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A LGBT group has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission saying that the editing of the same sex kiss scene in SBS’ movie’Bohemian Rhapsody’ is “discrimination.”
On the 19th, the rainbow action against LGBTI discrimination said, “The mosaic of same-sex kissing scenes is an act of discrimination, which is the same as saying that homosexuality is inappropriate to viewers across the country,” and “I submitted a petition to the Human Rights Commission on the 18th.”
The group also requested to the Human Rights Commission to make recommendations to SBS to prepare measures to prevent discrimination against LGBTI people in organizing, producing, editing, and airing future broadcast programs.
In addition, he asked the Korea Communications Standards Commission for deliberation, saying that this act of SBS is a violation of items such as’fairness’ and’social integration’ among the regulations on broadcast communication deliberation.
Earlier, on the 13th, while SBS aired’Bohemian Rhapsody’, which focuses on the life of Queen’s lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, who was a sexual minority, edited the scene where Mercury kissed the same-sex lover Jim Hutton, controversy arose. . LGBT rights groups and others criticized this as denying the life and identity of Mercury, a sexual minority, as discrimination against LGBT people.
Band Queen’s guest vocalist Adam Lambert also criticized this.
On the 16th, “Out”, an influential LGBTQ magazine in the United States, said, “The attitude of dismissing all stories and scenes about LGBTI people as violent or sensational is nothing more than a censorship that shows hatred and discrimination against LGBTI people. “The comment on the’Rainbow Action Against LGBTI Discrimination’ was delivered to SNS.
Then Lambert commented critically, “Even so, they will play Quinn’s song without hesitation. There is nothing blatant or obscene in the kiss scene. The double standard really exists.”
Lambert from’American Idol’ has been a guest vocal on Queen’s tour on behalf of Freddie Mercury, and also participated in a concert in Korea with original members Roger Taylor and Brian May at the beginning of last year.
On the other hand, SBS responded to the editorial controversy, saying, “It is not intended to be against homosexuality.” This long scene was edited.”
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ recorded the highest viewership rating of 4.10% among movies broadcast by SBS during the Lunar New Year holidays.
The movie’Bohemian Rhapsody’, which brought the Queen Syndrome to the world at the time of its release in 2018, is a music film that tells the story of 15 years, from the formation of Queen to the performance of Wembley Live Aid in 1985, centering on Freddie Mercury’s life. In Korea, it received a lot of love, recording a cumulative audience of 9.94 million. In each theater, there was a true scene of singing along with the queen’s song.
In addition to being well received by the audience, the film was also highly praised for its completeness by winning the drama work award at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, Drama Best Actor Award, the 91st Academy Awards, Best Actor Award, Sound Effects Award, Sound Editing Award, and Editorial Award.
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