In ihrem neuesten Release Make A Wish (Birthday Song) (das Video dazu findet ihr hier) sowie auch in den Konzeptbildern befinden sich die Jungst von NCT U in einem Raum mit einem künstlerischen Torbogen. Viele Netizens fühlten sich davon angegriffen, da sie hierin eine kulturelle Aneignung des Islam sehen – die Torbögen würden zu sehr an Moscheen erinnern. Kurz darauf entbrach eine brennende Diskussion im Internet.
Make A Wish (Birthday Song)#MakeAWish#NCT #RESONANCE#NCT2020 #RESONANCE_Pt1#NCT2020_RESONANCE pic.twitter.com/oqpmpr4CtL
— NCT (@NCTsmtown) October 10, 2020
Die User sind sich allesamt nicht ganz einig darüber, welche Kultur denn nun da genau bestohlen wurde. Hier einige Tweets zum Thema:
Wtff are you stupid bitches doing?? I'm Muslim and live in north Africa, that is NOT a mosque and looks nothing like one. Our homes look like that. Stop fucking speaking over us and pulling shit out of your asses when you clearly have no clue what you're talking about
— sm plz (@nonmooniphobic) October 10, 2020
WANNA ADD, that it is also north african style along with south asian and middle east asian.
— ava|LISA'S YADOM|JOHN BANANA (@ava13swiftie) October 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/Ilef_BE_7/status/1315251872798781441
https://twitter.com/banggbanggtann/status/1315252859089367048
https://twitter.com/babyjzen_7/status/1315259958741565441
Yes fans do everything to defend them. But as a casual nct listener. I think its cultural appropriation and religious appropriation in diferent aspects !
It's not the boys fault tho but SM's
To deny it is much more worse— Verivery 2nd Anniversary (@The_Arkness) October 11, 2020
Antis are using cultural appropriation to ruin our comeback. NCT are using a islamic/middle eastern designs for the music video but not a mosque. As you can see, they are using a "genie" inspired style since their title track is "Make a Wish". There's nothing wrong with it pic.twitter.com/IKXOc1F2FV
— Sungchan Pics | GA ENDED (@Sungchan4D) October 10, 2020