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“The depiction of Chinese cultural elements in a historical Korean series comes at a sensitive time, as various commentators have expressed anger at recent Chinese assertions that cultural assets such as hanbok – the Korean national dress – kimchi, a fermented cabbage dish – the martial art of taekwondo, and the South Korean flag have their roots in Chinese culture.”
I find it weird that ifans who cry so much about cultural appropriation don’t understand that THIS is the only cultural appropriation faux pas that Koreans care about. Yes it’s a big deal for them and they consider it an erasure of their identity aka the very definition of cultural appropriation.
Basically this.