How I Met Your Mother has fallen into disfavour following
their latest episode; Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra. As the title
might suggest, it’s the one where Barney gets his fourth slap. What was wrong
with the episode? It’s been branded racist as it portrayed three of the main
cast (Robin, Lily and Ted) dressed as characters from kung-fu movies.
They’re being accused of wearing yellowface make-up, which
has upset quite a lot of people, who of course took to Twitter, using the
hashtag #HowIMetYourRacism. The theme of the whole episode being Marshall
undergoing “kung-fu training” in slapping, there was a whole lot of
overly-exaggerated Asian jokes.
"With Monday's episode, we set out to make a silly and
unabashedly immature homage to Kung Fu movies, a genre we've always loved. But
along the way we offended people. We're deeply sorry, and we're grateful to
everyone who spoke up to make us aware of it. We try to make a show that's
universal, that anyone can watch and enjoy. We fell short of that this week,
and feel terrible about it. To everyone we offended, I hope we can regain your
friendship, and end this series on a note of goodwill. Thanks."
Ari Carrington
