Kim Kardashian West on "The Late Late Show" "Spill your Guts" segment.
Kim Kardashian West on "The Late Late Show" during a "Spill your Guts" segment.
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  • "The Late Late Show" has been getting backlash for its "Spill Your Guts" segment.
  • The segment features James Corden asking guests to either answer a personal question or eat something the two visibly cringe over.
  • A petition to remove the segment from the show now has more than 40,000 signatures.
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Since June 7, social-media users have been called into a conversation around the "Spill Your Guts" segment on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."

The TikTok user Kim Saira posted videos and graphics to both TikTok and Instagram calling out the show and its host for being insensitive toward Asian cultures, as the segment implies certain foods like cow tongue and fish eyes are "gross."

Her original TikTok, seen below, had 2.8 million views at the time of writing. She then started a Change.org petition, which now has more than 42,000 signatures.

@kimssaira

ok but this is actual Asian food & youre going on live tv telling people how gross it is. thats cringe

♬ original sound – Kim Saira

According to Change.org, the petition became one of the top signed on the site when it reached 35,000 signatures. However, the site now has a label that indicates it will hit a new level if it reaches 50,000.

Producers of "The Late Late Show" have yet to publicly address the criticism of the "Spill Your Guts" segment, despite the growing number of signatures on the petition. Representatives for "The Late Late Show" didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

"I feel that since we're at 30,000 signatures, it goes to show that firstly, I'm not the only person who feels strongly about this issue," Kim Saira previously told Insider after the petition reached its first milestone. "But more importantly, it goes to show that Asian Americans and [sic] allies are tired of our cultures being mocked, or being at the butt ends of jokes."

She continued to say that the petition's success indicates to her that Asian Americans and allies will no longer stand for aspects of their cultures being used as a punchline.

"[M]any of the foods that he presents to his guests are actually from different Asian cultures," the petition states. "He's presented foods such as balut, century-old eggs, and chicken feet, which are often regularly eaten by Asian people [sic]."

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