{"id":1253996,"date":"2022-01-29T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T18:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1253996"},"modified":"2022-01-29T13:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T18:23:07","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-under-fire-accused-of-comparing-korean-pop-band-bts-to-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-under-fire-accused-of-comparing-korean-pop-band-bts-to-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Under Fire, Accused of Comparing Korean Pop Band BTS to Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-kimmel-under-fire-accused-of-comparing-korean-pop-band-bts-to-coronavirus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1253996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">ABC\u2019s Left-wing late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is under fire and being accused of racism with critics saying the Democrat Party activist compared the Korean pop band BTS to the Chinese coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, during an episode of ABC\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>,&nbsp;actress Ashley Park told Kimmel about her shock and excitement when BTS band members shared a clip of her&nbsp;performance&nbsp;of their hit song \u201cDynamite\u201d from an episode of&nbsp;the series <em>Emily in Paris<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Park explained that she wasn\u2019t feeling herself, which made her believe that she was going \u201cinto shock,\u201d as she is such a big fan of the Korean group.&nbsp;\u201cI couldn\u2019t think, I couldn\u2019t talk, I couldn\u2019t get up, and I was like, \u2018Is this what it feels like when your body goes into shock?&#8217;\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, however, Park found out that she actually had the coronavirus, stating, \u201cI had to take a COVID test for something \u2014 I had omicron, which is why I was in such a fog. The whole day before when I could not get up \u2014 I didn\u2019t think it was COVID, because I really just thought this was me going into shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou thought it was BTS fever,\u201d Kimmel laughed. \u201cThey\u2019re both really dangerous. You\u2019re lucky to come out of those alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou thought it was BTS fever. They\u2019re both very dangerous. You\u2019re lucky to come out both of those alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The audacity to say that about an Asian artist in front of an Asian woman. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmykimmel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jimmykimmel<\/a> really compared BTS to COVID in the year 2022 and amidst all the anti-Asian hate. + <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fTvSSIgcsC\">pic.twitter.com\/fTvSSIgcsC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bora \u2728\u2728 (@modooborahae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/modooborahae\/status\/1484518322037268490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Thursday, Kimmel continued comparing boy bands to the coronavirus, stating that there is \u201cone [boy band] that\u2019s so contagious, it destroys all life on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re learning more about this new version of omicron that\u2019s making the rounds at an even faster rate than the original omicron,\u201d Kimmel said during his monologue. \u201cThe new variant is said to be so contagious, none of you should be here that\u2019s how contagious it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese variants, all the different variants remind me of the boy bands in the late 90s and the early 2000s,\u201d he continued. \u201cYou had the big ones, like, Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, and then that mutated into O-Town and 98 Degrees, and we had the Joe Bros [Jonas Brothers] pop up.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBig Time Rush \u2014 they kept splitting off in different directions. Eventually, One Direction,\u201d Kimmel added. \u201cAnd it popped up all over the world, until eventually, we get to one that\u2019s so contagious, it destroys all life on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n[embedded content]\n<p>While Kimmel did not clarify which boy band he was referring to as the variant that is \u201cso contagious, it destroys all life on earth,\u201d fans took to social media to air their grievances, noting that he was likely referring to BTS, as he had made a similar joke the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cim not crazy for hearing what that last line is implying right\u2026\u201d one Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/remkoobi\/status\/1487142218364329986?s=20&amp;t=WqB_0Ka_lr1PF0zwgnjzvA\">reacted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe said \u2018BTS fever\u2019 and compared it with covid and then said she\u2019s lucky to come out of \u2018those\u2019 alive,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/minitanniesz\/status\/1484495186948341761?s=20&amp;t=WqB_0Ka_lr1PF0zwgnjzvA\">commented<\/a>. \u201cIm sick and tired of the way people make jokes like this so casually. Especially when they never admit their jokes aren\u2019t funny and never apologize for hurting so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Using Asian megastars\u2014who have worked extremely hard to get where they are, fought racism and made brilliant strides for representation\u2014as the butt of racist jokes is not funny. \u2018Comedy\u2019 like Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s normalises Asian hate and crime against Asian people. This is not okay.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riddhi Chakraborty \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@thisisridz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thisisridz\/status\/1487352046692958208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would point out how absurd the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JimmyKimmelRacist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JimmyKimmelRacist<\/a> hashtag is, but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmykimmel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jimmykimmel<\/a> is such a jackass that I don&#8217;t care he&#8217;s under attack for a joke. He&#8217;s led so many mobs at this point that I&#8217;m glad they turn on him. Plus, he actually is a racist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derekahunter\/status\/1487418076475936768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cno media coverage exposing the racist, xenophobic remarks that jimmy kimmel constantly makes towards asians, i don\u2019t know how he gets off scot-free every single time,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jooniveon\/status\/1487146929360453639?s=20&amp;t=WqB_0Ka_lr1PF0zwgnjzvA\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo bad that @ABC continues to air racist take after racist take from Jimmy Kimmel,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicheBangtan\/status\/1487158125543178247?s=20&amp;t=WqB_0Ka_lr1PF0zwgnjzvA\">said<\/a>. \u201cThey wonder why they can never get BTS on their programs or for interviews. It\u2019s clear why. It\u2019s a racist network that encourages discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19676610\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1040529786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19676610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1040529786.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1656\" height=\"1205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(Charley Gallay\/Getty Images for Democratic Midterm Victory Fund)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI say&nbsp;Jimmy Kimmel is a Racist!\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GingersPage\/status\/1487274665726947332?s=20&amp;t=WqB_0Ka_lr1PF0zwgnjzvA\">declared<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy Kimmel is not the first media personality to make a racist \u2018joke\u2019 about BTS. He\u2019s not even the first to link BTS to COVID. BTS has spoken out about the racism and xenophobia that they\u2019ve endured during their nearly decade-long career,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CSChungLaw\/status\/1487284072237916162?s=20&amp;t=WqB_0Ka_lr1PF0zwgnjzvA\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cjimmy kimmel is an ugly racist white man,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/epipeny\/status\/1487149191784992768?s=20&amp;t=WqB_0Ka_lr1PF0zwgnjzvA\">proclaimed<\/a>. \u201cthis mf can barely even show his asian guests basic respect. making racist little gags at their expense lmao nah he needs to stay tf away from asian people and never speak again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana&nbsp;Mastrangelo on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and Twitter at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC\u2019s Left-wing late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is under fire and being accused of racism with critics saying the Democrat Party activist compared the Korean pop band BTS to the Chinese &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1253996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1253996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1253996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1253996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1253996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1253996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1253996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}