- TikTok user @brettconti sparked controversy online for his video showcasing a dumpling restaurant in New York City.
- In a now-deleted video that has since been reposted on Twitter, Conti presents Tasty Dumpling as “how I survived living in New York City when I was broke.”
- “Honestly, not bad,” he says in his review of the Chinatown establishment’s dumplings. “I used to hear that they were made out of rats, but they taste good.”
- Conti evoked further outrage after Twitter users discovered that his clothing brand, Fortune New York, sells items inspired by Asian culture and designs.
A TikTok user has sparked controversy online for his review of a dumpling restaurant in New York City.
In a now-deleted video by TikTok user @brettconti that has since been reposted on Twitter, Conti presents the restaurant Tasty Dumpling as “how I survived living in New York City when I was broke.” He says the Chinatown establishment sold five dumplings for a dollar when he used to frequent it six years ago.
“I used to hear these dumplings were made of rats, but they taste good”
Hope they spit in your food the next time they see you pic.twitter.com/kzvyms3RQo— Radio Free Amanda 余美娜 (@catcontentonly) August 19, 2022
Walking toward the restaurant’s entrance, Conti points at its sign and says, “This sign definitely used to be yellow, now it’s a little brown,” with a “disgust” emoji added to the footage. As he reaches the front window, Conti expresses disbelief as he points out that the price of the “dollar dumplings” has since been raised to $2.
After purchasing his food, Conti sits in what appears to be a nearby park and reviews the dumplings.
“Honestly, not bad,” he says. “I used to hear that they were made out of rats, but they taste good.”
Twitter users were outraged at Conti’s video, with some calling his review “casual racism.”
“What’s a little casual racism while eating the ethnic food of said country. Just kidding, he was probably raised that way,” one user wrote.
“He knows exactly what he’s doing too… first take probably said dog meat and he was like no no thats too much,” another user commented.
Conti inspired further outrage after Twitter users discovered that his clothing brand, Fortune New York, sells items inspired by Asian culture and designs.
loser finance bro with a skate company no one wants to rep, talking shit about legendary chinese dumplings while making ugly clothes like this?? i don’t think so bitch https://t.co/vLkURv5b1I pic.twitter.com/f3vKEjKHr7
— melanie (@fruitcontent) August 19, 2022
On its website, Fortune sells a “Black Oriental Hoodie” with a cherry blossom design, “Black Take Out Socks” adorned with Chinese take-out boxes and a “Good Fortune Tee” featuring a maneki-neko.
The reposted video has garnered over 165,000 views on Twitter as of this writing.
Featured image via Twitter
