MBC Drama "Man Who Dies to Live"'s Problematic Portrayal of Islam/Muslims
[ a thread] Reasons why MBC's new drama Man Who Dies To Live should not be aired. YALL NEED TO BOYCOTT IT pic.twitter.com/2ftnjQLqlx
- MAY💌 (@mayssemgh) July 20, 2017
Plot synopsis: Jang Dal Goo sought his fortune in the small Middle Eastern kingdom of Bodantia in late 1970s. He returns to Korea as Count Souad Fahd Ali to find his estranged daughter, Lee Ji Young, and discovers the true meaning of "family".
Um excuse me MBC but what kind of nonsense is this? SINCE WHEN MUSLIM WOMEN WEAR HIJAB WITH BIKINIS? what the actual fuq... pic.twitter.com/6xEVFaR2aC
- MAY💌 (@mayssemgh) July 20, 2017
The thing here, the girls with 'hijab' asked Saeed Fahd Ali to come and sit with them when they saw him so he just stared like that and- pic.twitter.com/ZhXkNf8P7W
- MAY💌 (@mayssemgh) July 20, 2017
Okay shit is here. The drama's poster says it all lol they didn't even bother to make some research like they just put the Quran like that- pic.twitter.com/2tLCHRmfU9
- MAY💌 (@mayssemgh) July 20, 2017
And yes he's Korean and he said that he should act like them (he means Muslims and his acts in the drama only reflects muslims so people - pic.twitter.com/lwkyIE7ptS
- MAY💌 (@mayssemgh) July 20, 2017
Oh I didn't know Muslims have wine for breakfast. (Some Muslims drink but it's not the case here) pic.twitter.com/TZlSeHdpLo
- MAY💌 (@mayssemgh) July 20, 2017
Um this dude out there saying that marrying the princess is an order and should be done. Excuse me but if princesses get married bc it's - pic.twitter.com/CNliIaFXMk
- MAY💌 (@mayssemgh) July 20, 2017
'Buy a princess and have the other 2 for free 😄 '
I'm honestly in loss of words 😥😥 pic.twitter.com/2PPISktxWt
- MAY💌 (@mayssemgh) July 20, 2017
Source: wiki.d-addicts, @mayssemgh 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8
who tf greenlit this?