This drama is defiantly a must watch! And in this fantastically brilliant article you nicely summed up all the reasons why. Go watch CLOY if you haven't already!!! (another reason the watch it the main actor and actress got married not long ago 😍)
I'm watching this at the moment and I'm really enjoying, just finished episode 8 and I haven't been bored once (normally I do get bored especially when the episodes are this long. I went into this drama knowing how it ends and some other key parts, so far I don't feel like I'm missing out on much by knowing. Also, I'm liking the small amounts of romance, its definitely not romance heavy and I think the story is more focused on the political/hostage situation rather than their love story. That said I feel like I'm being drip fed some amazing chemistry between the two leads! Like the looks they give each other (SPOILER- the "hug" at the end of this episode) AHHHHH I'm really enjoying it!!!
Just thought I'd pop on here to tell people that those who are raising awareness of the issues in this drama are not shouting for it to stop airing or demanding that people stop watching it. By all means carry on watching it but please be aware of the negative aspects in the first two episodes. My hope is that either these issues will be resolved/not repeated in later episodes, that there will be some form of an apology or that it was added in to the show in order to use in later on to spread awareness and criticise that type of behaviour (Though I doubt this will be the case). So please if you make the decision to carry on watching and enjoy the drama, at least do so whilst being consciously aware of its issues.
Also, this is not to say that this is the only tv/show that has these issues, but it is important to highlight them whenever they come up whether it be a Hollywood movie a Kdrama or a British sitcom.
So what's the scandal about this drama? 😳Someone explaining to me
the drama portrayed Africa in a very stereotypical and racist manner. there is a comment by @Mae_gi pretty much at the top of the page which explains why people are disappointed in the drama really well. But here's a summary: They portrayed Africa as one poverty stricken country, ignoring that it is a continent made up of 54 countries and adding to the stereotype that the continent as a whole is poor, starving and has no water. Secondly, they used a yellow filter. This is a filter that Hollywood uses in a number of films when they’re in stereotypically undeveloped/poor countries. Thirdly, they played the Lion King music which as @Mae_gi stated "is honestly like playing Gangnam Style when you see an Asian person or when talking about Asia which wouldn’t make any sense because Asia is also a multicultural continent with different cultures, languages, religions and people."Also, the male lead is portrayed as a white saviour. If you're interested in knowing why this isn't great you could have a look at this article https://www.healthline.com/health/white-saviorism. These things may not be offensive to some but they are too others so I think people are trying to educate others so that if people choose to carry on watching it they can do so whilst being aware of its issues and also to spread a general awareness in the hopes that tvN or someone will apologise for these aspects of the play. Don't get me wrong these things are seen in lots of movies/tv shows and we are not solely criticising this one, but these things as a whole in a hope to educate people. I hope this answers your question and I hope it also enlightens others on why their comments are rude and insensitive.
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I think they should’ve arrived it on all Disney+ platforms in order for it to gain more attention also I don’t think it was promoted very well prior to when it started airing
Also, this is not to say that this is the only tv/show that has these issues, but it is important to highlight them whenever they come up whether it be a Hollywood movie a Kdrama or a British sitcom.