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Joseon Exorcist wasn't a documentary but it still got cancelled because Korean people were upset about the inclusion of Chinese symbolism and culture in a drama that was set in ancient Korea and boycotted it.

The comment sections on articles about that were far more sympathetic and people largely weren't telling them to have thicker skin. This stereotypical portrayal of an Arab man is far more harmful than what was put in Joseon Exorcist, yet the comments are very different. It doesn't take a genius to understand why.

Kim Jiwon is one of my favorite Korean actresses so I'm sad to have to wait longer but oh well. Shit happens

It's not liking that the drama is postponed, it's supporting the article and its writers.

Lmao this comment is way too late😭

Spoilers:

The girl gets pregnant with the boy. The boy pressures the girl into keeping it but it's all supposed to be viewed through a romantic light. They have no money or jobs. Their dads raised them by themselves and worked hard every day so that the kids would be well supported. Then these kids decide to keep the baby and make a very childish plan that involves having their dads pay for them to have a place to live. The boy drops out of school to work crappy jobs when both the girl and the boy are the top two in the school who previously had plans to go to top universities and become doctors. If it weren't for the help of their parents, there's no way in hell they'd be able to go to college or support themselves and it screams selfish teenagers who don't have a clue but are acting like they do. If these kids want to make adult decisions, then they should act like adults and support themselves.

But it's all supposed to be viewed through this idealistic lens, that everything is going to work out as planned and their love is enough to keep it all together. It's very naive and reminds me of so many young adult shows and books and it's quite annoying to watch when you're in your twenties so I skipped like the last 1/4 of their storyline. It was making me sour towards the drama so I'm glad I skipped it because I loved all of the other episodes.

If you're younger you'll probably enjoy it. When I was a kid watching Glee and other shows where teenagers get pregnant I was empathetic. But I'm grown now lmao, I empathize with the dads far more. Especially the girl's dad, he didn't deserve it.

Are you delusional? You think because some (Key word: SOME) Arab people do shit they shouldn't, that it's okay for you to discriminate against an entire group of people?? THAT'S RACISM. How do you not understand that? Because some black people commit crimes then should we label them thugs? Because some Mexican people come to the US illegally we should label them all "illegals?"

I can't tell if you're actually stupid so you think it isn't racism or if you are a blatant racist who thinks your racism is justified.

Is YCY confirmed? Ngl I really hope they get someone else. These are high quality production dramas and a FL with high acting skills should be chosen. YCY is beautiful but she should really do some more supporting roles to improve imo.

Liu Shishi is such a classic beauty, she looks amazing in costume dramas.

Not technically her first costume drama but it is the first one where she has a more prominent role. She had a small part in Let's Shake It.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't TMOPB the most viewed Chinese drama? If it isn't now it was at one point. I know Yang Mi was already popular and had a large amount of work under her belt, but none of her other dramas have reached the same level of popularity.

You're literally being racist. You're taking the actions of some Arab people boycotting a kdrama of all fucking things as your last straw and boycotting all Arab businesses and detesting an entire group of people. You're insane.

You boycotting any Arab business because of the actions of some drama viewers is absolutely deranged. Psycho and highkey racist behavior

Lmao you're definitely not. You would have pulled that card at the get go to try and validate your point in one of the many comments you've left on this drama.

It's finally starting to be subbed on Viki! I am very excited to watch

She's really grown into her own. She's beautiful in this drama

You're not Arab so you don't have a right to request or deny an apology as it's not your culture. If you're a fan of the show that's one thing and I'm not saying you or anyone has to or should boycott it, but the way so many of you are going around and slamming people for being genuinely upset is pretty gross.

Of course, to say that such behavior is nonexistent is rather silly. People from any culture aren't only one way, there is bound to be good and bad everywhere.

There's no way to tell yet. Dramas have been cancelled in the past for offending the audience (Joseon Exorcist). But I doubt this drama will face any actual ramifications. If it's not from a "trendy" culture or country, no one gives a shit.

It's okay I appreciate the response. I guess my argument would be though is that it's actual Arab people who are upset about this and us foreigners who are neither Korean or Arab don't really have any stakes in this. We don't understand if or how it is offensive because it's specific to their culture. Sure, anomalies may exist. But I think the people upset at such a portrayal are justified.

Another issue is the hypocrisy with it being a Korean drama portraying another culture in a such a generalized/offensive light. Korean netizens are notoriously sensitive and aggressive when it comes to defending their culture. If another country were to make a drama or movie and portrayed Koreans in a similar way, there would definitely be boycott and international fans would white knight them.

"Rules for thee but not for me" is how I'm seeing this and I don't think that's right.

Thank you for the civil response though, I'm genuinely interested in other people's perspectives on this.

I'm not 100% sure what your point is so correct me if I'm misunderstanding. But a government banning lgbt media is not the same as fans being offended for a racist portrayal no? I don't think they should be compared.