BTS mocked by Australian TV / Is this Blackface? [DK-News]

[@DKDKTV]

* The BTS concert in France happened a few months ago, but it was only made a controversy recently thanks to one of the government officials talking about it on a podcast a few days before. He thought it would be a heartwarming thing, but it backfired obviously.

[@rianarahman9552]

TheEvil ClownMan and? is this an insult or? is there something wrong to be gay? like can u shut tf pls it would be much less noisy if you keep your dog’s mouth close.

[@armystayengene3148]

@@evil_juggalo_1014 Ayeee you must be really smart to generalise a population of billions in the whole Asian continent. You are doing great boo, also being gay ain't no insult, grow up.

[@kimtaetae1356]

@@evil_juggalo_1014 WOW what a dumb😂

[@rianarahman9552]

Suga's Sugar and he dared to put a purple heart... as an army im offended.

[@Kibashixx39]

Lmao i was so confused, I thought I was watching an old episode for a minute ..

[@hanibeeez]

The Australian tv station still did not apologize to BTS properly

[@jan8919]

You know they are not sorry

[@fuhtsgeorge7663]

It's Australia they aren't sorry.

[@meepmeep5600]

They only reason they apologize is so they can keep making money, like wth

[@bandifilm]

because they’re not sorry. the second i saw their simple and easy ’ Apology ‘ i almost threw my phone

[@MikiGo88]

@@fuhtsgeorge7663 yeah I've noticed a trend with Australians not everyone of course but a few idiots who are in the entertainment industry I've noticed are going after kpop and it's not just bts. I remember a few weeks ago when they said there was drugs at a blackpink concert when it was at a rave then a comedian who had his Netflix special dropped for being racist made a hate video against bts. When he started getting army all over his account to get attention and he got it he then removed the tweet. Now we have people on Australian TV again talking shit.

[@gabriella12341000]

I really agree with David there...If we just ignore these kind of stereotypical racial jokes & comments...we're just reinforcing them & making it seem like it okay to do so to the audience listening.

[@neweraboss5728]

💯

[@leviloveserwin1809]

Whitney Titus it’s better to call people out for their behavior so they learn and other idiots watching learn as well. If u ignore every idiot, that’s how idiots stay idiots unless someone calls them out.

[@MlleLysAna]

Levi Loves erwin I agree. Keeping silent on these matters will only benefit those ignorant people.

[@gojko1994]

@@leviloveserwin1809 Sure, but who decide what is offensive and what is not?

[@Yoghi06]

@Whitney Titus These are not just a handful of random racists, this is a TV show, sanctioned by a TV station. Whether it's Trump in the US or some political parties in Europe or in this case a TV station, they're giving racist/xenophobic/homophobic POVs a validated platform, therefore empowering your normal RL racist into seeing this as a socially accepted POV. And this feeling of empowerment can lead to RL actions that end in violence towards minorities. so yes it is important to send the signal that we're NOT ok with TV stations airing this under the guise of 'just comedy'....

[@Diddyyap]

"The south korean one direction" i wanna literally yeet myself off a cliff

[@menerva2143]

Diddyyap I feel you how do you compare bts to frickin one direction

[@lilahesse1774]

I mean that's not the worst thing they said in that segment, come on now lol

[@mx.n.3682]

Its not the worst, but its also untrue. One direction were discovered on a TV show, I think one kpop group not sure if its super junior mirrors them better because they were also formed on a show. Bts would mirror groups that started from nothing and made it on their own hard work and passion for what they do. Its how I picture old garage bands that made it big, by working hard and getting their stuff out there without an audience boost to start them off like one direction had.

[@lerulara]

They both can be compare in the terms that both are successful boybands, that part is not problematic.

[@judy0_0-b]

Yeah both are diffrent and people are copmparing them and I really hate it

[@sjn3097]

the thing i love about this channel the most is that danny and david almost always have different ways of viewing the issues and when they discuss them and talk about them we (the viewers) get to really see from both sides and see what could be said from a different perspective, but as david always says there's a line, and no matter how much danny's opinion can be bold and different its never disrespectful or intended to bully or hurt anyone. LOVE YOU GUYS KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING

[@shannonpage6285]

I'm a 44yr old white aussie man, and I'm pissed at this show & channel 9. I call 9 "parasite tv" they seem to like shows that exploit people. Worst station in Australia. Australian media in general have been left behind by the rest of the world, when they hear the term kpop they still think of Gangnam Style. This show was clearly trying to exploit something they knew nothing about for cheap laughs (that weren't funny!) There's lots of love for BTS in Australia, but our media are morons!

[@plusminuscons]

Preach!

[@piel634]

Just gettin attention then

[@ekdud2772]

lmao ok shannon

[@emezai]

As a fellow Aussie we don't claim channel 9

[@steviestinks8070]

Your media are morons l.

