Korea’s national broadcaster attacks foreigners
MBC is one of Korea’s biggest TV networks, if not the biggest. It’s basically their national broadcasting network. Recently, they aired a short “documentary” about how nasty foreigners are getting nice Korean girls pregnant and giving them HIV. Yeah, you know, one of those sans-fact all foreigners are dirty, blahblahblah, stealin’ our [blahblahblah] pieces of trash, racist, xenophobic, sensationalist – cue dramatic music – “investigative reports”.
Needless to say, the foreigner community is fuming over this blatant attack on what is still a soft, easy target over here.
Unsavoury events happen anywhere, yet how irresponsible is it when the nation’s main broadcaster whips up this kind of ugly – and ill-informed – sentiment.
What an insult. What an insult to my beautiful Korean wife. What an insult to a mate and his Korean wife, expecting in a couple of months. What an insult to another mate and his Korean wife, and their beautiful five year old daughter. And the rest of us, who either keep to ourselves, and/or are in genuine relationships with Korean women.
What an insult to all of us university educated, health – including drugs and HIV – tested ESL teachers who’ve submitted FBI (or the equivalent e.g. AFP in Australia) criminal background checks.
A slap in the face to all the ESL teachers trying to help Korea (and its export economy) become more integrated with the rest of the world via the international language, English.
Snubbed: all the foreign engineers over here working hand in hand with Korea’s best to build the next generation of world-class technologies.
What spitefulness to all the US troops stationed in Korea, a deterrent against an erratic and dangerous North Korea.
One of the most disgusting pieces of trash “journalism” I’ve seen in a long, long time. MBC Korea, hang your head in shame.
Livid.
This kind of “reporting” is not on. Anywhere.
PS And to think, Korea is trying to promote their Yeosu 2012 Expo (no, NOT linking).
Via Crimson North
It’s a start. We’ve done what our generation does best.
UPDATE
Funny way for MBC Korea, Korea’s national broadcaster, to stereotype foreigners just when Korea’s trying to open its doors to the world.
UPDATE II
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RESULTS
From the Korea Herald: “Expats outraged by ‘racist’ MBC report”
“What has been revealed (if you will) is the real story behind mixed relationships in Korea, and what a truly heart-warming story it is. MBC has egg on their face, and should apologize,” said James Board, an elementary school teacher from Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.
