Lee Kyung-kyu. Yonhap News.
‘Broadcaster Lee Kyung-kyu, who hosts the YouTube entertainment show ‘Respect Refrigerator,’ apologized for the controversy over discrimination against Jindo dogs, but criticism continues to grow.’
‘Respect Refrigerator’ started as a program that praises citizens who follow pet etiquette (public pet manners). However, in the first episode released on the 10th, there was criticism for not having muzzle on Jindo dogs only, and netizens expressed their backlash, saying, “Are you promoting discrimination against Jindo dogs?”
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‘In response, the ‘Respect Refrigerator’ team on the 14th apologized deeply for showing only Jindo dog owners in the controversial video commenting, “We deeply apologize for inadvertently causing pain to many pet owners by narrowing the focus only on Jindo dog owners regarding the issue of muzzling.”‘
YouTube channel ‘Lucrec Lee Kyung-kyu’
“Some responses criticized the incorrect focus of the apology statement. One netizen pointed out, “It seems like they don’t realize what was wrong. The problem is not that they hurt Jindo dog owners, but that it was wrong to produce such content based on incorrect pet etiquette.”‘
“Additionally, some netizens pointed out that ‘Respect Refrigerator’ has not addressed the issue of illegal filming. They said, “They haven’t mentioned anything about illegal filming. Why is there no mention of secretly filming other people and their pets?”‘
“In the first episode of ‘Respect Refrigerator,’ a comment was found claiming, “‘The owner of the dog in the video’ said, ‘I have never been informed about being filmed during a walk.’ The author wrote on the 13th, ‘The content and purpose of the video are overly biased. It is not only upsetting that my dog appeared in the video without permission, but the video itself is very offensive.’ The author demanded, ‘Take down the video as it was filmed without the consent of the parties involved.'”
“Veterinarian Seol Chaehyun, who appeared on EBS’s cultural program ‘There Are No Bad Dogs in the World,’ also spoke out. On the afternoon of the 13th, the veterinarian expressed on her Instagram, “I don’t know which is more disrespectful—evaluating a dog that doesn’t need a muzzle for not wearing one and assessing it in a video viewed by many people without consent.”
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