92

10

News

Shocking dialogue about the Auschwitz concentration camp in 'Bo-ra! Deborah' sparks outrage

AKP STAFF
Posted by Sophie-Ha Monday, May 15, 2023

The new drama 'Bo-ra! Deborah' has found itself in hot water, as the latest episode has ignited a firestorm of controversy after the main character Yeon Bo Ra (played by Yoo In Na) delivered controversial lines.

In episode 9, Bo Ra mentions the Auschwitz concentration camp as part of a misguided analogy about taking care of one's appearance. This has been met with widespread criticism as many feel that the writer is trivializing a horrendous historical event for the sake of appearance obsession.

In the scene, Bo Ra is seen speaking to Lee Soo Hyuk (played by Yoon Hyun Min) when she begins to deliver the controversial lines. She says, "In the Auschwitz concentration camp, where people were dying on their excrement, some of them, with a cup of water, drank half of it and washed their face with the rest. They even shaved with a piece of glass using the back of a tray as a mirror. And they survived. Taking care of your appearance and dressing up is a matter of survival."

Many viewers were outraged as the drama writer used a horrendously tragic historical event as a means to explain "taking care of one's appearance and dressing up is a matter of survival." The use of such a sensitive and deeply painful event to justify appearance obsession has been met with widespread condemnation and criticism since many are angered by how the writer sees survival tactics employed by victims of a devastating historical event as a mere "dress up" that solely focuses on appearances.

Many netizens are taking to social media and online communities to express their anger towards the drama and the writer. They commented, "At the time, the reason the victims at the camp washed using the water was not to look 'pretty' or to 'dress up'. It was a way to keep their hopes for survival and protect their own dignity. It's really ignorant to use this as an analogy," "This is so crazy," "The writer really needs a proper education," "I really don't think I can shield the drama," "This is just pure ignorance," "Who is the writer? They really have a messed up way of thinking," and "That's just crossing the line."

  1. Yoo In Na
71 25,725 Share 90% Upvoted
 
bubble-tea1
bubble-tea11,958 pts Monday, May 15, 2023 2
Monday, May 15, 2023

What disgusting dialogue

64 (+66 / -2)
Share

2 more replies

 
Izzie2019
Izzie20192,228 pts Monday, May 15, 2023 3
Monday, May 15, 2023

The dialogue is unbelievably insensitive and it adds nothing to the scene. It looks like a writer was trying to be edgy and smart at the same thing but it only show how ignorant she/he is. Seriously I dont say this often but the director should apologize for allowing this scene to air and they show delete it before selling to other places that could potentially air.

54 (+55 / -1)
Share

3 more replies

SHOW ALL COMMENTS

allkpop in your Inbox

THE TOP 10 STORIES DELIVERED DAILY
Song Joong Ki
Jang Na Ra, Kim Tae Ri
JooE
Jungkook
misc.
misc.
Song Joong Ki
BTS, Jungkook
Ken
Dreamcatcher
Jungkook
BTS, Jungkook
Song Joong Ki
Karina, Yujin
Jang Na Ra, Kim Tae Ri
New Message

SEND