seems like blackface is still funny in Korea

[ohprecioustime.livejournal.com]

SNL Korea latest sketch from their last airing,Dec. 31,depicted the Dream Girls in one of their sketches ,three young actress hoped to imitate them by lip-syncing to the theme song and being in black face.

backgom47

hoping to be Korea 's most progressive comedy show tackling issues such as politics seems like the forgot the don't be insensitive part

Comments

[molly-hime.livejournal.com]

I wish there was a simple way to make them understand that it's not okay. I remember a post on tumblr once from someone who was either black, or korean, can't remember at this moment. They were talking about how (most) of the time when this happens in Korea, they think they're honoring people. And they don't realize that worldwide that's not how you show respect to someone you admire. Does this make any sense? I haven't been to bed yet.

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

it makes sense
maybe it's that whole "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" thing
except
LOL NO KOREA
CONTEXT MATTERS

=___=' oy vey

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Not funny

[iamtheliquorr.livejournal.com]

oh ffs korea

[oppa-did-meanit.livejournal.com]

A Ron Swanson stare is exactly what everyone is doing to their screen right now and most of them don't even know it.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Painfully unfunny. And I don't remember anyone with dreadlocks in Dreamgirls so they really are just being incredibly ignorant and stupid.

[scubajr.livejournal.com]

That's what you get in Korea, I guess.

[jetaime-pyon.livejournal.com]

i agree.

and flawless icon choice. (:

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

[kaylaa7x.livejournal.com]

i am so. done. with this bullshit

[donutism.livejournal.com]

Oh korea, it is extremely hard to like you

[mad-nux.livejournal.com]

does anyone in Korean media know that this isn't funny ._.

[umetraehi.livejournal.com]

Ugh why Korea why. This is horribly unfunny

[luvey.livejournal.com]

Oi. Just oi. The only it may stop is if one of their precious hallyu stars gets asked about it by international media, and let's be honest....most international media just doesn't care since it is a small population of people that this offends.

[askbask.livejournal.com]

Yoon Mirae tweeted about it, doesn't seem like her tweets got much attention, though.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

[sydeast.livejournal.com]

This is a completely unrelated comment but.....Black Sweat is one of the best Prince videos of all time.

[hugtimes.livejournal.com]

this really needs to stop :/

[midstroke.livejournal.com]

someone needs to tell them that ignorance is not the way to go.

[sol-superstar.livejournal.com]

A+ for use of a Charlie Brooker gif.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Starting of the new year well, Korea. GG. FFS after the amount of times they've had to apologize why don't they just stop. How to they expect to go into the US market with shit like this.

I think it shows that they have no confidence in their skills as actors/comedians if they have to paint their skin to make it obvious.

[hellafun.livejournal.com]

no korea, don't you get it? after the backlash they got from their offensive impersonation of muslims in star king(?), they should have at least been more aware of how doing these kind of things are not okay. But then again, it's just the international fans who care right?

ugh

[opal.livejournal.com]

jfc this!

i don't know why people forgot about what happened on star king. everyone was mad about that then and they got an apology, but when it comes to blackface then korea "doesn't have any western cultural education~" or "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery~" therefore we are overreacting and need to chill out because it's not our culture or some other bullshit excuse.

[bumie.livejournal.com]

ugh not again ,stop just stop

[starsinshapes.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to have to take a step back from k-pop. I really can't with this.

[kiminikaeru.livejournal.com]

why? it's not the fault of other groups.

[a-cheshire-grin.livejournal.com]

I wish people who have twitter would bombard all those KPop-idols with tweets telling them that THIS IS NOT OKAY!

I can remember a recent DBSK interview in which Yunho said that they want to show the world a positive picture of the Korean music business. And then I see things like this video...! -.-''

[strawberry-efeu.livejournal.com]

Considering this is a version of SNL it would help if people brought this to the attention of SNL people in the U.S. I don't think they would want their brand to be seen like this.

It's really sad because the Lee Myung Bak bit where he presented an award to himself after that was hilarious even though I only understood parts of it.

[luvey.livejournal.com]

you know that just crossed my mind!

[minyquai.livejournal.com]

...Korea has SNL?

[uniqlos.livejournal.com]

yes, and it was doing so well. and then this happened smh.

i read somewhere that korea snl was an official franchise of the original snl, so you'd think they'd get told...but nooooooo, apparently not.

[miki-831.livejournal.com]

repulsive