Tom Holland accused of racism by Koreans

[imwoahvicky 4,248]

although it's funny how everybody stays silent until something like this happens but idols blatantly do blackface at times 

[PI Floppedt 904]

I don't see how the question wasn't valid though, like...South Korea's national and official language are both Korean. I would imagine them to be brought up to master it. So for them to be equally fluent in a second language in an environment that predominantly speaks Korean, is truly impressive.

But I'm not even surprised at the backlash though since that's one of the model questions that's associated with ignorant white people in America who think every person of colour they see in their surroundings are from another country.

[PeterPan 0]

Ugh i miss the days when everything wasnt racist

[imwoahvicky 4,248]

4 minutes ago, PI Floppedt said:

I don't see how the question wasn't valid though, like...South Korea's national and official language are both Korean. I would imagine them to be brought up to master it. So for them to be equally fluent in a second language in an environment that predominantly speaks Korean, is truly impressive.

alot of idols know Korean and English fluently, while some of them know some and others exclusively know only Korean (but they still have some knowledge of English)  

Tom was just surprised and was wondering how he learned it, etc. he meant well but the netizens of Korea take everything seriously. they cause backlash when a idol gets a haircut they don't like  

he just has no knowledge involving idols, and that's okay  

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

3 minutes ago, PI Floppedt said:

I don't see how the question wasn't valid though, like...South Korea's national and official language are both Korean. I would imagine them to be brought up to master it. So for them to be equally fluent in a second language in an environment that predominantly speaks Korean, is truly impressive.

But I'm not even surprised at the backlash though since that's one of the model questions that's associated with ignorant white people in America who think every person of colour they see in their surroundings are from another country.

English is actually a required subject in South Korea sis  Obv. not everyone is fluent in it, but considering they take it for 10 years pre college, and then some even past that in College

It was just a bit ignorant - as in, Tom didn't know this... Though tbh many Asian speaking countries teach English as a primary subject or strongly suggested elective, so one could infer  

 

 

[Lanius 1,055]

15 minutes ago, MJHolland said:

complimenting someone's English skills is racist now?

Lay off all he's just a kid 

 

He "complimented" is English because he ASSumed he wasn't american just because he was fluent In Korean.

[MJHolland 12,723]

Just now, Lanius said:

He "complimented" is English because he ASSumed he wasn't american just because he was fluent In Korean.

a simple misunderstanding is not racist 

if i met a bilingual person I'd prob make a wrong assumption too it's not because I'm racist 

[Lanius 1,055]

14 minutes ago, PI Floppedt said:

I don't see how the question wasn't valid though, like...South Korea's national and official language are both Korean. I would imagine them to be brought up to master it. So for them to be equally fluent in a second language in an environment that predominantly speaks Korean, is truly impressive.

But I'm not even surprised at the backlash though since that's one of the model questions that's associated with ignorant white people in America who think every person of colour they see in their surroundings are from another country.

 

11 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said:

English is actually a required subject in South Korea sis  Obv. not everyone is fluent in it, but considering they take it for 10 years pre college, and then some even past that in College

It was just a bit ignorant - as in, Tom didn't know this... Though tbh many Asian speaking countries teach English as a primary subject or strongly suggested elective, so one could infer  

 

 

Y'all do realize that Idol is American right 

[Lanius 1,055]

1 minute ago, MJHolland said:

a simple misunderstanding is not racist 

if i met a bilingual person I'd prob make a wrong assumption too it's not because I'm racist 

I don't think what he said was racist but he was ignorant and committed a micro aggression

[PI Floppedt 904]

10 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said:

English is actually a required subject in South Korea sis  Obv. not everyone is fluent in it, but considering they take it for 10 years pre college, and then some even past that in College

It was just a bit ignorant - as in, Tom didn't know this... Though tbh many Asian speaking countries teach English as a primary subject or strongly suggested elective, so one could infer  

 

 

Yup, you're right sis! It was an ignorant question put across by Tom, but I'm just trying to see it from a foreigner's standpoint I guess. I know many countries made English Language mandatory for citizens from a very young age, but I just think it's natural to assume that people are more fluent in their mother tongue in their own country than English. Still, Tom's case was that of someone who doesn't know enough about the country they're going to which could've been averted had he bothered to do some research. 

[PI Floppedt 904]

17 minutes ago, Bomtox said:

alot of idols know Korean and English fluently, while some of them know some and others exclusively know only Korean (but they still have some knowledge of English)  

Tom was just surprised and was wondering how he learned it, etc. he meant well but the netizens of Korea take everything seriously. they cause backlash when a idol gets a haircut they don't like  

he just has no knowledge involving idols, and that's okay  

Yeah, I've seen a handful of interviews and I know from the way they speak that they've probably spoken English for a very long time!

I agree that it was asked out of curiousity but as we all know, words that are spoken are prone to get misconstrued when they're translated to print.  And on the other hand, I think Tom should take this as a learning point to know more about the country he's visiting first before going there. 

However, I think the one thing I'm not going to do is discount the validity of their reactions, because I can see how it can be offensive to them.

[RAMROD 96,650]

Don't think he meant harm. He probably impressed.

I mean, come on, he is doing his first world tour ever in his life. He probably visited many places he never thought he would ever visit in his wildest dreams. So culture shocks happens!

[MJHolland 12,723]

50 minutes ago, Lanius said:

I don't think what he said was racist but he was ignorant and committed a micro aggression

since when is a teenager making a minor micro aggression thread-worthy 

like if this really bothered you enough to inspire you to author a post about it on the internet, i don't think Tom is the problem 

[NIghtmareElm 2,606]

It's easy af to come off as racist these days.  You can ask for a fork in a Chinese restaurant and get labeled as racist by a SJW.

[Chr 4,217]

2 hours ago, Decodekid said:

fixed

 

Honestly he portrayed Spider-Man the best out of all of the three actors. His performance was just so likable and felt authentic