GFRIEND Sowon posts photos w/Nazi mannequin, past comments come to light (8 Viewers)

[LeeHoseok]

How tf do you screw up this badly?
There's no way she doesn't know.




Their label really needs to get on top of this.
Apparently she only deleted the photos after someone commented that she chose the mannequin over Buddies.
Thoughts?

Personally, if this was my idol, I'd be emailing the company ASAP.

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[Taehyun]

koreans know who the fucking nazis are, no way u can say this is just ignorance because it's not

 

[LeeHoseok]

koreans know who the fucking nazis are, no way u can say this is just ignorance because it's not

This is the absolute truth. Unfortunately, some young Koreans are fascinated by Nazis and find them fashionable. It just blows my mind that they can be so ignorant of a regime that murdered so many.

 

[VillageIdiot]

 

[Magician]

I honestly don't think she took the picture, because she glorifies H*tler or N*zis. But I think that she's extremely ignorant and tone–deaf about it.
Sowon needs to edcucate herself about it asap and post an apologize.

 

[LeeHoseok]

I honestly don't think she took the picture, because she glorifies H*tler or N*zis. But I think that she's extremely ignorant and tone–deaf about it.
Sowon needs to edcucate herself about it asap and post an apologize.

Koreans are taught about Nazis, there's honestly no excuse for what she did, whether she meant to or not. The fact that SinB had her number saved as "Kitler" YEARS before these photos speaks to the fact that it wasn't a one-time thing and there are ongoing issues.

 

[Yolks]

I’m not defending her in any way, but there is a possibility that she probably didn’t know that the mannequin was depicting a Nazi even if she is educated on who they are. We obviously don’t know anything about what she knows or what she wanted to do, but I don’t think she took the photos with ill-intent. She does need to be educated and apologize for this asap though.

 

[QueenGirlCrush]

Kpop idols and celebrities in general are really just so ignorant. Just ignorant and not serious people. Yeah it’s a generalization but from what I’ve seen of celebrities my whole life this is my opinion. And there is no way a person who lives in a developed country that is a US ally, and whose country was literally split because of the fallout of WW2 doesn’t know who the Nazis are🙄🙃.

Also: THE NAZIS WERE ALLIES OF JAPAN DURING WW2. She knows who they are.

Sidenote: But there’s a segment of ikpop fans who defend to the death idols holding up Imperial Japanese symbols and excusing idols wearing shirts that praise the Atomic bombings, don’t wanna hear from those types.

 

[eclipsoul]

i have no words for this. i hope she apologises but then again after reading why she chose to delete it i'm not expecting anything. this is so fucked up in many ways, not just from sowon and sinb, i truly can't wrap my head around the fact that their company would use something like this on their set or wherever the photo was taken.

 

[Magician]

Koreans are taught about Nazis, there's honestly no excuse for what she did, whether she meant to or not. The fact that SinB had her number saved as "Kitler" YEARS before these photos speaks to the fact that it wasn't a one-time thing and there are ongoing issues.

I don't know what they teach at her former school. But you would be surprised how little some people know about this topic, even when taught about it for years. Some people are just ignorant and honestly, stupid.

 

[LeeHoseok]

I’m not defending her in any way, but there is a possibility that she probably didn’t know that the mannequin was depicting a Nazi even if she is educated on who they are. We obviously don’t know anything about what she knows or what she wanted to do, but I don’t think she took the photos with ill-intent. She does need to be educated and apologize for this asap though.

This is highly doubtful, considering Asia is known for embracing "Nazi chic" and there's a bar called The Third Reich in Shinchon. There's no doubt that she is fully aware, especially since SinB had her name saved as "Kitler" in 2016. Ill intent or no, she majorly screwed up and needs to apologize ASAP, because this is hurtful to so many.

 

[QueenGirlCrush]

This is highly doubtful, considering Asia is known for embracing "Nazi chic" and there's a bar called The Third Reich in Shinchon. There's no doubt that she is fully aware, especially since SinB had her name saved as "Kitler" in 2016. Ill intent or no, she majorly screwed up and needs to apologize ASAP, because this is hurtful to so many.

