"Chinese Food" Viral Video Criticized As Racist- Creator Patrice Wilson Fires Back, Denies Racism Toward Asian People [WATCH]

"Chinese Food" video went viral- but is it racist?

The new "Chinese Food" video [WATCH BELOW] went viral on Buzzfeed this week, but many are calling the Partrice Wilson song racist.

Wilson is behind such weird viral hits as Rebecca Black's hit Friday. The new tune, Chinese Food, is performed by Alison Gold. The song is half- goofy and half, well, kinda racist.

In the video, 11-year-old Alison Gold sings about the Chinese food she loves to eat after a night of hitting the club (why an 11-year-old-is clubbing, we're not sure), frolics with a an adult in a panda costume, and exploits ethnic stereotypes. The video opens on a man in a mock-Chinese accent and runs through all the usual Asian-stereotype tropes-geisha costumes, which are Japanese, for one.

Wilson's company, Ark Music Factory, has produced a slew of autotuned tongue-in-cheek viral pop tunes, including "It's Thanksgiving", a song from teen singer Nicole Westbrook.

Eddie Huang, a chef and restaurateur who wrote best-selling memoir, "Fresh Off The Boat," was one of many commenters who took to Twitter to express outrage about the "Chinese Food" song. Huang ranted about the song, Tweeting "For real, s- is mega offensive" and "ARE U IDIOTS AT BILLBOARD SUPPORTING THIS RACIST S-?"

Wilson responded by saying, "I just really love Chinese food and that is why I wrote a song about it."

"People are entitled to their opinion," he added.

What do you think? Is the song racist? Watch the video below and sound off in the comments!

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