldest Hadid making her way to Shanghai, China, for the spectacle.

As reported by Buzzfeed, several Chinese people were quick to respond to Gigi's announcement with noticeable backlash on social media, owing to a questionable video of her that was posted by Bella on Snapchat earlier this year. In the now-deleted clip, Gigi can be seen holding a Buddha-shaped cookie by her face, squinting her eyes as to mimic the object.

Within minutes of the Instagram post, Gigi's page was flooded with negative comments that encouraged her to not visit the country. It became so overwhelming that she ultimately had to disable the comments section on the post, although Buzzfeed was able to take some screenshots of a selection of the messages she received. "Don't come to Asia. Don't come to China. Because you're not welcome," one comment filled with snake Emojis read. "Don't come to Shanghai. You're not welcome here. Piss off!" read another. Perhaps most bitingly: "I used to like you so much! But the fact that you are discriminated against Asians disappointed me! Goodbye Gigi!"

Gigi has yet to acknowledge the video or apologize for her actions, which seemed to be the Instagram commenters' main source of strife. Wrote one user, according to Buzzfeed: "If she wanted to apologize, she would have done so already." (Gigi's boyfriend, Zayn Malik, did previously take to Twitter to defend the supermodel.)

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