Foreign media thinks Korean netizens' backlash against Jennie scandal is too severe

article: “Korea is too harsh on celebrities” Jennie's apology for smoking indoors draws international media attention

source: YTN via Naver

[+813, -16] It's not because she's a celebrity. We apply that standard to everyone in society.

[+361, -6] If you think it's “too harsh” to condemn someone for blowing smoke in their face, you were probably raised by animals.

[+283, -2] No, any non-celebrity who did something like her would have been subject to the same scrutiny.

[+211, -36] Isn't it normal to expect celebrities to be held to a higher moral standard? If anything, I think international celebrities behave in a more cheesy way than should be tolerated.

[+175, -1] Smoking indoors should not be allowed, whether you are famous or not.

[+48, -2] Why do people keep missing the point? It's not that she's a smoker, it's that she smoked in someone's face indoors. So in other countries, you can just blow smoke in people's faces and everyone's like “wow, thank you, I'm so happy”? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[+36, -0] It wasn't that harsh… anyone would have received the same backlash just because they were famous.

[+25, -0] If you're tired of the international media acting like they have an opinion on how other countries' cultures operate, worry about your own.

[+20, -0] She was accused of smoking in someone's face, do you think they knew?

[+15, -0] Since when did basic morality become “too harsh”?

[+12, -0] “Too harsh”? Do you mean logical?

[+9, -0] There is a legal precedent in our country that blowing smoke in someone's face is considered an act of violence.

[+8, -0] Why should we expect celebrities to do things that even ordinary people can't do? If you blew smoke in their face, anyone would hit you in the face.

[+6, -0] Just because other countries are okay doesn't mean our country has to be okay. She is a public figure in our country, and we can hold her accountable for her actions.

[+5, -0] Since when did it become too harsh to ask celebrities to have basic manners?

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