[@madeinbusanjkjm]

"Personally I'm very pissed." -David lol I wish I looked that calm when I was pissed.

[@jiungs_choco_chips]

Me too

[@snehasalvatore4365]

0:48 korean streamers controversy 7:16 harper bazaar blackface 12:46 bts 16:10 australian tv show making comments about bts

[@nashmia7355]

what are the names of the streamers?

[@ycesy3592]

@@nashmia7355 danny and david 😍

[@mochiquizbear6168]

@@ycesy3592 theyre talking about the streamers that played the game ya creep

[@maggie_xo]

As an Australian I’m embarrassed and so disappointed that this came from an Australian TV show. We have so much love for BTS it’s a shame this happened, I’m sorry.

[@pnsharma6127]

Its fine. You are not responsible for it. Its all okay

[@wuwuwu1757]

@@pnsharma6127 I don't know if you are Korea or not, but either way, you are very generous, considering that tons of international fans threaten Koreans to apologize for several netizens' comments.

[@pnsharma6127]

@@wuwuwu1757 we are ARMYs, we are the face of BTS and BTS never did anything wrong so why should their fans do anything wrong and insensible right!? So let's spread love, and let the haters hate. Purple you

[@cadegaming8840]

@@pnsharma6127 uhhh but are you korean tho. Cuz if you aren’t then you shouldn’t just be goin around accepting apologies just cuz you like BTS, it ain’t ur right.

[@joelmilhem9322]

Don't be. It's not your fault💕

[@heatherfosth]

What concerns me about the Australian TV segment is that these type of jokes - hardcore mockery - are only funny to people who most likely ALREADY have xenophobic and/or racist views. These words play well to an audience who thinks that successful artists from a country like Korea are a joke. Period. In and of itself. In other words, Korea being successful on a global scale IS the joke, and THAT’S a problem.

[@charzine66]

THIS. This sort of unfunny, insulting mockery of BTS on a TV show just reinforces to the xenophobic racists that their ignorant views are valid. I doubt anyone with a broader view of the world, BTS or K-Pop laughed along with these out-of-touch, tone-deaf xenophobes.

[@MissSushi123]

A fair chunk of the people within the australian TV industry are alot older, inherently their views will be more conservative. There should definitely be a push to introduce a younger generation so that things like this don't happen.

[@alzk_ookie]

This kind of reminds me of that time when an Australian radio show's prank call led to the suicide of Duchess Kate's nurse :(

[@plusminuscons]

EXACTLY

[@Honey-je4pr]

Yes, exactly. You hit it on the nail.

[@m_mmb]

As someone who has very dark humor, that was not funny AT ALL and was purely offensive & racist

[@monimuppet6132]

For real. There is a finesse to dark humor and you really need to understand the subject you're dealing with. I enjoy dark humor as well but this was a fail.

[@m_mmb]

Moni Muppet exactly!!

[@rachelamontes]

Yeah you have to pick the words, timing, audience as well as your tone

[@orsonsadler]

if it was a bit racist but at least funny, id laugh. but it was just cringey esp cos all of the people on that show are d-list celebs whose careers ended 10 years ago. the guy who said their singing was "passable" was an australian idol reject

[@DKDKTV]

Well that's just... sad

[@JanePanjaitan]

@@DKDKTV ikr 😂😂 honestly, I don't care abt all those haters. Namjoon said goodbye to them long time ago.

[@fuhtsgeorge7663]

Has beens

[@Tomisnormal]

Jimmy carr ain't a d-list celenrity lol

[@unknown6551]

Kat Beck saw jimmy and was v disappointed

[@greenlady6721]

I didn't like Perez Hilton before and now he earned my hate.

[@amanacer3088]

He really said with his whole chest ARMYs jumped him for asking if they were gay when he was making comments and assuming their sexuality based on stereotypes

[@greenlady6721]

@@amanacer3088 He thinks asking an unknown person's sexuality is normal and acceptable. It's a person's choice to share something so private anyway, why would they tell him?

[@greenlady6721]

@Every Rose he totally is, he thinks he's all that 😧

[@ChotiMintus]

His whole career is based on trolling, I don't get why he's still a thing. He is a disgusting human being

[@CLS-pn7il]

I didn't even know he was still relevant

[@7_dream]

Honestly it really crossed my line when they just saw their speech at the UN as something about "hair products". Nothing is more degrading than looking lowly on someone else's achievements just because they're a boy group or whatever.

[@chasebarber10]

8:09 as a black woman, it's clearly not blackface. I can understand why other black people might be offended, but they need to recognize that it isn't. You can't just avoid something like that forever just because they used black bodypaint vs a color. It's the same as if it was pure white body paint or red body paint. Call out the actual blackface like that Gucci hate situation.

