Fuji TV has been subjected to yet another wave of rabid right-wing criticism after it dared to air a show containing a parody of Bhutan’s royal family.
The variety show segment in question, which probably neither needs nor deserves any explanation:
This rapidly provoked tens of thousands of mostly outraged posts online, concentrated on that great sump of the Japanese Internet, 2ch. However, as yet there is no response from Bhutan whatsoever.
Although the Japanese media has only a very rudimentary culture of political satire and attitudes towards Japan’s royal family – and by extension those of other nations – still tend to be little more than slavish reverence, the real reason behind the outrage is probably rather more partisan.
Japan’s excessively vocal and Korea-obsessed Internet right is convinced that the Japanese media, and Fuji TV in particular, is deliberately conspiring to artificially create the impression of a “Korea boom,” which they believe is engineered by a an insidious combination of ethnic Koreans, pro-Korean left-wing Japanese in the mass media, and Korean media conglomerates with stakes in Japanese companies.
Their evidence for this ranges from convincing examples of otherwise inexplicable Korea-boosterism to doubtful xenophobic fantasies, but the effects are in no doubt – numerous anti-Fuji TV protests against the station and their sponsors, and even heckling of Fuji TV cameras in public have been seen recently, and there is now an eager crowd of frenzied right-wingers desperate to leap on any perceived misstep.
It is likely this rabid desire to bash a supposed Korean cat’s paw, rather than any actual respect for an insignificant third-world mountain monarch, which drives their outrage to such a shrill pitch:
“Fuji again!”
“This is just shameful!”
“I can’t believe it – to think they would mock the royal family of another nation.”
“Some things you just don’t do, Fuji!”
“How crude can you get.”
“Who cares about this?”
“Fuji TV are just disgusting.”
“Hurry up and start bashing their sponsors again!”
“What’s wrong with this, even if it is Uji TV? [“uji” = “maggot”] If they can’t parody them how can they parody Bush or someone?”
“What’s insulting about it anyway? They are just mimicking him.”
“And the net right goes crazy it…”
“You can’t make fun of a king!”
“Would you people please stop saying you shouldn’t mock royals. Some royals are hated by their people, and unlike Japan’s figurehead monarch, Bhutan’s has real power. People who say criticism of their royals is an insult against their nation are just hypocrites or people looking for an excuse to bash Fuji.”
“Mocking a president is fine, but you can’t make fun of a king! It’s like mocking the Imperial family.”
“Mocking Asian royal families like those of Bhutan or Thailand is no good! Their people all really love them. Although Anglo-Saxons seem to like mocking their royals for some reason.”
“How would the net right react to them mocking the British royal family?”
“It has nothing to do with them, it’s an issue!”
“If they mock the Kims I’ll forgive them this.”
“Apologise, you filthy Korean maggots!”
“This really has nothing to do with Bhutan now, does it?”
“Why would you insult a head of state like this? It’s the same as making fun of a country.”
“So go and protest against The Simpsons, you idiot.”
“Can’t we do something about these right-wing nutters going on about this rubbish?”
“What would the Bhutanese think of this if they saw it?”
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sigh... don't they ever watched hollywood movie before protest! coz many of hollywood movie did the similar act mocking another country! so i don't see the point why they have to be mad!
they have too much time to lose i think...
The point is everyone have his/her own opinion you have to be prepared to get some criticism when you try to pull a parody like this.... there are bound to be people who will feel deeply hurt from seeing their respected figure turned into object of laughter and of cause you can't stop people from pointing out either
Oh, it's just the net-uyos being batshit paranoid as usual. What else is new?
Also I'm surprised you skipped a lot of news opportunities for previous demonstrations against Fuji TV and their perceived Korean whoring, Artefact. Rallies such as those has become way too common lately.
They should really watch some SNL and see how they bash the US politicians... including presidents.
From what I saw of the king, he would likely have a sense of humor about it and see it for the satire it is.
I know. We bash our politicians(both left and right) all the time. Most people turn a blind eye to it. Hell, there are people who make a living mocking our elected officials such as Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Bill Maher. Yet the teabaggers got all pissed when Michele Bachmann was on Jimmy Fallon and his band played a certain song when she walked on stage...
And not a single fuck was given by Bhutan...
>Mocking a president is fine, but you can’t make fun of a king!
Sure you can. It's healthy for those in charge to be reminded that not everyone likes them.
Oh, come on! Mocking the royalty is a popular pastime. We had been mocking royalty ever since a family head decides to sit on the big comfy chair and lord people around his land.
