Korean Animation - Slavery Controversy

Slavery Controversy

2010 saw the British graffiti artist 'Banksy' direct the opening credits of an episode of The Simpsons. While The Simpsons has moved from various South Korean animation studios over the years, it has been inked and drawn by Nelson Shin's AKOM studio for over a decade. Shin revealed some discomfort at having his studio workers drawn as slaves, even though AKOM animators brought this parody of themselves to life. In an earlier CNN interview from 2005, Shin brushed this slave perspective off as being merely Western humor.

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