Radio presenter Matthias Matuschik violently attacked the boy band "BTS" and insulted them.
Now the broadcaster Bayern3 is overtaken by a bad racism scandal.
Munich - Hardly any other band is currently as trendy as “BTS”.
The K-Pop boy group from South Korea celebrates success after success, making teenagers' hearts all over the world beat faster.
Her mega-hit “Dynamite” - which the dinosaur recently performed in “The Masked Singer” - is known to almost everyone in Germany.
But it is well known that one can argue about taste in music.
A radio presenter obviously has very little knowledge of the group's songs.
He made his antipathy public on the air and talked himself into a rage.
Recordings of the scandalous statements are circulating online.
Now there are serious accusations of racism.
Bayern3 presenter Matthias Matuschik will probably no longer be a big fan of "BTS" in this life.
But what he said on Wednesday in his program “Matuschke - the slightly different evening” can be described as extremely wrong.
In an introduction to the song "Fix You" by the band Coldplay, he suddenly attacked the celebrated boy band.
"BTS" will be recording an unplugged concert with MTV and will also cover the said Coldplay song there.
For “Matuschke”, as the moderator is also called, this is absolutely too much of a good thing.
Bayern 3: Moderator Matthias Matuschik talks about “BTS” in a rage - then insults fall
The Bayern3 spokesman compares the band with the corona virus and describes them on the air as "some shitty virus, against which there will hopefully be a vaccination soon".
His attempt to iron out this first, already questionable statement goes very wrong.
“Nothing against South Korea.
You cannot now accuse me of xenophobia.
I have a car from South Korea.
I have the coolest car ever.
South Korea rules ”, his excuse process turns into a swagger speech.
Then it gets even bigger.
In a rage, Matuschik goes back to the music and the band's planned unplugged gig - there are even insults.
“Unplugged in a boy band, that's a paradox in itself,” he says.
“Then these little pissers also show off that they covered 'Fix You' from Coldplay.
Where I say: this is blasphemy.
I say that as an atheist. "
Matuschik can no longer be stopped, describes the whole thing as "sacrilege" and sends a strong statement afterwards: "For this you will be on vacation in North Korea for the next 20 years".
Racism scandal at Bayern 3: Sender publishes statement - and takes moderator under protection
After the announcement of the scandal, masses of listeners complained about the station.
Many accuse the moderator of racism.
The hashtag # Bayern3Racist was even trending on Twitter.
The broadcaster was therefore forced to publish a statement.
“It is the character of this program and also of the presenter to express his opinion clearly, openly and without makeup.
In this case, his attempt to express his opinion in an ironic, exaggerated way and with exaggerated excitement, overshot his choice of words and thus hurt the feelings of BTS fans.
But he had - he assured us - in no way intended.
He just wanted to express his displeasure with the cover version mentioned above, ”said the article on the Bayern3 website.
The broadcaster even protects the moderator.
In the statement it is pointed out that it is a personal opinion, which is completely regardless of the origin or the cultural background of the band.
“You don't have to share this taste any more than the quite rough expression.
The story of Matthias and his actions in the past (such as his involvement in refugee aid and his constant campaign against right-wing extremism) clearly show that he is absolutely far from xenophobia and racism in any form. ”Matuschik tried to present this in his introduction .
But none of this changes the fact that “many of you have found his statements hurtful or racist.
We apologize for this in all fairness.
We will work on the topic again in detail with Matthias and the team in the next few days. "
Bayern 3 gives a statement on the racism scandal - the fans are furious afterwards
However, the statement does not satisfy the fans of "BTS" at all. “This statement is a joke,” a user posted on Twitter. "Racism is NOT an opinion" writes another to the statement of the station. "You did not hurt our feelings, but offered a racist moderator a great platform and continue to do it without reflection," said another post in the short message service. Many other fans of the band accuse Matuschik of racism, misanthropy and insult in their posts. Meanwhile, several users accuse the station of merely trying to disguise racism and xenophobia as "tasteless jokes". Consequences are demanded. On Friday morning alone, over a million posts with the hashtag # Bayern3Racist were published on Twitter.
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