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Chilean television network apologises for racist BTS parody sketch

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BTS, has issued an apology after intense backlash.The controversial sketch was part of a comedy programme titled Mi Barrio, where actors parodied the popular South Korean group.

The skit, which mocked Korean accents and joked about the COVID-19 pandemic, received widespread backlash on social media, with users calling it out for being “racist” and “xenophobic”.On April 13, the network issued an apology on Twitter, saying that it “want[s] to manifest our absolute empathy with those that might have felt affected by the section and we ask for your forgiveness,” as translated by The Korea Times.“It was never our intention to offend, insult or harm any community.

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