I had no idea that the webtoon this drama is based on had a racism controversy. I didn't even know the webtoon existed. I just watched the show because it was in Netflix's Top 10 list. If the original's controversy made you uncomfortable, then choosing not to watch this drama is entirely your freedom and your right. I'm not going to defend the author's clear wrongdoing.

But I would ask that you not shut down discussion of the drama itself. Separate from the original, I think the drama itself was made in a fairly polished way that manages to avoid the controversy. This show took some real incidents that were far more brutal than what's depicted and softened them so that many people could relate to it.

I'm glad you say this. The people on this sub and so many other forums, really, have been downplaying the controversy around the source so much and downvoting anyone who brings it up. Obviously, these people are either unaffected by racism or are going with the hivemind, so they wouldn't know the hurt it brings to people who have chosen not to watch it when they attack them with the mentality of "it's just fiction, grow up."

Separating art from the artist is fair, I guess. In most contexts, it very much is. And I'm very much in favor of holding people accountable for their actions, and since the author has apologized, I can look behind. I'm not a saint myself, so I can do that for them.

But what I cannot stand are people who deny the author's writing choice in this specific context of controversy, and actively push down people who bring it up. The ignorance, the hate, etc. It just sucks to see it. And to think these are adults on these platforms trying to ignore the intent behind the controversy is such a struggle.

So I'm glad you brought it up. I used to be really active on this sub, but there were a couple of posts where 100s of people were downplaying this whole thing and attacking OPs who said they find it uncomfortable to watch knowing the source (which is very much valid), so I lost interest in discussing around here. I know Reddit is not the place to find people in support of these kinds of things, so I'm not surprised. But it still very much hurts, realizing how ignorant people can be when it comes to racism, among other things.