Devil Wears Prada 2 sparks racism storm in China over 'nerdy' character

The upcoming blockbuster film The Devil Wears Prada 2 has sparked a racism furore in China over its 'nerdy "Chin Chou"' character.As part of the promotion of the film, a sequel to the original that was released in 2006, a short clip was shared online in which an Asian assistant character introduces herself as 'Jin Chao.'Jin, played by Helen J. Shen, is portrayed to be a 'nerdy' woman and describes herself as a graduate of Yale University with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.86.And her name was mistakenly believed to have been 'Chin Chou', which many online believed to have sounded similar to 'Ching Chong', a derogatory and racist slur against Chinese people that has been used since the 19th century.