Indonesian YouTuber Nessie Judge, who has 11.6 million registered users, used a photo of a victim of the “high school girls’ concrete stuffing murder” in Japan as background decoration in a video featuring the popular boy group NCT DREAM. The video has been criticized by countries around the world, and although he apologizes, it is still controversial. [Image] A picture of the victim is used.
●Used with an understanding of what the photo is of
Nessie is an Indonesian-based YouTuber who has gained popularity with her series “NERROR,” which deals with urban legends and crime cases. On the wall of the set where he filmed the video released on November 2, a framed photo of the female victim of the incident with black lines in her eyes was displayed. Nessie said she used the photo with the understanding of what it was supposed to look like, and in X, she said, “I apologize for any misunderstanding that may have been caused. When you look at this in isolation, you can see how vicious it is. I will be more careful next time.” “I never intended to hurt anyone, much less insult anyone. I am truly sorry,” he apologized. Regarding the suggestion that the photo was used for Halloween decorations, he denied that the decorations were not exclusive to this video, but had been displayed for some time, saying, “I set it up as a tribute to a project that is one of the main sections of the channel,” and “I did not use this photo for such shallow reasons. He also explained the background behind the use, saying, “We had never featured this incident before, but we finally decided to feature it due to many requests from our viewers. Meanwhile, the main video has been deleted on YouTube, but Nessie commented on Instagram, “Don’t worry, the (deleted) video will be back. The short video is still available on various social networking sites, and has been further criticized for “disrespecting the dignity of the victims.
Condemnation from around the world
On social networking sites, there were comments such as “Apologizing is not forgivable. It is an international human rights issue.” “Why use the victim’s photo for ‘staging’?” “It’s offensive that the NCT members are involved. What reason do you have to use the photos of the victims of that incident?” “The victims who suffered and died in unimaginable cruelty and were treated without respect and dignity by having their names and faces exposed as opposed to the criminals who were given short sentences and had their real names and photos protected. The victim’s position is not really rewarded,” said a commenter, causing a worldwide stir.
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