So Faceapp Now Lets You Be Racist With Black, Asian, And Indian Filters

Care to try out some different races?

Remember Faceapp? The app-turned-viral-trend that let people see what they would look like if they were older, younger or a different gender?

We all had fun laughing about it and freaking each other out for a couple months but then it just kind of went off the map. No big deal. It happens.

Well, in what can only be described as a bold move, Faceapp has just released a new update with some strange features. Namely, the app now lets you photograph yourself as different races.

It’s… as weird as it sounds:

https://twitter.com/atbobb/status/895314387258429440

But also… still pretty funny?

https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/895327358676160512

The update is sure to be controversial and is already being received pretty negatively on social media. After all Snapchat came under fire for “digital blackface” when they released a Bob Marley filter on 4/20.

Time will tell, but I’d be surprised if this didn’t end up being seen as a dumb move. That said, if Faceapp just wanted to stay culturally relevant, this is one way to do it. One strange, strange way.