‘Insensitive’ Barbenheimer poster sparks controversy in Japan: ‘I can’t laugh at it’

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reports the South China Morning Post.The fan-made poster, which was originally uploaded last month by the account DiscussingFilms on X (formerly Twitter), showed Cillian Murphy’s J.

Robert Oppenheimer holding Margot Robbie’s Barbie in front of a mushroom cloud. Japanese users were further aggravated when the official US account for the Barbie film commented on the post, writing that “it’s gonna be a summer to remember.” Since the comment controversy, the hashtag “#NoBarbenheimer” has been trending on social media. “I love memes, but this one was shocking,” wrote one user. “It probably spread without such a deep meaning, but as a Japanese person, I can’t laugh at it.”“I absolutely can’t condone the act of jokingly spreading tweets that make fun of the atomic bombing that killed so many people in Japan,” spat another. “I strongly demand that the related tweets be immediately retracted and deleted.”“The Barbie movie is no good because the formula is already completely riding on the atomic bomb and the meme of the mushroom cloud,” slammed a third person. “There is no salvation in words that the fans were just excited and there was no official intention.

done.”Warner Bros. Japan said it’s currently seeking “an appropriate response” and has since responded to the hoard of angry posts.The Japanese “Barbie” account released a statement saying that it was “extremely regrettable that the official account of the American headquarters for the movie ‘Barbie’ reacted to the social media postings of ‘Barbenheimer’ fans.”“We take this situation very seriously.

We are asking the US headquarters to take appropriate action. We apologize to those who were offended by this series of inconsiderate reactions.”On Tuesday, Warner Bros.