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The Penthouse season 3 has caught in a racism controversy after the introduction of a new character in the recent episode aired on Friday, 11 June. Park Eun Seok's portrayal has been slammed by the international audience for cultural appropriation.
Park Eun Seok in The Penthouse.Twitter
Park Eun Seok's look, accent, and body language apparently have traits of AAVE ("African American Vernacular English") and this is seen as racial stereotyping by the international audience. Hence, they have vented out their anger against the cultural appropriation in the drama.
The netizens have questioned how Park Eun Seok, who was in the US and has awareness about racism, agreed to do the role without any objection. The viewers are extremely upset with the makers of the show for demonising the mannerisms of the black community.
The netizens have now called for the boycott of The Penthouse drama, which has Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon, Eugene, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jong-hoon, and Park Eun-seok in the leads. Many have expressed that they would not be watching the show anymore.
Ironically, the cast of the Penthouse stood up against racism ahead of its premiere. They were seen holding handprint image with the message "live together." However, the makers of the show are yet to give their statement over the latest controversy.
Check out The Viewers' Reaction:
Me still trying to understand how this character came in... Looking like low budget Sixine ð¶ð¶ð¶... I can't please ð§ð§ð§ð§ pic.twitter.com/w87ZZkC6d4
— Vickie_K-Pop_lives_in_my_head_rent_freeâ·ðºð¸ (@VickieBts) June 12, 2021
All I can say is dafuq?!! Was this really necessary. To make matters even worse the actor who's playing I'm guessing Logan's brother Logan's twin whatever it is is American He knows this shit is wrong. I am just tired of doing the heavy sigh when I see this shit.
— ìë³´ë ðµð¦ Mother of Draggings (@Jemgrl1) June 12, 2021
Black face? Look at the hands and the manâs Head . Some actually looked black but the colors not matching ..... pic.twitter.com/6sWksl90SP