We FUCK God everyday, so what a poor mortal King can do?
LOL it's KOREAN plot anyway.. why not erase HIGH and MIGHTY RACIST (KOREAN) once for all.. and the world'll become a better place.. NO SNSD NO SUJU NO RACIST..
First, the new Queen of Bhutan is totally hot. Srlys. Do a GIS for Jetsun Pema. Damn, it's good to be the king.
Second, 2ch is full of xenophobic racists? I am shocked, *shocked*, to hear that.
Thats a pretty young queen there
Im glad i live in a country where you can make fun of people on a Saturday night show. BTW, this is not just in the US.
Heck, all the major daily newspapers here make fun of people daily. A politician has been renamed "the Clown" by many.
in the UK we love our royals but we also love taking the piss out of them..
They need to go to the UK, they love to make fun of their Queen and Princes
Thank god they didn't do it on Malaysia. Posting comments or blog posts like "The Sultan is just the PM's puppet." and stuff in the Internet can cause you to be hunted or arrested by the police...
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Oh shi-
No one cares about Malaysia.
There are quite the number of Malay SanCom goers here, me included. And anyway, why are you guys even interested in politics?
Why? Eesh educate yourself a bit more... in short, they shape the environment around you from both social(unfortunatly religion still has a big footprint on social aspect, specially in less developed countries, where everything hangs on to the false premise of "the will of god") and economical sides.
check thailand dude, even foreigner got slammed into jail for mocking royalty
it's because their royalty are just a bunch of whiny butthurt twats. yeah thailand. what now? come at me bro! oh right you're still underwater. take your time. i'll just be sitting here high and dry.
well, i don't think you would get a prize for mocking royalty
http://antithaksin.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/king-in-thai-hearts-why-thai-people-hold-hm-the-king-so-high-in-their-reverence-and-endless-love/ Read this article first before you say something disrespect to our king. I hope foreigner like you would be more open mind than this. And for you to mock our current flood situation, what an asshole you are.
love the countries where they send you to straight to court/jail and can't even repeat what you said to the public. Cant help but think that they are living in the past.
What about getting slammed into jail for 2D loli porn in Sweden :( I think I rather live in Thailand
In Germany it's the same: Mock the president and it's jail time for you (but only if he allows it).
Malaysia have a sutlan?
Wow,they think they like the emperor of the ottoman empire,fucking puppet poser.
Well,their police cant do shit,Victorique Obsessor Maidniac good sir.
well lucky for you those malaysia police dont check here, but if they do, ill take good care of victorique for you.
Don't you worry Victorique.
I'll rescue you from that dreaded ISA Tower!
cant believe many from the same place here XD
That's cool Akihisa. you always serious when a girl in dangerous.
Not many Japanese men can danger their self to save a girl. They become so selfish nowadays.
You are my hero Akihisa
(Hideyoshi, you remind me of a scene )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0xG4OB0l7Y
RIP
Guess artefact may save u,he can easily gave any country goverment computer shit,let alone a corrupted country like malaysia,saved finely by a good bunch of hardworking chinese.
Guess art efact may save u,he can easily gave them shit.
maybe not the police, but the mindless mobs will catch you (who themselves are the puppets of certain group)
negaraku, negara kuku!
"When God saved the Queen she turned a whiter shade of pale"....it has not always been thus.
They should make a joke about Kim jong il's funeral and his son kim jong un and then all Japanese get ready to hide on a Bunker.
the loli can hide with me
why must hide ? what do korea have, black-hole bomb ? nuclear, LOL both side has it.. dont worry JP has Gundams .. XD
That's because it's stupid that the UK still has a monarchy. They deserve to be made fun of.
I rather like our monarchy.
You can like it and make fun of it, or have others make fun of it for you! :D
I like my Saber :D
I think it's a bit hypocritical on Japan's part. Japan is also a monarchy. You NEVER see anything from Japan that mock their emperor.
we make jokes about them its only fair they do the same
They just did in 2ch - calling him a figurehead. Oh wait. Truth.
Sry.
A lot of Japanese comedy is juvenile and rooted in banality and stereotypes. There's been plenty of comedy simply mocking the African stereotype as they see it.
We're taking comedians and jokes too seriously.
It is their status as comedians which empowers them to mock others. Since they have the privilege, not to be taken seriously, they are also given the privilege to comment about sensitive issues, as long as they keep it funny and entertaining.