Yeah I thought that might be the case. I don’t really need *another* service 😅

It was good at the time that it came out and we were all live-watching it because it was a lesser explored genre for Kdramas—a suspense thriller— and not the regular candy/romcom stuff that is so saturated and campy now; Ot actually isn’t a “bad” drama overall, even, but the ENDING was just so horrible that it ruined the entire show for a lot of us... You may still want to watch it—and kudos to you if you do so one day— I’d just advise that you skip the finale episode, then you’ll be fine 😅😅👌🏻👌🏻

I don't think the dreadlocks are cultural appropriation, as they are a pretty common feature of many cultures. I am not sure I would say an appreciation for reggae is cultural appropriation either.

There are very good educational material online about Cultural appropriation, racism....many people have talked about this...Dreadlocks aren't issue but Dreadlocks being perceived dirty, people who have dreadlocks are not civilized, do illegal things, are dangerous, predatory etc. is a racial negative stereotype.....this drama suffers from unconcious bias...and they picked it up from some western racist portrayal of Jamaican/Black culture...and with everything that has happened around me over the past month, I can't overlook this or say its okay because its fiction.

You don't think the guy who has dreadlocks, who is evidently interested in reggae, who has flies coming out his hair, who has strange sexual interests, etc. might be read, in totally, as making a joke about black people? Because it reads that way to me. Like I get that there's nothing inherently wrong with having dreadlocks - a point I make. But when you have a person with all these negative characteristics also have dreadlocks and also express interest in reggae, it sort of starts to seem like the writer is trading in lazy and racist stereotypes.

Darkening a non-Black person's skin-tone, giving them dirty dreadlocks with flies flying around their head, and using them as comic relief is racist. You say that by 'by calling everything racism, we may be becoming blurred about true racism'. Views like this are what help racist stereotypes and microaggressions to be perpuated. I'd really recommend you do more reading around this, and check out a diagram theconsciouskid has on their instagram, which shows the types of racism as 'Overt White Supremacy (Socially Unacceptable)' and 'Covert White Supremacy (Socially Acceptable)'. Among the things which are covert racism but socially acceptable is 'cultural appropriation'.

There is nothing called “true racism” or by extension false EAs. It’s all just racism.

Dropping this here because you seem quite confused. An explanation from the BSU president of the University of Utah: "Cultural appropriation can be defined as the “cherry picking” or selecting of certain aspects of a culture, and ignoring their original significance for the purpose of belittling it as a trend. Appreciation is honoring and respecting another culture and its practices, as a way to gain knowledge and understanding."

Basically cultural appropriation is what they did. Taking characteristics of another culture and using it in a way that was supposed to be "comedic." The portrayal of the character was not only disgusting quite frankly but also about as funny as trump calling the coronavirus the kungflu (that means it's absolutely f***ing not funny). Cultural appropriation is like using someone's bathroom and leaving a mess behind. It's quite annoying and you won't get invited over anymore.
Cultural appreciation on the other hand is what most of us on this platform do: enjoying and learning about another culture. A respectful thing to do.
Culture is very personal and generally specific to a group of people. For those who have it, it's very disturbing when it is used in ways like this. You might share it and take part in other cultures but you should respect it. Keep that in mind please 🙃

Thank you, I appreciate it!

lol it's gonna be one heck of a dance party. Awesome, thank you! Not as big as I was expecting but I understand why some are put off or worried about the power dynamics.

I think it’s weird that people are getting the vapors about the age gap in this case, but swooned over Boyfriend. The age/power gap was WAY more evident. The haircut they gave her made her look old, so she looked like his mother and they both looked weirded out any time they had to touch each other. I don’t mind an age gap as long as they are both adults. As long as the story/chemistry/acting is on point.

IDK how much I will like this drama. It’s pretty whacky. I’m here for it though. I probably won’t be on the comment section though, because it appears that everyone is pissed off about everything. I get enough of that on FB😂

@Miranda that I can definitely agree with and you bring up good points.
Korean men have an "easy" out by being able to go to the military in between their child acting days and adult acting days. Many have taken that route in order to ease the transition. However, for Korean women, their only option is to quit their job they've done for years and have a self-assigned hiatus. That's problematic in a number of ways. Women and men have to be allowed to mature in a steady progression. Otherwise, we perpetuate extreme actions by child actresses in order to break that mold. See almost any Disney Channel star. (I wouldn't call this an extreme reaction by KYJ since it has been a steady build from CWP and even MDBC).

@Madison I didn't say that because she is an adult she will be professional, but because she is a professional, she knows what she is getting into. It's not like she wouldn't have looked up who this director was, who JCW was, or wouldn't have read the script. She's not a noob who has to just blindly follow her agency. With her history, she has leverage in her career choices.
But really that is a minor point compared to your other wrong one. Jang Jayeon was sexually abused because her freaking sick company manager was trash and sent her to his "parties" to gain favor. Being okay with age gaps does NOT equal being okay with sexual assault. Women can be sexually assaulted no matter their age, the aggressor's age, or what projects they pick. The only one who will ever be at fault is the aggressor and direct witnesses. Also, just because a guy is older doesn't automatically make him trash. It is just as likely for her to be in danger from someone her age.

@tuberosum
I also loved Suspicious Partner. Actually, SP, Healer and the K2 are my favorite projects of Ji Chang Wook.
I didnt like MMS for its plot and messy writing.
I love JCW and i wish him success in his future endeavours.
Peace everyone!

Doremi, that's where you're wrong about me. I actually like rom-com more than action. After reading the comments here, I might just watch to find out how bad it is. I read some viewers are petitioning to cancel this drama.

@enriquequierecagar Thank you! 🙌 I was starting to doubt myself and thought if I'm the problematic one when everyone seems to like SP.

I'm confused. I thought people were having problem with the actors' age gap not the characters'? Since the first time this was announced I had been meaning to ask the horrified beanies in what way is this show sooo horrible but Clean With Passion wasn't, considering that YKS is a year older than JCW, and that show was also 2 years ago making KYJ even younger than now. But reading the commemts now has confused me so I guess there is no point in pushing double-standard questions lol