[@bangtanbangtan4989]

Chase Barber and prada

[@yokubo7220]

I thought you had common sense for a second until you mentionned Gucci. Like if you still can't accept that it's just a fucking clothe but in black, you're no different than all the other people that think they can just make a fucking color their own and nobody else can use it unless they're part of the same race group, that's not only insanely ridiculous, but also racist, fyi.

[@lisaa2815]

Prismo the clothes weren’t just in black though....it was the design on top of the black background that made it look just like black face... Pls look at the designs of them

[@scarletthorizon8773]

@@lisaa2815 guess what NOT EVERYTHING IS FUCKING ABOUT YOU JESUS FUCK

[@Haylla2008]

People seem to forget the intention behind blackface, too. Even if someone is making their skin look darker to look more black (although I'm 100% certain that isn't the situation here), the intentional of blackface was to mock. If someone does it because they're showing people that they think it's beautiful, there is obviously no offense intended there and no reason to get offended. People aren't really offended over this. They have other deeper issues going on.

[@contextfree7807]

Jimin sings perfectly fine 99% of the time and when he makes one mistake, that’s all people try to focus on like stfu. What material you come up with to back up your argument is all it takes to see your true intention

[@lovedreamhope7089]

Thank God someone commented on this.. Jimin has a perfect unique voice that a lot of vocal coaches said so. One mistake and what they fucking focus on it. I am sooo mad. BigHit should sue this tv show. 😤😤😤

[@katsia_rina4261]

lovedream hope And we only could imagine how much Jimin was upset with that minor mistake there. He takes that way too serous, our poor boy. Sending lots of love to him. 💜

[@dunitasbrotton8788]

@@lovedreamhope7089 Even if he makes many mistakes that is not the point when you have the corage to sing live .. this can happen... and it is perfectly natural... people are so used to litent to pre-recorded stuff that they can appreciate live singing ..regardless of the fact that some artists like Bruce Springteeen, to name one, don't have a lot of voice and that is not the point...

[@SallieAndrea]

The painting isn't blackface but people need to stop calling black people sensitive for having that immediate reaction. Korea is notorious for black face in recent years, therefore people will easily interpret it as that without the knowledge. However personally I don't think it's racist or blackface. To me it's clear that was not the intent and also no one is that black anyways

[@coffeekissesxoxo6009]

Agree with your comment 100%

[@TheFighterfemme]

Yesssss

[@SirenRising]

I agreed up until the last part. There are ppl that are “that black” Nyakim Gatwech is one. She’s a South-Sudanese model.

[@SallieAndrea]

@@SirenRising it's physically impossible to be exactly black. I'm from east African as well and South Sudanese people aren't literally black but more a really dark brown.

[@marzadky4934]

@@SallieAndrea my sister and my family say that sometime when our family stand under shining sun we are actually blue and then there are times that we are grey........so relative perspective

[@semohbidin]

Haters are important because they show you you’re doing something right.May BTS haters live long to see BTS success.

[@winterjohnsons5582]

Yes girl

[@emmabathandbeyond3845]

The whole segment was problematic but like even if any members of bts are gay....WHY DOES IT EVEN MATTER.....

[@seraphinarainheart321]

there's nothing wrong with being gay, it's just the way they said it was intentionally aiming at the fact that idols wear make up, accessories, and care about fashion plus their more androgynous look (compared to westerners) that implies those characteristics as 'gay' (which sounds pretty insulting to the gay community as well, at least to me). the tone used was mocking and condescending, frankly, it gave me verbal bullies flashbacks

[@emmabathandbeyond3845]

Seraphina Rainheart it was more a rhetorical questions lol

[@emmabathandbeyond3845]

i do a drug called kpop And stan over 12 groups it was more a rehetorical question bc there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it

[@seraphinarainheart321]

@@emmabathandbeyond3845 oh oops, guess i got a bit too serious there XD

[@Honey-je4pr]

To fully understand the context, Perez Hilton is a has-been leech that tries to maintain his fame by attacking celebrities (in America). When Bts first went to the BBMAs in 2017, he was kind to them and Armys at first. Once he realized he could get clout by mentioning Bts, he started being super suggestive. He didn't ask if any of them were gay; he asked who was in a relationship with each other and who was the next 1D's Larry situation. It was GROSS. When Armys called him out on it, he started acting like a victim while also attacking Armys. We've cancelled him ever since and Idk what he's doing on an Australian show when he's a nobody, lmao

[@AJ-wt4xq]

In Australia racism is really common.... it's like some of them hate Asian...my cousin was studying their in college he got so bullied because of it and their professor or anyone didn't even do anything after he complained ...😓😓

[@daze_au]

Which uni?

[@630AS]

Really? That's funny. White Australians are inmigrants there too.

