Amidst the Asian hate crimes, a comedy TV show from Chile named "MiBarrio" is under fire for making a stereotypical and mocking parody of BTS.
[THREAD] Last night, Chilean comedy TV show #MiBarrio (open TV channel available to the whole country) presented a parody performance of BTS, where all the jokes were based on racism and xenophobia, including mockery of their language, (cont.)
— BTS Chile (@BTS_Chile) April 11, 2021
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their names, and a joke related to the pandemic. This situation is extremely insenstive considering the discriminatory attacks the Asian community has suffered globally.
— BTS Chile (@BTS_Chile) April 11, 2021
English translation of the dialogue in the show:
my memory of jungkook who chose to perform for chile despite severe exhaustion during their Wings tour is still fresh. today, i raise my🖕🏻 for every chilean who thinks that the way B75 speak is a good subject for comedy. YOU DONT DESERVE B75!😤 #RacismIsNotComedy #megaculiao pic.twitter.com/nd8mcI4bBo
— BTS IS 7 (@B_T_S_is_7) April 11, 2021
MiBarrio replied this on Instagram in response:
In the following tweets you can see how to file a complaint against this situation. This cannot pass as humor and we have to see it as it really is: A racist aggression.
— BTS Chile (@BTS_Chile) April 11, 2021
In "Descripción" please add the following:
— BTS Chile (@BTS_Chile) April 11, 2021
El Consejo Nacional de Televisión debe velar para que actitudes y estereotipos racistas sean eliminados de la televisión chilena. El programa Mi Barrio de MEGA del día 10/04/21 es un claro ejemplo de lo que debe cambiar. pic.twitter.com/f9jPkgk9x3
#StopAsianHate
#Racismisnotcomedy
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