#12: Wassup use Islamic symbols on stage
Racist Moments of KpopOn the November 26th airing of Show Champion, the girls of Wassup carried out a performance of their song “Showtime”. Visible in the backdrop setting of the stage are various images which may look like ordinary, meaningless symbols to most. However, looking at the entire image together from a distance, you can clearly see a picture that resembles a mosque, the holy place of worship for Muslims. To those who don’t know, a mosque is a sacred place, the sanctity of which Muslims believe should be protected. It is where congregations are led, prayers are performed and is meant to be upheld in the utmost purity, to the point where it is even unacceptable to enter whilst wearing shoes.
Therefore, using it as a backdrop for a song and dance performance, with choreography and outfits that are pretty ually suggestive as well as against the conduct of the Islamic religion, goes well over the borders of inappropriate.
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