[@julia7810]

They’re Islamophobic too. My muslim friend was visiting her sister studying in Adelaide and they both got slushied. Her sister was wearing a headscarf and they just threw it at them yelled “GO BACK TO ARAB”..

[@daze_au]

@@julia7810 That’s messed up

[@coolsmart42]

Then why do they cry if racism happens in some other country..... I mean that's bullshit ... I dont think it's that common

[@livestonearth]

Blackface is different, blackface includes big red lips and is just the face, they also add red cheeks etc. Painyibg your body black and posing is different than painting you body black and doing gang signs or eating chicken which are actual black stereotypes

[@elscullens]

She didn't seem to me that she was representing the black experience. Or moking it. The hair, the poses, the tone of the color... None read african or racial to me. It actually looked western, the hair blowing jn the wind , the floating figure, like the fresco of a ninph on a ceiling. IMHO, of course.

[@journ753]

👀

[@lynnessa_indubitably]

Exactly

[@senior.1047]

Right.

[@juji5427]

elscullens i dont think its always about mocking, its also viewing black skin as an aesthetic

[@ma.helenacassandraagote1098]

“The South Korean One Direction” ARMYs are triggered!

[@cloudsweater]

11:58 “Koreans they Dumbo” Nice one Danny...good one 😂

[@normancross1515]

If you've ever seen a substantial cross-section of Australian TV . . . you can now understand why even Australians don't watch it.

[@Tilly1770]

Norman Cross I haven’t watched free to air for years and my kids accidentally changed the channel the other day and I was all “huh, when did channel 10 change their logo?!” Apparently it’s been years since they have 😂

[@lizziele5212]

“these types of jokes shouldn’t be promoted” couldn’t have said it better

[@damnyoumuggles5252]

Australia tv show embarrassing themselves again and no wonder people in Australia don’t watch much Tv show anymore. Like making joke using racism is disgusting 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@imretrodd7120]

GEORGE George it’s true. I catch up on my news online or in the newspaper nowadays. I only watch T.V when a movie a like/want to watch is on air.

[@MidnightEkaki]

The show was aired on Channel 9 which is also known to have ties with right wing politics and biased news reporting, television studios are owned by right wing rich white folk so who would willingly want to give their programs views for their shitty content

[@emilyfishie]

about the k government exploiting bts... i think what bts does for their country is priceless. so only bts can decide whether to do a service for what “price” they themselves set.

[@lisaa2815]

THAT'S.👏🏽NOT.👏🏽BLACK.👏🏽FACE.👏🏽👏🏽 coming from a Black person

[@thegoodsheep7467]

I am imagining you saying this with swag hahaha

[@prod.murmur]

Exactly. If you compare this to the original black face you just can't. This wasn't done to make fun of black people or copy them in any way

[@erarung28]

True. Old variety shows do that . Yet no much nowadays, especially there is celebrity like sam ockeyere(correct me if i am wrong) that bring about the best thing being a person instead of skin color.

[@lisaa2815]

e r you’re right

[@4thgenhanji]

THAT'S WHAT I SAID( I'm also black) think of it like this, it's just body paint used to make her outline show more against the background. I know some black people who do the same with white or gold. It's not blackface, it's modeling.

[@paris2______]

In my opinion, I don't think she's doing blackface. It's a beautiful picture. She looks stunning. Blackface is meant to mock. If she is mocking black people or if the magazine is mocking black people, I don't see how. *** I am a black, female American.

[@paris2______]

@Black To Grace I respect your opinion despite the fact that you do not respect mine. However, not everything needs to be seen as disrespect, mockery, or cultural appropriation. Did the magazine hurt some, yes. Was that the intention of the model or magazine, likely not. But again, your views and my views are different. This is why some were hurt and others weren't.

[@paris2______]

@Black To Grace I also understand that there are indeed black people with very dark complexions that could resemble a metallic black. They are truly beautiful. But for this photoshoot, maybe the thought process was "black is slimming and contrasts well with white and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye" not "we should imitate black people for more revenue and shock value".

[@mohamedmalek4880]

paris2korea 👏🙌🤝

[@akwrdlyprrfct8879]

Yes queen, say it a little louder for the people in the back.

[@turtlepetal]

Thank you. 👏🏾 I don't think it's blackface either.

[@tulip784]

David: weird stuff Danny: fun stuff I love their different personalities

[@moupiya9041]

who's danny and who's david 😭

[@witcherye]

when the clip of Jimin passed, I was just thinking about how he would be sad if he saw this

[@xiameevue4406]

riza IKR ME TOO😭😭

[@taesmile.]

