Sinsawa Agassi

I thoroughly enjoyed this cute kdrama up until episode 24. In it, there is a scene where the male lead character's sister is sitting with her friends and laughing about experiences they had while they were in NY. One of these experiences was that of two black men trying to sell them a mixtape for $100. The story ends with them saying how scared they were and the group having a good laugh.

This is extremely problematic. I would expect the writers and producers of this show to be savvy enough to know that they have viewers from all over the world and from all walks of life. This scene is not only racist, but it perpetuates stereotypes that black people to this day are still trying to overcome. How ridiculous it is that in 2021, they thought nothing of putting this type of racist rhetoric in a popular drama. It is the same as depictions of Asian stereotypes on-screen. There is no difference. I am beyond disappointed.