Sigh. I was slightly interested in Man Who Dies to Live when it was first announced. But the way they’ve gone on to portray Arabs and Muslims is just disrespectful.

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    What happened? I don’t plan on picking up that drama but might read its recap.

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      Just a lot of ignorance and stereotypes. It’s obvious very little actual research about either went into the show. The PD/Writer’s preconceptions of them seem to be informed by a mix of Aladdin and post 9-11 stereotypes.

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    I’m glad it wasn’t just me who was a little put off (and that was just from the teasers)…

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    Haven’t watched yet, but I was really looking forward to it. Is the racism that bad? I kind of expected that tbh, but I was hoping that any jokes/stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims would be dropped quickly once the guy goes back to Korea. Or does it continue even after that?

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      Its so bad…a number of Beanies & I were talking about it in 1 post of @hannaehh screen caps alone annoyed me.

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        my apologies but I’d rather not post the screen cap I saw. And that disturbing, annoying scene is just in Ep 1. I can’t move past it, that I’ll not watch the rest of the drama

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