Ikr he is always so hard on himself and if he sees this he would be so sad 😭

[@xiameevue4406]

I’m just hope jimin knows that there are are billions of ppl out there that knows how hard they work and that he shouldn’t stress over that clip😭💜

[@hunnitbae]

I can see jimin crying and it breaks my heart thinking bout it. Poor babyyy 😭💔💜

[@alistamizhia2198]

riza he would be so embarrassed and blame himself for this when in reality it’s not his fault at all, he is just a human after all

[@madeinbusanjkjm]

I don't think BTS cares what a random Australian tv show says about them. They are so sucessful they could probably buy the whole continent of Australia lol. The only thing that is sad is that Jimin will probably be upset by seeing his footage used as an example of "kpop idols can't sing". We all have bad days at work, right? Nobody is perfect 100% of the time. If I put myself in his shoes....I would be mortified if I saw that on tv. That was a really low blow.

[@ahyenchimchiminie2092]

Yes. Even Mariah had bad days too.

[@xSkyLa]

I agree. If Jimin had seen that clip of him he would probably be upset and disappointed at himself. 🥺 We all know how sensitive he is with his singing and his talent in general. He works so hard perfecting his craft and these ignorant xenophobes just shit on him? I hope to God he has never seen it. 😞

[@rhythmsandblues1077]

ignorant ass...they could never buy Australia and no body ever can 🙄🙄

[@maria-clara7381]

@@rhythmsandblues1077 sorry i'm late but the commenter is stating a figure of speech hyperbole he/she is just saying that bts is more succesful and richer than these host (probably)

[@hamburguerkino9500]

I don't like BTS and I found that program really offensive. And dumb.

[@taetaesbestfriend4479]

I saw those apology videos trending but i couldn't understand properly. Now its clear. Thanks guys.

[@lynnessa_indubitably]

Thank you Danny I agree with your thoughts about double standards when it comes to sensitivity that being said I also don’t think it’s offensive 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@helenkellersfatpussy2737]

Justice for Dumbo😞✊🏽

[@DKDKTV]

I HATE DUMBO

[@coffeekissesxoxo6009]

😂😂😂👌🏽

[@jhopeyouaremysunshine8631]

@@DKDKTV 😂😂😂

[@pandagirl9109]

Like ppl were in the 21st century why there is still racism 😭

[@uwu_maya3631]

PandaGirl webtoon

[@mqchi_thetic3636]

PandaGirl I’m saying!!

[@pillowz9998]

guess there will always be and it’s agh 🙄

[@livestonearth]

As a black person I dont find it black face so I think you're kind of reaching

[@hirjeta2674]

@@livestonearth i think she meant bts australia

[@ynbae97]

You know what I'm really disappointed and more over pissed.

[@bpossem]

As an Australian - especially as an Australian who grew up in Asia - I'm so fucking sorry. We tried to get an apology. We were abhorred. They barely acknowledged us. I'm so embarrassed.

[@NaRa-sd9oq]

I believe the way they mocked BTS is not only due to BTS being Asian, but also due to very unhealthy notions of masculinity and sexism in Western cultures. Also, the BTS fans that are shown on the media are largely groups of girls/young women and there is loooooong history of dismissing what girls/young women like as frivolous/vain/low quality - even the Beatles themselves had to deal with that in their early years. That prejudice exists in every single form - what girls read, write, wear, sing, paint, dance, play, etc.. is always policed. The basic principle of this is not so different from mocking an adult for liking videogames, but is worse due to sexism.

[@Mari-hb5do]

Na Ra toxic masculinity at its best

[@elscullens]

Yeah, the shit Twilght is still getting is unbelievable. Ass posses on Overwacth, Jar Jar..... nothing, boys enterntaintment reings supreme. Books and movies that may cater to a version of femal sexuality?, low budget trash.

[@lenn452]

wow i never thought about it this way but you are right. that's sad.

[@smolcat786]

"Okay fine. I'm permanently cancelled already😔" HAD ME WHEEZING 4:23

[@pantojafamily476]

Hello from Pennsylvania. Love your channel. Keep up the good work guys.

[@Shinghye1111]

Its 2019 but still no surprise if some cavemen tell us they never heard of the biggest boy group in the world. We can't do much but just have to leave them behind and let them be." Frog in the well is not a myth it's a truth !!! Our love and respect for BTS is deep 💜💜💜

[@nekochan444]

땡

[@neo_grasszennie8214]

"there's 7 members, that's alot" Me: *laughs and wheezes in NCT and Seventeen* let me tell u a little something about a LOt

[@renflower1910]

"This is BTS, the South Korean One Direction." Bruhhh they are not alike!

[@juicewrld4948]

When that woman said they're the Korean One direction . I literally laughed the first time when I heard it not bc she mentioned 1D but bc of the reason the way she said it. It felt as if these are the same dumb people who never knew non-English bands existed 😂 LMAO but BTS n ARMYS slapped them so hard that BTS is the historical biggest boyband after Beatles n I'm pretty sure she now knew them very well now 😂

[@fullmoonhearts921]

The channel the show aired on has plenty of problematic people and shows, so I'm not surprised they mocked BTS. As an Australian their behaviour is embarrassing.

