IVE's Ahn Yunjin appeared as a guest on Lee Youngji's My Alcohol Diary on April 14, 2023. She appeared on the YouTube variety show to promote IVE's latest comeback I've IVE. During the episode, the two idols discussed various topics, some of which caught netizens' attention for all the wrong reasons. Fans took to social media to call out both Ahn and Lee. Among other things that they discussed, the two idols spoke about greedy girls on Tiktok and were imitating them. While this was an innocent conversation, fans saw some issues arise with the editing of this segment. As they imitated the "greedy girls" on TikTok, an image of a black woman, Jennifer Lewis, popped up on the screen. Fans saw this as an issue as the image popping up directly alluded to the common stereotype about women in the black community.However, that wasn't all. During the episode, Youngji was seen wearing a T-shirt with the image of the Hindu god Lord Ganesha printed on it. Fans felt that it was an inappropriate choice of print for a drinking show. majestic duck@hannitrons@ostprincess just editor setting yujin up cause she wasnt even mocking anyone but the editor just put that pic there. youngji wearing that shirt is a big messed up thing...1@ostprincess just editor setting yujin up cause she wasnt even mocking anyone but the editor just put that pic there. youngji wearing that shirt is a big messed up thing...IVE's Ahn Yunjin and Lee Youngji under fire for their mockery of the Black and Indian cultureThe release of the episode where IVE's Ahn Yujin and Lee Youngji supposedly imitated the people they'd seen on TikTok, left fans furious with some edits. They pointed out that idols' actions and movements were a clear mockery of the way black women stereotypically express themselves. Seeing the two laugh about the same infuriated people.However, it was the picture of Jennifer Lewis popping up as they discussed people's cultural representation that netizens felt was disrespectful and insensitive. Though many were initially directing their anger at IVE's Ahn Yujin and Lee Youngji, some fans pointed out that there was nothing necessarily at fault with Yujin.jaêla@s7inbad@dolllieon @beedabarbie youngji been mocking black ppl consistently unlike yujin gtfo shes loud and annoying1@dolllieon @beedabarbie youngji been mocking black ppl consistently unlike yujin gtfo 😭 shes loud and annoyingjaz ⤮ #1 STAYLIFER@flo_withskz@yanginwonie youngji and yujin from ive were mocking black women and youngji had just recently apologised for saying the nword so i went “again?” cuz its annoying. this person is tryna point out the fact i stan skz for no reason@yanginwonie youngji and yujin from ive were mocking black women and youngji had just recently apologised for saying the nword so i went “again?” cuz its annoying. this person is tryna point out the fact i stan skz for no reasonCookie 🪷@Cookiebugg_@__narose youngji and yujin from ive was mocking “people on tiktok” while a picture of a black woman is pop up on the screen…🥴@__narose youngji and yujin from ive was mocking “people on tiktok” while a picture of a black woman is pop up on the screen…🥴keiara⁷| D-DAY 🩶| #THANKYOUHARUTO@j1m1nsbffyoungji being offensive once again i was actually liking her until that vid of her saying the n word resurfaced like this is why u have to do ur research ig!!!! and now her vid with yujin of ive mocking black ppl??? and apparently she was wearing a tshirt of a god on it?youngji being offensive once again i was actually liking her until that vid of her saying the n word resurfaced like this is why u have to do ur research ig!!!! and now her vid with yujin of ive mocking black ppl??? and apparently she was wearing a tshirt of a god on it?Since it was the editing of the image that seemed to cause most of the controversy, people felt that the responsibility lay with Lee Youngji and her show editors. Many pointed out that Yujin was innocently mocking the majority of the women she saw on TikTok and her being tied up in the mess created by the show host and her team wasn't fair.While that did make sense to many, some still couldn't let go of the issue since there's a possibility that the idol was aware of her actions. However, along with this issue, what unwaveringly landed as Youngji's fault was her choice of clothing on the episode.As soon as Lee Youngji stood up to fully display her T-shirt fans were immediately disappointed to see her wearing a Lord Ganesha print. Since the Hindu god is highly celebrated and respected by the majority of Hindus, her wearing it without realizing the significance it holds to the Indian culture and community left many upset. queen@04KIMLIZokay then blame the editor and youngji for being disrespectful, yujin was mocking a SASSY GIRL and she did not mention any race so stop dragging her into this mess twitter.com/amy_lina2/stat…72okay then blame the editor and youngji for being disrespectful, yujin was mocking a SASSY GIRL and she did not mention any race so stop dragging her into this mess twitter.com/amy_lina2/stat…Carolyn -Did Not Pay for 🐦- Hinds 🇧🇧🗺@CarrieCnh12Not them mocking Black women, and using a picture of Jenifer Lewis! The disrespect!Both Yujin and Youngji and the producers can catch hands, may they never prosper, cause I for sure won't be listening to any music by #IVE again. twitter.com/calicooosn/sta…15932Not them mocking Black women, and using a picture of Jenifer Lewis! The disrespect!Both Yujin and Youngji and the producers can catch hands, may they never prosper, cause I for sure won't be listening to any music by #IVE again. twitter.com/calicooosn/sta…태현아 보고싶어@huekoobiyoungji mocking black women with ganesha on her shirt and yujin mocking black women now after she had previously mocked desi people last year when will we be free twitter.com/calicooosn/sta…31449youngji mocking black women with ganesha on her shirt and yujin mocking black women now after she had previously mocked desi people last year when will we be free twitter.com/calicooosn/sta… https://t.co/Vtyxl4HdbcI AM sun 🔅@fruitzy_@ryyanski @unsure_1 im not sitting here acting like youngji hasnt made black ppl deeply deeply uncomfortable before. i am saying YUJIN did not mock black people and didnt even mention a meme. like that simply did not happen?1@ryyanski @unsure_1 im not sitting here acting like youngji hasnt made black ppl deeply deeply uncomfortable before. i am saying YUJIN did not mock black people and didnt even mention a meme. like that simply did not happen?z@yujinDNIa lot of people misunderstood her actions so yujin should acknowledge her actions even if it wasn’t her intention to mock or hurt the community. i personally think yujin, the company, and all the people behind no prepare team esp youngji should atleast address it and apologize. twitter.com/yujintwo/statu…15a lot of people misunderstood her actions so yujin should acknowledge her actions even if it wasn’t her intention to mock or hurt the community. i personally think yujin, the company, and all the people behind no prepare team esp youngji should atleast address it and apologize. twitter.com/yujintwo/statu…The context being a drinking show came off as all the more disrespectful and insensitive to netizens. Hindu culture looks at alcohol, cigarettes, and other similar substances as taboos. The gods of the culture are ideally never associated with the same. Naturally, Lee Youngji wearing the T-shirt brought great offense to the community.With Youngji offending both cultures and communities in the same episode along with her strong history of disrespecting the black community, fans have been unafraid to call her out about the same.