News BTS criticized by journalist for recommending manga? (knetz) (1 Viewer)

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Netizenbuzz: BTS criticized for recommending Japanese comic books 'One Piece' and 'The Seven Deadly Sins'

So according the article BTS has been recommending mangas One Piece and Seven Deadly Sins. The issue the article sees with these is that these mangas include sexual harassment. There currently is no translation of whole article, if I find one I will post it ^^

However this seems to be seen as no issue to knetz (according the comments on netizenbuzz) and attempt to start controversy when there is none.

Knetz replies on Netizenbuzz:

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1. [+920, -111] The journalist is turning this into a controversy when it's not. This is just how the majority of Japanese animes are. What they meant is that the overall plot was enjoyable!! Like Shinchan who goes crazy when he sees a pretty girl or 'Case Closed' when he smiles even after someone's died. That's just how Japanese animes are.

2. [+841, -85] I guess you can't recommend 'Naruto' or 'One Piece' anymore ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+85, -13] People are just itching to find something to attack BTS with but they're coming up with nothing ㅋㅋ Keep searching, losers~~ they'll just soar higher~~

4. [+83, -16] Of all the things to take issue with ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+68, -7] Is this because people are pissed that there are only ever positive articles about BTS?????? Don't waste your time and go focus on Seungri and Jang Ja Yeon's scandals instead.

6. [+61, -5] Well how many people were cruelly killed in 'One Piece'?

7. [+55, -3] I guess the journalist should just stick to children's fairy tales then...

8. [+53, -9] Can't say anything these days ㅋㅋ

9. [+45, -4] But it's not like BTS said anything misogynistic. They recommended an anime and that's just the majority of Japanese animes are... Why not just make watching Japanese all illegal at this rate?

10. [+44, -1] both 'One Piece' and 'Seven Deadly Sins' are world famous works, what's so wrong about saying they like them? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Does saying you like the movie 'Old Boy' mean that you dream of incest and kidnapping? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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While I think there is issues in several manga and anime in terms of sexual harassment and how they show women, I think trying to go after BTS for recommending two of very famous mangas, especially One Piece, is just stupid. Japanese culture around manga and anime is not BTS fault.

 

[Deleted member 74]

How is that their fault and a big deal?
Even I like those animes

 

[HaveSomeKookies]

I never read or watched either of these, but seriously wtf? o_O
Even if there's sexual harassment in them: At the end of the day, it's just mangas. A fantasy world.

 

[mynameislalisa]

The journalist has to be desperate to try to make this into a problem.

 

[Darkyoda47]

Never liked One Piece tbh
But Seven Deadly Sins is great. I recommend it as well ^^

 

[leesooman]

lol i mean it is 2019 after all. where idols can get accused of being racist out of literally nothing. watch the same people who label everyone racist and offensive say koreans are overdramatic when ifans are no different when it comes to witch hunting and canceling idols.

 

[Ringwanderung]

the boys have taste, the journalist was just bitter lol
and all manga have those scenes, those are vanilla haha :llama_eyes:

 

[Belgizen]

One Piece still gets aired for a comic with sexual harassment

 

[Abeamus]

For this situation exactly BTS can't be blamed for recommending an already popular manga and it's ridiculous to try and blame them for it..

In general I think stuff like this is a very grey area of knowing if it's okay to include it in stuff and i'm personally of the opinion that it's okay to include it as long as it's used to progress a character in a way that shows why it's bad from damaging the character and making the person doing it more despicable. The thing you definitely don't want to be doing is glorifying it or bringing it up and then having it do absolutely nothing with not even a pay off cause that would just treat it like it's no big deal and that conditions people the wrong way to think about something that is actually a big deal.

 

[Ineul_Ze]

My boyfriend watches One Piece ... and I'm ngl that show cringes me tf out. Still can't believe he wrote one of his essays on it x.x

But anyways, meh. BTS shouldn't worry - this is really just blowing smoke, a lot of people won't take these accusations seriously because they're kind of ridiculous.

 

[blueberries]

My boyfriend watches One Piece ... and I'm ngl that show cringes me tf out. Still can't believe he wrote one of his essays on it x.x

But anyways, meh. BTS shouldn't worry - this is really just blowing smoke, a lot of people won't take these accusations seriously because they're kind of ridiculous.

Yup I think it's just reaching and trying to build controversy out of nothing.

 

[ForgottenSoul]

Never liked One Piece tbh
But Seven Deadly Sins is great. I recommend it as well ^^

Lmfao no you just did not..

Saying you dislike One Piece then mention seven dead sins as great ohhhhhhhhhhhhh lordddddddddddddd save me/.

One Piece still gets aired for a comic with sexual harassment

Yeah cause should be cancelled if they have any sexual harassment at all.

Why do dramas with sexual harassment even exist, same for rape,abuse etc.. all should be cancelled and not allowed to air.

Never even heard any issue with this so called sexual harassment in OP/.

 

[ForgottenSoul]

My boyfriend watches One Piece ... and I'm ngl that show cringes me tf out. Still can't believe he wrote one of his essays on it x.x

But anyways, meh. BTS shouldn't worry - this is really just blowing smoke, a lot of people won't take these accusations seriously because they're kind of ridiculous.

I mean unless you watched/read it and invested a lot of time in it you wont get the appeal this is a anime that has made me cry many times and is quite impact full.



Spoilers but this was incredible to watch ;p

 

[Darkyoda47]

Lmfao no you just did not..

Saying you dislike One Piece then mention seven dead sins as great ohhhhhhhhhhhhh lordddddddddddddd save me/.

I don't know. I just never liked OP lol.

 

[ForgottenSoul]

I don't know. I just never liked OP lol.

Each to their own i watched seven deadly sins first season but that girl is annoying as hell.

 

[Jimimis]

Fuck man, we gotta lock up everyone who’s ever enjoyed manga/anime. I hope I get to see bts in jail!!!!!

 

[Administrator2]

One Piece and SDS are huge. Netizens literally are grasping for the littlest straws to cause drama.

 

[ListenToBadMusic]

TIL One Piece is problematic. :pepesad:

 

[Soleski]

they never hide that they like one piece lol in one of their comeback show they filmed something in their dorm and we could clearly saw that they own a Chopper plush
and mentioned they like anime in general several times

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and why is OP problematic?
it's one of the best anime out there

 

[perhapz]

This journalist is just trying too hard to find something to criticize, I guess.