Group BTS caricatured in a racist way by Chilean television.
BTS fans rallied after a comedy TV show in Chile aired a parody skit poking fun at the group and the Korean language.
The footage featured on Mega’s Mi Barrio satirized the K-pop group and associated it with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, with cast members portraying the members posing as “Kim Jong-Uno.” , “Kim Jong-Dos”, “Kim Jong-Tres”, “Kim Jong-Cuatro” and “Juan Carlos”. When asked to say something in Korean, an actor spoke in accentuated gibberish.
The skit sparked outrage and international reaction, with fans quickly coming to the group’s defense, labeling the jokes as racist, xenophobic and linking them to broader issues of anti-Asian racism and violence that erupted in the year. last. The #RacismIsNotComedy hashtag quickly started trending on Twitter Sunday night.
April 11,
“Last night the Chilean comedy TV series “Mi Barrio” featured a parody performance by BTS, where all the jokes were based on racism and xenophobia, such as mocking their language, names and a joke related to the pandemic”,
Chilean fan twitter account @BTS_Chile wrote in a tweet that now has over 30,000 likes.
https://twitter.com/BTS_Chile/status/1381286467289419777
«This situation is extremely insensitive given the discriminatory attacks against the Asian community around the world..»
The narrative also gathered instructions on how to file an official complaint against Mi Barrio and called on the country’s National Television Council to “ensure that racist attitudes and stereotypes are removed from Chilean television.”
On April 12th, the New York Times wrote an article on the subject,
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Fans of the group BTS have decided to widely support the Chilean “Armys” (fans of the group), with hashtags.
Following this, the Mega channel quickly issued a press release to explain the choice of this broadcast and to apologize.
This action was not only to defend the group BTS but also in relation to the Asian community. Racism should not be encouraged.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: New York Times / BTS Chile