[@katerinatsantani6358]

David: if something is wrong, you need to fix it Me: But how could they possibly fix their brains?? 🤔

[@braylin5003]

Brainwashing

[@abicadabby]

There are so many fans (including me) that love BTS and are hoping that they come to Australia .......and then the stupid friekin TV show is ruining it for us. Ahhhhhh.

[@Anny-me9ny]

Yeah please don’t worry it could have happened to any of us! Have hope they will come to Australia, I hope they’ll come to Ireland too

[@abicadabby]

@@Anny-me9ny yes hopefully

[@mirovio]

Thanks for always having a full of sense content.♥️

[@osiris8519]

This is not blackface, this is her body, I can barely even see her face. Black showcases physique better than light colours. Black is beautiful.

[@mistyvlogz]

I'm Black and I dont think this is anything near blackface but the issue shouldnt be overlooked And ppl shouldnt be called sensitive for this issue in general

[@vminhope3040]

I’ve been binge watching this channel. Lol I love seeing you guys argue all day. Drinking my coffee at 5:00 a.m. watching these.

[@sal670]

i heard about that australian tv problem but never really know what they r saying except what ARMYs quoting, now i watch them saying those things, i dont even know what to feel.. it just makes me really sad. and thinking if any of bts members seeing that shit make me even more sad

[@asianime12]

That is not blackface. It's called Art. She was not imitating black culture in the least.

[@MrsJiJichka]

@Black To Grace , but isn't blackface used with the intention of mocking/making fun of people with dark skin? I understand what you're saying, but at the same time if you look at it at a different angle, then the photo looks so aesthetically pleasing (imo) thanks to the painted skin that gives a nice contrast, so in this case it's showing that dark skin makes it more beautiful, therefore I see nothing offencive. Why do you think it should be considered mocking and racist?

[@FIFI-0-0]

Black To Grace it’s not racist, it is art. Black and white has always been used in art to contrast each other, this Is coming from someone who paints often, of course art is subjective but you can’t say someone was being racist when they clearly weren’t.

[@Minmin-jy1gq]

Uhh and what exactly qualifies as black culture to you? I didn't think it was blackface either but the second part...wdym fam?

[@asianime12]

alessander I mean... did you not watch their video all the way through. It did show the examples clearly of what that looked like. I mean I could look for the time slots in the video but I really don't feel like it. You can do that yourself.

[@scarletgrey3694]

As an Australian myself I find it disgusting and horrible the way that they spoke about bts. Especially because Australia is a MULTICULTURAL country! if you go into an Australian city you will find that there are people from all different races, cultures and religions. That’s something that should be celebrated and people like that are just bringing down other cultures and races. As an Australian I would like to say that this is just a small portion of our population and most people aren’t like that. We need to ignore people like this and celebrate diversity!

[@ukanita865]

I am from U.K. I am disgusted by these comments against BTS. I am a 60 year old army. So the prejudice is not comedy it’s definitely from an ignorant mind. Shame on those interviewers.

[@maricabaldassarra3334]

About the aussie tv show that upsetted me the most was when they showed the UN speech IN WHICH RM CLEARLY SPOKE IN ENGLISH and they said "idk what he's talking about probably hair's products".

[@likematestopprocrastinatin7673]

So there are some people who go up to Koreans and ask them stupid questions. One person came up to me and asked me "If you're Korean, are you North or South? And since you're Korean are you related to BTS? Bish, do you see me trapped in North Korea? And just because I Korean D O S E N ' T M E A N I ' M R E L A T E D TO B T S!

[@ayushithakur9059]

Seeing david go off really soothes my temper as well 💜

[@carol-anneking2501]

I just recently subscribed to DKDKTV and I LOVE your content esp the explanation videos; really eye opening! I digress, in the not so distant future BTS will come to Australia to perform and I hope to God, Channel 9 is eating their racist crappy words then! What a complete joke of a broadcasting station, that wasn't even funny... that was downright trash! Lots of love for DK,DK & BTS though 💜 'You nice, keep going'!

[@fouziatamanna690]

I always listened to your news update..it was great to know about what was happening in kpop or any kdrama star.

