After the massive quake and tsunami that hit Japan last Friday, Malaysian newspaper Berita Harian published a caricature in their editor's column on Sunday that depicts the popular tokusatsu hero Ultraman trying to outrun an incoming tsunami.
The publication has received tremendous criticisms by readers, who accuse the editors as being "inconsiderate and distasteful". Several political leaders have even stepped out and demand a public apology.
The statement of apology was issued on the official site and on social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, said that Berita Harian had "no intention of poking fun" at the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Friday.
The newspaper expressed their sympathy and stated to feel the suffering of the people of Japan.
Source: CNN iReport, Sky News Today
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they already apologised though. ^^
I'm a Malaysian so I know the latest news about this issue. Nothing to brag about
The mere fact that this was published is so sad...
Of course...
You poke fun, then just say sorry next.
It's always easy like that.
fucking malaysians,
they have no heart...
My appreciation for Malaysian media has fallen considerably. So uncool, Malaysia...
A joke is good if shared with just few friends. But if it's publication we're talking about, whether on the net, on-air or on print, there comes responsibility. We should be very sensitive on how other people would feel. How would we react if the joke was on us? The Japanese, The Malaysians, The Americans, The Filipinos, whatever we call ourselves, we're all brothers, just born in a different point in the globe. What hurts you hurts me too. Let's just be more considerate towards the feelings of one another.
Erik Katukomal
http://pilosopotassium.blogspot.com/
lol, that was the greatest thing ever.
fell the wrath of god, hentai country
come on man, tell me its u not thinking about it...for me, as fan of japan super heroes, oh! the irony..
don't trust this newspaper...berita harian is known as the one who sends out hoax through malaysia...only elders read this thing...
^why should we trust you?
If we cant trust the media, why the hell would we trust a stranger?
I'm Shock myself too. I'm Malaysian as well.
I have known the west Malaysia government is corrupted but never know that it has fallen this far.....
:'( Sad is sad...
Stupid politic newspaper.. They always gives a crap stuff. What a shame for this getting spread the whole world.. :/
Not all Malaysian like this, some humans are ignorance and heartless everywhere around us.
Really shame for me as Malaysian, No matter what, I wont forgive they (B.Harian) stupidity.
oh c'mon really?
Japan got hit by an earthquake and this is what happen? MY comes in with a cartoon. adding insults to injury.
i'd love to see the same thing happen thing happen to MY, and japan does the exact same thing in anime/toku style.
i hope thing over japan are fine :(
@:"lol, that was the greatest thing ever.
fell the wrath of god, hentai country"
So because of that people deserve to die? WTF is wrong with you? Let's see if you even have any sense of humor when it happen to your people.
Just because you can post as Anonymus doesn't mean you can be so insensitive!
"Anonymous
March 14, 2011 4:40 PM
fucking malaysians,
they have no heart..."
excuse me but not ALL malaysians are like that. just because the newspaper did wrong, doesnt mean that we, the people, are on their side. we demand for an apology so that they knw that they are wrong. but we are all still mad at them.
"Anonymous
March 14, 2011 7:24 PM
oh c'mon really?
Japan got hit by an earthquake and this is what happen? MY comes in with a cartoon. adding insults to injury.
i'd love to see the same thing happen to MY, and japan does the exact same thing in anime/toku style.
i hope thing over japan are fine :("
i'd love to see the same thing happen to your country then. please, be mad at d newspaper, not the people. we are innocent.
I am a Malaysian,and I am ashamed for the caricature. I am very sorry,everyone.
The world must really be going down...when people start making jokes about the death of thousands...so sad.
this is how Malaysian people show their creative idea.
make fun of people who suffering,and show them how intelligent and creative they are.
for sure this thing is not a good thing,but i also sure that the editor really mean to makes thing happen as a jokes.as malaysian i apologized on behalf of other malaysian.hopes japan recovered well soon.
'i also sure that the editor NOT mean it'..sory..my bad on the last post
Leave self righteousness god shit out of this. It's a tragedy that happened because of nothing else but chance natural phenomenon. Plain and simple.
Get off your high horse and remember they are people to just like everyone of us, and they're losing their lives, their family, and their homes and regular lives out there. Stop being selfish and a dick.
Woah, flame wars and stuff.
Blame GekiDan for this post.
I thought this site is for entertainment, games and stuff, never knew they put politics here too. The entirety of that issue is politics, not "Japanese entertainment". The constitution of Ultraman in this issue is very minuscule and insignificant, it's just an editorial sketch.
