Exigimos disculpas públicas por comentarios despectivos e insensibles hacia BTS y su comunidad de seguidores
A la atención de la directiva, equipo de producción y locutores de @iHeartRadio y la emisora que realizaron la transmisión
@TheWoodyShow :
Nos dirigimos a ustedes en representación de la comunidad global de seguidores del grupo musical para expresar nuestra profunda indignación ante las recientes declaraciones emitidas durante su transmisión respecto a los integrantes de la agrupación y su público.
Durante el programa, los locutores hicieron uso de un tono despectivo para burlarse y distorsionar deliberadamente los nombres de los artistas ("Jang Jukes", "Jukes Jin Cook"), acompañándolo de expresiones de desprecio hacia su identidad e idioma. Ridiculizar la pronunciación de nombres no occidentales no es un chiste inofensivo; constituye una falta de respeto cultural y una microagresión que perpetúa prejuicios sobre los artistas asiáticos en los medios internacionales.
Asimismo, rechazamos categóricamente la descalificación generalizada hacia los seguidores del grupo, a quienes se catalogó repetidamente como "perdedores". Si bien comprendemos que los medios de comunicación expresen opiniones, el insulto gratuito no equivale a la crítica periodística o al entretenimiento.
Por lo anterior, exigimos formalmente:
—Una aclaración y disculpa pública: Que los locutores involucrados reconozcan el tono despectivo y la insensibilidad cultural mostrada hacia los integrantes de BTS.
—Respeto a la identidad de los artistas: Que el medio adopte un estándar mínimo de profesionalismo al referirse a figuras públicas internacionales, respetando la pronunciación de sus nombres y su origen.
A la vez revisen con detenimiento la conducta, ética y profesionalismo de las personas encargadas de conducir sus transmisiones.
Quienes tienen acceso a un micrófono y a una audiencia tienen la responsabilidad mínima de informarse correctamente y expresarse con respeto. Permitir que los conductores recurran a la burla de nombres, a la insensibilidad cultural y a los insultos directos hacia el público no solo demuestra una falta de preparación, sino que afecta seriamente la credibilidad del propio medio.
Exigimos que realicen su trabajo con profesionalismo y que establezcan filtros adecuados para evitar que personal sin el debido rigor ético continúe emitiendo comentarios despectivos al aire.
RESPECT BTS
STOP ASIAN HATE
RESPECT ARMY
ARMYS WITH BTS
#ArmyAgaistRacism
#ArmyAgaistXenophobia
#RespectBTS
#StopAsianHate
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Exigimos una disculpa pública de @TheWoodyShow y @iHeartRadio por los comentarios despectivos y la burla a los nombres de BTS, así como los insultos a los fans. Les exigimos profesionalismo, ética y respeto a la identidad cultural de los artistas.
Hey @TheWoodyShow
Well… congratulations. You just called my 98-year-old grandmother a loser 💜
Yep. My 98-year-old grandma is ARMY
She loves BTS. She loves their music. She’s found joy, friendship, and a community of people from all over the world who make her feel loved and included
At 98 years old, she’s still finding things that make her happy
And you decided that was something worth making fun of?
Imagine being so bothered by people enjoying music that you have to get on the radio and insult them for it. Meanwhile, ARMY are out here making friendships across countries, supporting charitable causes, celebrating music, and creating memories with people they may have never otherwise met
If loving something that brings people happiness makes us “losers,” then I guess my grandma is one hell of a loser 😂💜
But honestly, I'll take being an ARMY “loser” alongside my 98-year-old grandma over being the person who thinks mocking someone's happiness is a personality
You don't have to like BTS. You don't even have to understand BTS. But you don't get to decide that the joy they bring to people is something to be ashamed of
My grandma found her people
She found her music
She found her family
And at 98, she's still out here being proud to be ARMY
That's not losing. That's winning at life 💜
See how Jungkook literally stopped moving when Jimin switched into that transparent outfit? 😭
He couldn't take his eyes off the screen, and he couldn't even continue singing along in case he missed something. He wanted to see every single move, every single detail, every single part of Jimin.
That's a GONE man. 😭 He's been completely enamored by Jimin for what feels like forever, and now we're at 13 years. 😂
See how Jungkook literally stopped moving when Jimin switched into that transparent outfit? 😭
He couldn't take his eyes off the screen, and he couldn't even continue singing along in case he missed something. He wanted to see every single move, every single detail, every single part of Jimin.
That's a GONE man. 😭 He's been completely enamored by Jimin for what feels like forever, and now we're at 13 years. 😂
the hosts of the woody show, an iheartradio show broadcast on over 30 stations nationwide, mocked jungkook's name on air, made derogatory remarks about bts fans, and made racist comments while addressing online criticism regarding the iheartradio music festival.