[@hadassah6563]

Australian journalism has been terrible for quite a lot of years now. Maybe this controversy with sort some of them out. In which case, army, I would highly appreciate it if you attacked not just the rasisim, but the fake journalism. Its embarrassing, at this point... 💜💜💜

[@nacmegfeegle2310]

It sounds like our USA Fox news a lot of time. Nationalistic and ignorant

[@kittypaws4evas]

As an Australian army I felt so angry and heart broken. It’s sad that there’s so many racist individuals still, they try to be inclusive for media play. The lack of asian representation is sad. Like I’m asian myself and I felt proud that bts is breaking out of the korean shell with such a great message. It seriously pissed me off with the shows apology. They also did this with blackpink by stating at their concert teenagers were selling drugs. However it wasn’t blackpinks concert but a rave festival !! :-/ Trying to put kpop in a bad light

[@PrincessSakuno]

Thank God I've never seen that obscene tv segment on BTS on 9 news. Literally stopped watching t.v. since like i was in high school. I'm in uni now. That was tasteless and I'm not even an ARMY. Australian society is still quite racist at this roots but people of the younger generation are more aware of this issue and therefore trying to stray away and shift that attitude. But as an Australian to think that this was deemed acceptable to air on tv is just utterly embarrassing. Thumbs up to Channel 9 for embarrassing not only Australians but Australian media as a whole on a global level :)

[@cindylepo6784]

I was highly offended by the @20onOne thing! They didenough research to find a video of Jimins voice cracking instead of literally any other. They dug deep enough to know they spoke at the UN but joked it was about hair products. It was all wrong and THEY KNEW IT! The apology was the worst non-apology I ever heard. This absolutely reinforces the stereotypes of Asian kpop. And BTS couldn't be further than those stereotypes. I'm just mad about this level of arrogance and ignorance. Ugh.

[@nataliasouza8733]

I have heard a lot of bad things about racism in Australia. I have a few friends from different countries that live there and they all agree that is getting worse each year. What a pity. This TV show or whatever was really disrespectful.

[@saboriana]

I think what this video showed is how sensitive we all are. We all have our painful history of being dehumanizing, humiliated, and belittle. The same way that we don't want others to pick out our wounds, its important that we also take care to not needless pick at the wounds of others. What may seem like humor to us may be a slap in the painted blackface of another.

[@Anonymous_hipp0]

Bruh when I heard that news crap I litteraly had my mouth wide open the whole time I am so mad. Those news people are so frikin ignorant and disrespectful. Like what the heck.

[@minjimello2296]

i live in Australia and im honestly mad like no one should make a joke that stereotypic like that needs to stop

[@BentonRox]

We have a bunch of those kind of talking head "comedy" shows in the States as well. Not one of them would have aired that segment. It was just tedious, xenophobic, weirdly denigrating stuff. Any US producer would have pulled that segment and told them to go write something funny, preferably not racist. But in Australia...they can be really racist there, especially against Asians.

[@ronlim20]

"It's almost like a Swatch" took me out hahahahaha

[@waterdrifter13]

My best friend has had to deal with a lot of crappy serious and "it's a joke" comments over the years, and dang, the whole Australian show made me cringe. People think because of comedy like this that it's okay to treat real people like that, and it's not. If we don't call them out, they'll spread that misinformation to others who will make horrible comments to people. We can't let it stand.

[@SirenaMei]

Watching that Australian tv clip still makes me so angry. Since when racism, and pretty much bullying, has been called comedy. Not funny in any way. And their apology was bullshit, they clearly were not sorry at all.

[@chimmyeatingkookies8419]

As an Australian, i apologise to everyone who has had to listen to this bs that came from my country. I was absolutely SHOCKED when i heard what those other Australians said about bts and it is ridiculous. I just want you all to know that majority of Australians are not like that. Most Australians are really nice and polite and i have never heard anything like this from an Australian, let alone Australian television and it just hurts me so much! It is such disgusting behaviour and i really hope someone teaches those people a lesson and i hope theyre fired from their jobs because this behaviour is completely UNACCEPTABLE towards anyone or any artist. I really have no words for this and i am almost embarrassed to call myself an Australian as some armys are saying rude things towards the whole of Australia itself but i really want you to know that almost no one in Australia is like that and i pray for those hosts to burn in hell. Again I apologise that people have had to feel this way due to people from my country and i hope nothing like this ever happens again in any country

[@jeanniefarnsworth8047]

The color black is not owned by any race or ethnicity. Blackface goes much deeper than black paint. People who only look at the surface and not the deeper meaning behind a piece of art often misunderstand. An artist is nor responsible for others' prejudice. Blackface is very controversial, but Tyler Perry has made millions using the same stereotypes blackface mocks.

[@288lorenaify]

I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE THE PEWDIEPIE OF KOREA

[@ajyyyvl]

LS they are the PewNews of Korea. Poppy Gloria moved here after being fired and now works for DKDKTV

[@chaoticbun3639]

I lost my shit at "Koreans hate Dumbo" Also thanks for talking about the Australian news segment, I was personally really upset & their apology was extremely half-assed. I thought they should have apologized on tv. I agree that they did have an agenda to undermind BTS because they are Korean, which is unprofessional & racist.

[@loursfloral5409]

The pictures of the model on black and white are so pretty and elegant.

[@loveyoubts4ever135]

@19:10 = Totally agree with u #David. These people are Typical Aussie being Aussie .

