BTS fans will not stand for anti-Asian sentiment. Over the weekend, Chilean comedy series “Mi Barrio” aired a sketch parodying the K-pop group, including jokes about the Korean language, COVID-19, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
RELATED: BTS Explore New Worlds In ‘Film Out’ Music Video Almost immediately, fans of the group, known collectively as BTS Army, stoked a backlash against the show, calling out the jokes for “racism and xenophobia,” and getting the hashtag #RacismIsNotComedy trending on Twitter.
In a statement from “Mi Barrio” on Instagram, the show tried to smooth over the controversy. “We will continue to improve, learn, listen and strengthen our intention: to bring entertainment to families,” they said, as translated by the
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