If you're going to put every unimportant appearances of tokusatsu heroes/shows not even related to entertainment, then you're missing a lot of stuff. Start with children's wear and fancy food products.
TL;DR - Blame GekiDan.
i'm a Malaysian and i'm not surprised if the same thing happened to us . its not karma or what other bullshit that you calls it but we're too delusional about our own peace and being selfish. some people doesn't even care about Japan or even worse , they make jokes out of it.it hurts me too but not as much as it hurts Japan's citizen . i'm deeply sorry for them and may everyone in Japan be safe from any harm .
Please stop these "flame wars."
Well, I'm not really into politics and I don't really see this "editorial" cartoon related to politics.
spiralsphere
ya me too a chinese malaysian...screw them drew such stupid thing! haiz Malaysians can never be as unity as Japanese...how shame ><
^To the blog post writer. --- It's just your imagination.
Man, to be honest I don't see any problem with the editorial cartoon. This cartoon us not your typical manga or western comics that shows obvious mockery of life. Most editorial cartoons today, are very much planned and poses much sensitivity that you can ever realize. I'm not sure if your seeing the symbolisms in the picture, but I suggest you rather interpret the cartoon far from the idea of poking fun at your favorite giant hero.
I hope this enlightens anyone just what the Giant of Light symbolizes....
P.S. Thumbs up to Erik Katukomal for a good comment too.
"lol, that was the greatest thing ever.
fell the wrath of god, hentai country"
You're obviously a troll. Thank your God (whoever your god is) that that tsunami didn't ravaged your place.
While animated cartoon porn do came from Japan, it doesn't mean it's a country of perverts. Who are you to say that in the first place? God? A sinless divine person? You're just a dimwitted self-righteous man. Look at yourself on the mirror first
dear friend otaku lover,i`m malaysian that love japanesse culture,i`m also touch to what happen there.most of malaysian also felt the same,so don`t judge us by just some publishing by somebody that so in sensitive.i feel so irritating by being accused to be in sensitive.we malaysian also crying for what happen in japan.so i just asking that everybody to unite.to help them in the time that they in need becoz u wont know someday something will happen to u and the only thing that u can think of is 'somebody please help me'.for some selfish malaysian plse open your mind and think that this world that we living is not only for ourself,becoz we share this world we must share it pain not just share it happiness.i hope this massage will reach to all jefusion lover around the world.love our world and also love in it.
As i fellow Malaysian,i am deeply ashamed & disappointed by this. I have relatives & friends in japan & the situation out there is truly devastating.But people should not treat all Malaysians unfairly just because of one stupid editor/publisher/whatever. Blame the paper,not the people.
Why cant people understand each other
Please, don't blame ALL Malaysians. Just blame the Fuckin' newspaper. I'm a Malaysian and I love Japan so much that I wanted to continue my studies there. So please, I don't want to trigger a fight between us. We Malaysians will take action for what happened.
Sorry, but "Join the cause, help the Heroes" slogan for Japan Relief effort is kinda weirder than this article.
I'll interpret it as "Japan was been hit by Tsunami" if this was published on the next day in morning newspaper after the event. Thats it. Am I insensitive?
Yup great. Today We had malaysia's prime minister wife come out and basically say it's a lesson to Japan or any other country out there who want to develop their country without looking at the geological risks =_=.
what a twat
im malaysian btw
FUCK MALAYSIA!!
Oh, I'm sorry. It's just a joke. I don't mean no harm to all of you Malaysian people.
Simple like that, still, most Malaysian must be angry at me. And just like the Japanese who also angry at the Malaysian newspaper. So next time when you make a joke about something, make sure you think about other peoples feeling
@Anony :
FUCK MALAYSIA!!
Oh, I'm sorry. It's just a joke. I don't mean no harm to all of you Malaysian people.
Simple like that, still, most Malaysian must be angry at me. And just like the Japanese who also angry at the Malaysian newspaper. So next time when you make a joke about something, make sure you think about other peoples feeling."
You like this (thumb)
i really agree with you, man..
i'm a malaysian
and i will kill myself right now
let's kill ourselves
*gets knife*
i hope JAPAN will recover soon.
i already admire this country for a long tyme. i hope to all people like me that admire Japan, try to give a helping hand to those who need it there in any ways.nothing happened and changed to them if you said "fuck malaysians" to the malaysians although they are innocent. but i know the paper is the one to be blame.so booo hooo...watever..
