TOKYO — Internet memes referencing the movies “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” have sparked anger on-line in Japan, the one nation to ever have been attacked in wartime with nuclear weapons.
One movie is a couple of wildly well-liked youngsters’s doll and the opposite is a biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of many creators of atomic weapons.
Memes shared on social media mixed pictures from each, with one exhibiting a cheering Barbie on the shoulders of Oppenheimer, towards the backdrop of an apocalyptic blast.
“Do they know how many people died when that mushroom cloud appeared?… Don’t have fun with the atomic bomb,” stated one irate Japanese social media person, utilizing the hashtag #NoBarbenheimer.
Around 140,000 folks died in Hiroshima and 74,000 in Nagasaki when the United States dropped atomic bombs on the 2 Japanese cities days earlier than the tip of World War II in 1945.
“We just want [the US] to know what kind of devastation the two atomic bombs caused before speaking, not just for Japan but also for the world,” wrote one other person.
The official account of the “Barbie” film on X, previously generally known as Twitter, replied to at least one such picture, saying: “It’s going to be a summer to remember” accompanied by a blowing kiss emoji.
The message, which on Tuesday was not seen, prompted Warner Bros. Japan, the native distributor of “Barbie,” to apologize.
“We apologize to those who were offended by this series of inconsiderate reactions,” Warner Bros. Japan stated in an announcement.
The distributor additionally stated the replies by the US official account had been “extremely regrettable,” including they’re urging the headquarters to “take appropriate action.”
“Barbie” is because of be launched in Japan later this month, however no date has been set for “Oppenheimer.” Both movies have been main box-office successes within the United States. — Agence France-Presse
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