{"id":1764534,"date":"2022-12-06T07:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T12:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1764534"},"modified":"2022-12-06T11:05:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T16:05:19","slug":"kpop-musical-demands-apology-after-racist-new-york-times-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-after-racist-new-york-times-review\/","title":{"rendered":"KPOP Musical Demands Apology After &#8220;Racist&#8221; New York Times Review"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fkpop-musical-demands-apology-after-racist-new-york-times-review%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=1764534&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--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cKPOP: The Musical\u201d producers demanded Friday that The New York Times issue an apology for an alleged racist remark that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/27\/theater\/kpop-review-broadway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made by theatre critic Jesse Green<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Producers Tim Forbes and Joey Parnes slammed the critic for \u201ccasual racism\u201d in a letter that was sent to New York Times Chairman and Publisher A.G. Sulzberger and Theater Editor Nicole Herrington. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the producers of the recently opened Broadway musical,\u00a0KPOP, and we are writing to ask that you issue an apology to the cast and creators of our show for the insensitive and, frankly, offensive review written by Jesse Green,\u201d reads the letter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be clear, we respect Mr. Green\u2019s right to be critical of the show. What we are asking you to address is the cultural insensitivity, underlying ignorance of and distaste for K-pop as a genre and what comes across as casual racism in his review.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-2.jpg\" alt=\"KPOP musical cast\" class=\"wp-image-24891142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>KPOP \u2014 which opened November 27, 2022 \u2014 tells the story of three different groups taking part in a one-night-only documentary about KPOP. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Lamparski\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat this would be the case in The New York Times is, frankly, astonishing,\u201d continues the letter. <\/p>\n<p>KPOP \u2014 which opened November 27, 2022 \u2014 tells the story of three different groups taking part in a one-night-only documentary about KPOP. <\/p>\n<p>In his review, Green said that Jiyoun Chang\u2019s lighting design was \u201csquint-inducing,\u201d which the producers called a \u201charmful stereotype.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Green\" class=\"wp-image-24891218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1572 1572w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1178 1179w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=786 786w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Green said that the musical\u2019s lighting design was \u201csquint-inducing,\u201d which the producers called a \u201charmful stereotype.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">New York Times<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Green also asserted an opinion that people who do not speak Korean would not be able to understand most of the show without English subtitles. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs a Broadway show valid only if it is centered on and catering exclusively to a white, English-speaking audience?\u201d write the producers.<\/p>\n<p>One \u201cKPOP\u201d star also slammed the review in social media posts. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-3.jpg\" alt=\"KPOP stars\" class=\"wp-image-24891213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kpop-musical-demands-apology-from-nyt-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Producers Tim Forbes and Joey Parnes slammed the critic for \u201ccasual racism\u201d in a letter that was sent to New York Times Chairman and Publisher A.G. Sulzberger and Theater Editor Nicole Herrington. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you are not an Asian American that has been made fun of for their squinty eyes or their slanty eyes, I\u2019m sorry, I don\u2019t want to hear from you right now. You can take a seat,\u201d\u00a0said Abraham Lim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Clh_iXMLpfw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Green for comment. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKPOP: The Musical\u201d is currently playing in New York\u2019s Circle in the Square Theatre. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cKPOP: The Musical\u201d producers demanded Friday that The New York Times issue an apology for an alleged racist remark that was made by theatre critic Jesse Green. 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