Wasn’t most of East and Southeast Asia invaded by Japan who held a similar imperialistic and ethnic cleansing philosophy as the Nazis? And uh most Asians weren’t on the list of the accepted races and cultures. People are stupid and just don’t care.

 

[Myco]

I’m not defending her in any way, but there is a possibility that she probably didn’t know that the mannequin was depicting a Nazi even if she is educated on who they are. We obviously don’t know anything about what she knows or what she wanted to do, but I don’t think she took the photos with ill-intent. She does need to be educated and apologize for this asap though.

also fire the person who thought for a second that this was a good set idea or w/e went on in their head

 

[LeeHoseok]

also fire the person who thought for a second that this was a good set idea or w/e went on in their head

Immediately, please. That mannequin shouldn't have even been there, and if they HAD to have one, why tf couldn't they have chosen one NOT dressed as a Nazi? It's not like mannequins aren't made to have their clothing changed, ffs.

 

[VillageIdiot]

The fact that SinB had her number saved as "Kitler" YEARS before these photos speaks to the fact that it wasn't a one-time thing and there are ongoing issues.

That's taken out of context however.
They were talking about their contact names for each other. SinB wasn't saying she idolized Hitler or the Nazis, she was just calling Sowon mean and rigid because she's the leader, it isn't connected.

 

[Myco]

Immediately, please. That mannequin shouldn't have even been there, and if they HAD to have one, why tf couldn't they have chosen one NOT dressed as a Nazi? It's not like mannequins aren't made to have their clothing changed, ffs.

I saw it on redd.it, has sadly been deleted for w/e reason, but one of the comments posted a video of SinB walking into a room of sorts with more of those mannequins (with the same clothes) just wtf

Edit: Found the video they mentioned, timestamped it



I have no idea where the hell they were filming this, if those mannequins were set up before they decided to film there or if it was for the MV shot, but fire the one who picked this set too if the 1st thing is the case

 

[LeeHoseok]

That's taken out of context however.
They were talking about their contact names for each other. SinB wasn't saying she idolized Hitler or the Nazis, she was just calling Sowon mean and rigid because she's the leader, it isn't connected.

Uh....Idk about you, but that's still sus af to me. Shows they don't have respect for the kind of evil that Hitler was and that he is just a joke to them. Definitely not making things better, even with context.

I saw it on redd.it, has sadly been deleted for w/e reason, but one of the comments posted a video of SinB walking into a room of sorts with a lot more of those mannequins (with the same clothes) just wtf

How do you even....Why is there even a stockpile of Nazi mannequins? What need does anyone have for them?!

 

[Myco]

How do you even....Why is there even a stockpile of Nazi mannequins? What need does anyone have for them?!

i edited the comment cuz i wasnt too sure what it said exactly, but its like 3-4 more (which is still too much, even 1 is too much)

Walpurgis Nacht is something we celebrate here in Germany but it literally has 0 to do with any sort of Nazi thing,
idk if the set designer was like "Oh that's German, German = Nazi's" or whatever but man this feel like a big setup even if they made that stupid Kitler joke

 

[LeeHoseok]

i edited the comment cuz i wasnt too sure what it said exactly, but its like 3-4 more (which is still too much, even 1 is too much)

Walpurgis Nacht is something we celebrate here in Germany but it literally has 0 to do with any sort of Nazi thing,
idk if the set designer was like "Oh that's German, German = Nazi's" or whatever but man this feel like a big setup even if they made that stupid Kitler joke

Can these companies PLEASE require like, some sort of cultural sensitivity supervisor or something?! Istg so many just do not care in the slightest. Freaking hire someone to double check your concepts, set dressings, etc. These incidents happen over and over in the industry, and many of them are 100% preventable.

 

[Mayday]

That's taken out of context however.
They were talking about their contact names for each other. SinB wasn't saying she idolized Hitler or the Nazis, she was just calling Sowon mean and rigid because she's the leader, it isn't connected.

The fact that she's comparing someone being "mean" to a man who committed mass genocide is still extremely ignorant.