MBC apologizes for describing some countries offensively at the Olympics

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A South Korean TV network has apologized after using inappropriate images and captions to describe countries during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony Friday.

The broadcaster, MBC, used images of pizza to describe Italy, an upheaval for Haiti, Chernobyl for Ukraine, salmon for Norway, when athletes from those countries entered the stadium for the opening ceremony.




In its captions broadcasting the ceremony, the network referred to the Marshall Islands as "once a nuclear test site for the United States," and Syria as the country that has "a civil war going on for 10 years."

In the opening ceremony shorn of glitz and overshadowed by a pandemic but defined by hope, tradition and gestures of diversity, Japan's global superstar Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron Friday to mark the start of the world's biggest sporting event.

After its use of offensive images and explanations prompted criticism online, MBC issued an apology saying: "Inappropriate images and captions were used to introduce some stories. We apologized to those countries including Ukraine and our viewers."






source: The Korea Times

Comments

[camouflagecat.livejournal.com]

very Yikes on their part, it's like they don't think at all or think they live in their own little bubble that the rest of the world won't know what they're doing

We apologize to the countries concerned and our viewers. It is an inexcusable mistake. Again, we are deeply sorry and regretful for the mistake.

July 24, 2021
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[rennehollic.livejournal.com]

like...wtf? why!
If someone did this to south korea they wouldnt like it either, why be this offensive? I personaly dont even know what to say honestly

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

They also used a B&W movie still of Dracula for Romania lol mess

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

OMG what!

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

Ikr i really want to know who thought that was a good idea over there

[camouflagecat.livejournal.com]

Omg they're not taking this shit seriously at all huh, treating this like they're working on a comedy show or something

There's actually something very self-absorbent about this on their part when I think about it

[zui-circus.livejournal.com]

This was so awful, that’s a real lack of work ethics. Gross.

[radowan.livejournal.com]

um???????????????????????????????

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Wtf

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

i saw this on twt — such an ignorant, lazy mess. who ok'd this???

[m4r1h1m3.livejournal.com]

The Haiti one and the Ukraine ones are big yikes, but the Norwegian one made me laugh out loud😂 maybe they should have gone with a food theme for all of them, instead of disasters!! This gets tossed around a lot on the internet, but really...what was going through their minds?!

[radowan.livejournal.com]

Honestly having a food theme would have been such a nice opportunity to showcase some national dishes. It would've brought something additional to the table and I think most people would've enjoyed learning that kinda stuff about the competing countries.

[tsubaki874.livejournal.com]

Imagine if they did French fries for France though 😭

[radowan.livejournal.com]

PLS I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT 😂😂😂😂😂 Then taco bell for Mexico?

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

jfc how did what i presume was a whole team of people think this was acceptable

[audiograms.livejournal.com]

I am convinced Koreans in media have no actual empathy.

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

wow you really wonder what goes through people's minds when they're doing stuff like this lmao big yikes!!

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

how do you fuck up this bad?! the opening ceremonies rly doesn't need anyone to riff on whats happening. i hate it when countries do that. this is heinous.

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

they have to have a troll doing this, right? No one literally sat there and thought these were good ideas right? Like, someone did it on purpose to create a stir about the Olympics...right? RIGHT?

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

PLEASE, someone tell me what they put for South Korea then...oh! and for Japan!!!! I REALLY want to know.