Those people who cursed at malaysians are no smarter than the guy who drew that sketch. Idiots. you type fuck and curse malaysians when we haven't even done anything. Its that one a'hole and the editor, all of us gets the blame. And malaysians stop saying fucking sorry, you havent done anything wrong, its that one idiot. Plus if you all wanna fuck someone go directly to that artist! sheesh! Its never a wonder why we cant live peacefully in this world because there are so many idiots and a'holes out there! It doesnt matter if ure malaysians, americans, british, or what ure words and actions will have the same impact everywhere. RIght now Japan needs our help, i think you better use whats left of your brain and help. Some malaysians are even out there in japan volunteering, so shut the fuck up, and be a good neighbour!
thumb up to ABJ..
ur r absolutely rite..
Because a drop of poison, the whole milk is contaminated.
Kerana nila setitik, rosak susu sebelanga.
orang MALAYSIA emang ga ada otaknya !!! ga punya hati...ANJENK
i think Malaysian have very good sense of joke and creativty by drawing this pic.
i'm kinda impresse by this drawing and it way moar fun than Jap mango.
malaysia no compassion/pity at all
its not funny
if Malaysia was also hit by the earthquake and tsunami and there that make jokes like that what does not upset you malaysia
if earthquake and tsunami happen in malaysia i will make a joke for you
FFUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK you malaysia shit asshole FFUCCCCK 4 ever
^
like this post so much
forgive the word I say because I am very sorry for the Japanese and even there that makes this such a strange
What a bunch of douchebags. Lets see if the newspaper would still "poke fun" at tsunami victims if Malaysia were the ones to get hit by a calamity of that scale. =_+
Knowing the people of malaysia, I'm pretty sure that this cartoon was published based on the policy coming from non-Chinese and non-India people. Muslim malaysians are seem quite radical. They sometimes like to spread racist/religious propaganda against the opposites.
Bagi aku ni mende sensitif...
Tapi org Jepun pikir positif mende ni...
Member aku kat Jepun bgtau berita tu dah tersebar sampai kat Jepun...
Ni ade org Jepun komen pasal kartun tu...
確かに不謹慎だ。だが日本人はウルトラマンの心を持っている。どんなときでも決して諦めず、未来を信じ、仲 間と助け合い、何度傷ついても立ち上がる心を。だから日本は必ず復活する。
マレーシアよ、日本人をウルトラマンに例えてくれてありがとう。
Maksudnye lbh kurang-mg tak patut pn bende tu but Japanese have the heart of ultraman. no matter what happens, Japanese wont give up, they'll believe in the future, no matter how many times they fell, they will rise again. thats why Japan will rise again for sure. Malaysia, thanks for thinking that Japanese are like ultraman.
Terharu aku baca rasa mcm nak nangis jerk...
Diaorg mcm langsung x salahkan kita siap ucap trime kasih sebab anggap diaorg mcm ultraman...
Maybe i'm just a kid but as the people of Malaysians i'm going to say sorry for this guys
i respect japanese people always.they got positive thinking regarding the g*dd****d cartoon.surely they will rise like the ultraman
i feel so sad about this...
why must the newpaper published this **** thing...dont worry japanese, rise and make the world respect you..
i always support you....
and i love you SCANDAL!!!!
Damn ****ing ZOY,
you are a D***ass, a great disgraced for malaysian,Get the hell out of this damn world, ya fu**ing ZOY.
For Japan, the strength comes from will, so i hope you all japanese rise from the ground you fall with might!
damn berita harian.....buat malu je..kurang ajar btol....i'm also malaysian but i feel sorry for japan...i hope that japan will be fine...
@:"lol, that was the greatest thing ever.fell the wrath of god, hentai country"
To the SOB who wrote this: You are an arrogant bastard.
malingsia malingsia... tsk tsk tsk.
Let's see if you can still laugh when you're the one who get hit by tsunami.
no wonder, it is from the country who born terrorists.
To the guy who wrote: "lol, that was the greatest thing ever.
fell the wrath of god, hentai country"
I hope you get thrown into a nuclear reactor.
why the ultraman has to run? he can fly anyway...
i think the cartoonist intended even such a strong and develop country like JAPAN can stumble because of nature.. I think it just show that God is mightier. natural disasters and calamity is a way God test people faiths. Don't just blame the cartoonist or the newspaper.