James Corden under fire for controversial ‘Spill Your Guts’ segment amid Change.org petition

James Corden is under pressure to retire a segment on his show titled Spill Your Guts, amid complaints that the segment plays on ‘incredibly culturally offensive and insensitive’ tropes about Asian culture.

A Change.org petition titled: ‘Remove ‘Spill Your Guts’ Segment On The Late Late Show With James Corden’ has garnered more than 12,300 signatures calling for Corden to put an end to the controversial bit.

The segment, which has past featured stars such as Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Chissy Teigen, sees participants presented with the choice of either answering a revealing question – or dining from a plate of varied culinary selections.

The petition reads: ‘The foods that are presented are meant to be “gross,” as they are supposed to encourage the guest to answer his questions instead. However, many of the foods that he presents to his guests are actually from different Asian cultures.’

The petition stated that the host, 42, has ‘presented foods such as balut, century old eggs, and chicken feet, and which are often regularly eaten by Asian people. During these segments, he’s openly called these foods “really disgusting,” and “horrific.”‘

The impassioned prose went on: ‘In the wake of the constant Asian hate crimes that have continuously been occurring, not only is this segment incredibly culturally offensive and insensitive, but it also encourages anti-Asian racism…

‘So many Asian Americans are consistently bullied and mocked for their native foods, and this segment amplifies and encourages it…

‘We are holding James Corden and The Late Late Show accountable for their actions, and perpetual harm this segment causes to Asian American communities…

‘At the very least, Asian American communities deserve an apology and this segment to be taken off the air. 

The petition noted the spike in anti-Asian crimes, adding that ‘many Asian Americans are consistently bullied and mocked for their native foods, and this segment amplifies and encourages it.’

The petition calls for the UK-born funnyman to ‘completely change the food presented on his show to something else, or remove the segment entirely;’ apologize for the segment and takes steps to avoid any further instances; and donate to local Asian American organizations.

A report from the Los Angeles Times last month detailed a study that compared hate crimes aimed at Asian people from the first quarters of 2020 and 2021. 

Los Angeles saw an 80 percent increase, while hate crimes in New York totaled a 223 percent spike, and San Francisco saw a 140 percent increase.