[@rikismicrowavedstrawberries]

i agree with all the points danny and david made in this video. however, what i still cannot let go was when they put jimin’s voice crack in there to make it seem like “they can’t sing” or whatever. i’m an aspiring singer and jimin and i are alike in the sense that our performances must be absolutely perfect and that we beat ourselves up and don’t really think we’re good ( even when people around us assure us that we did fine). of course i know i’m good to a certain extent, but whenever i make the smallest mistake i beat myself up and sometimes even cry about how embarrassing it was. even if the rest was good if not amazing to others. they’re trash for not considering how the boys feel. thanks to coming to my TED talk. love your videos ! 🤧❣️

[@tazzybby3780]

The thing that pisses me off the most about that Australian show is that Australia in general is so big on multiculturalism and how “we’re so welcoming to others” but then they go a head pull this racist shit like it’s honestly just embarrassing as an Aussie army myself. They haven’t even apologised correctly. Realty is Australia is a Xenophobic ass country and it’s not just bc BTS were in but in general. People are very racist and the history of the country shows it smh

[@giselagarza6293]

Totally agree with you David.

[@nalinisingh9139]

I swear I got so pissed. I live in Australia and me and other Aussie ARMY are desperately waiting for BTS to come here. I always freaking check their official page just in case they announce the dates in Australia. But when things like this happen I feel like if bighit or BTS themselves see it they might not come or the chances are reduced. Like you don’t have to like them all goods but what about the others I am dying to see them and I will do anything to see them but I’m so disappointed with the Australian news channel.

[@cactusnopal4991]

But like Dave Chapelle’s humor is creative and funny (it tip toes the line) while that tv segment was cringey, enough ARMYs have a good sense of humor to where if it was funny they would acknowledge it but this fell flat

[@kayjay5105]

I'm black and that isn't blackface

[@adriannguyen4766]

Channel 9 - Australia news channel previously used the images of BLACKPINK concert in Australia for the wrong reason. They said that there were people charged for drug supply at a K-pop festival but used pictures of BLACKPINK at the girls’ concert. They gave the viewers of the news channel the wrong impression of BLACKPINK. This issue should also be brought into the light.

[@margad.t7544]

I'm not Australian but I lived in Australia almost half my life and im an BTS fan and im so disgusted that the Australian news said that its so racist

[@myfanwymoi7874]

if that australian tv reached BTS then it will be Cypher pt.5

[@maylewis2421]

It seemed like the boys liked the watch. They met the President and got signatures from him. At least they were happy

[@monicamartin5906]

You Guys were so on point about the Australian program. They had collected a group of has beens and have nots to read some lines without knowing who they were. (Rob Mills was a Voice contestant and his main claim to fame is for fucking Paris Hilton) Australians on the whole are racist, wether it be upfront or passive, they use humour as a guise to exploit this so it easy to come back and say, 'don't be so sensitive' or 'It was only a joke' This type on attitude is sadly built into Australian society. I'm Australian by the way and I haven't seen much improvement in 40 years

[@jiminpark7358]

As A Australian I feel so disgusted and ashamed 😡😕

[@sfukuda512]

That Japanese right-wing guy likes Dumbo? Well, OK. I like the phrase "Korean One Direction". One Direction? Oh, you mean the British Nsync.

[@madamepaka]

LMAO! BRITISH NSYNC😂😂😭

[@kyoshi1950]

When Australia is near to Asia but their TV program still doesn't know about BTS. Where do they get their satellite signal from?

[@bearlyreactions23]

I'm an Australian and I didn't even know this happened I'm so sorry

[@stargazer5780]

It supposed to be news report not some stand up with specific audience what comes to see that type of humor. That program aired on TV presenting BTS to australian audience in diminishing manner. Nothing to be compared to what Dave Chappelle did.

[@orsonsadler]

just to be clear, that show is not a news report. it's just a trashy countdown show that is meant to be funny, but isnt

[@WonderingWildWanderingRose]

@@orsonsadler and so their intention to mock BTS started even before the show wrote the "jokes". It started when they chose to put them on the list of things to mock.

[@menerva2143]

Guys I have anger issues and IM SO FXXKING MAD AT THAT AUSTRALIA SHOW

[@alexarmanto1922]

That is it. I am in love with David Kim. Lovable personality and intellectual!

[@snorlaxie]

Offensive comedy is fine, but the jokes that are solely based on inaccurate stereotypes aren't even funny; it's literally just lazy. I don't stan BTS personally but you don't need to be their fan to know that those "jokes" were just blatantly racist.

[@charzine66]

This is good to hear that the general public sees how racist and xenophobic the "jokes" were, too.

[@Rkive71]

And actually they made it worser in Twitter

[@soomi]

5:14 me when a customer walks in 5 minutes before closing time