sehun sent a congratulatory video message for opโs seniorโs wedding! HIS BLONDE HAIR ๐ฉ๐ฉ
the brideโs friend managed to get the video message for her because the bride likes sehun~ ใ ใ
๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
@GMMTV@ScarletHeartTH@Giggoo_
We acknowledge GMMTV's statement as a first step. However, our concerns remain, and our requests for proper cultural explanations, acknowledgement, and on-screen credits have yet to be fully addressed.
๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
CULTURAL HERITAGE RECOGNITION
#RecognizeMyanmarCulturalHeritage
#CulturalCreditMatters
#ScarletHeartTH #GMMTV
GMMTV, Myanmar people are raising these concerns because cultural heritage is deeply meaningful to us. Would you be willing to listen to our feedback and provide an official clarification? @GMMTV@ScarletHeartTH
RESPECT MYANMAR
GMMTV ACCOUNTABILITY
#RespectMyanmarCulture
#CreditOurHeritage
#ScarletHeartTH
โAlawi is a fictional city inspired by a diverse range of cultures, including Thai, Lanna, Chinese, Burmese, and others.โ
@GMMTV@ScarletHeartTH@Giggoo_
Saying that Alawi is โinspired by diverse culturesโ does not address our concerns or excuse the lack of cultural accountability. The word โ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐โ is ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
What you have presented is not merely a piece of clothing or a fashion design. It bears a striking resemblance to our tradational attire from Myanmar's Yadanabon Period, a significant part of our cultural and historical heritage. This is not something that should be casually dismissed as a generic design inspired by multiple cultures.
If GMMTV genuinely drew inspiration from Myanmar's cultural attire, then we deserve a clear explanation. What historical research was conducted? Which specific cultural and historical references informed the design? Was Myanmar's heritage properly acknowledged and represented? And why has there been no meaningful explanation addressing these concerns?
We are not asking you to simply label your fictional world as multicultural. We are asking you to ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
It is honestly frustrating to see cultural heritage treated as nothing more than an aesthetic choice while legitimate concerns about its representation remain unanswered. If you claim to be inspired by another culture, you should be prepared to explain that inspiration with transparency, respect, and historical context.
GMMTV & the production team, please stop staying silent and address these concerns directly. We deserve more than a vague statement about a fictional city. We deserve an explanation of the cultural and historical references behind the design, along with proper acknowledgment of the heritage it appears to draw from.
GMMTV RESPECT OUR CULTURE
#RespectMyanmarCulture
#CreditOurHeritage
#ScarletHeartTHLIVE
๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ง (แแญแฏแแบแแแญแแบแธ) is not simply a name for a traditional Burmese outfit. It refers to a specific garment with its own history, construction, and cultural significance.
Myanmar's traditional clothing evolved across different dynasties, and the styles worn during the early Konbaung period, Amarapura era, and later Yadanabon period were not necessarily the same. Even the cut of a garment, its fastening, its decorative details, and the way it was worn could reflect a particular period and social rank.
Htaingmathein is traditionally understood as a woman's upper garment, worn with a byan htamein (แแผแแทแบแแแฎ), rather than a term for the entire ensemble. These distinctions may seem minor to some, but when the terminology is repeatedly used incorrectly, an important part of cultural knowledge can gradually be lost.
This is precisely why historical research matters in period dramas. Traditional clothing is not merely an aesthetic choice; it carries information about the people, period, and culture it represents.
When costumes in #ScarletHeartThailand appear to draw on Myanmar court attire, it raises a legitimate question: were the garments researched according to their historical origins, construction, and period, or were different styles combined simply because they looked suitable for a historical setting?
Lanna and Myanmar share a long and complex history, but historical connections do not make their respective clothing traditions interchangeable. Similarities should be examined in context, and identifiable cultural influences deserve accurate recognition.
Historical fiction allows creative freedom, but creative freedom does not make historical research optional. When a production invests years in developing a period drama, understanding the origins of the clothing used to build its world should be part of that preparation. Otherwise, what is presented as historical atmosphere risks becoming a mixture of cultural references without sufficient historical grounding.
๐๐ช๐ง ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐จ, ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ. They deserve more than to be treated as interchangeable costumes.
We sincerely hope @GMMTV and the @ScarletHeartTH production team will provide appropriate acknowledgment of Myanmar's cultural heritage wherever it has been incorporated into the series. If these elements are retained, I hope their origins will be clearly credited in the episodes or accompanying production materials.
#ScarletHeartTH
#BurmeseHtaingmathein