disrespectful for arabs

If you heard recently, there had been a controversy regarding this show, and you'd be right.

I have been a long-time fan of Korean show dramas, having been there before its peak in the middle east, during its peak and still there as the love for it had died down a bit, but as an Arab I have to stand for how the show had portrayed our culture.

It's unfair that the only type of representation we will ever get in media is either A) Religious Terrorists or B) Rich womanizers.

To think that this show had been the most popular TV show in Oman and Saudi Arabia then ranked second in Kuwait, UAE and Jordan.

Is heartbreaking knowing that Middle Eastern Arabs are the ones who were the most excited to watch your series only to be met with yet another stereotypical insensitive portrayal from one of our favorite shows.

You should honestly feel ashamed of yourselves for such portrayal, the Arabs have been nothing but supportive of your culture and using the excuse of "everything portrayed is a work of fiction" is just lazy writing.

We are not just a "trope" to be used in a comedy driven show, you do realize that you have not only ruined our reputation in South Korea but even further to the rest of the world who already views us as religious Terrorists?

This goes deeper than just "bad writing", South Korean shows are being shown to a whole new generation of people, every bit of media MATTERS more than you think it is. Sure, you're doing this with profit in mind but that does not mean you can use this as an opportunity to divide us instead of teach. You are not above us.

Having used Anupam Tripathi, an Indian actor, to portray prince Samir, an ARAB character, just drove the point home that yes, this was all done by uneducated people who simply viewed us not as people, but as a profitable joke to them.

Get a grip and educate yourselves, seriously, it's not rocket science.

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