A six-second preview of the award-winning HBO series' third season is facing backlash over its alleged negative portrayal of Thailand.
A six-second teaser for an upcoming season of The White Lotus set in Thailand has drawn backlash over its yellow tint.
On social media platforms like Reddit, Instagram and X, users - including those from South-east Asia - have voiced their displeasure.Users on Thailand’s Reddit forum also mocked it, joking: “They had to film in Mexico to save money.” This long-standing trope was evident in crime drama series Breaking Bad , where scenes set in Mexico or New Mexico had a yellow and orange tint. The Netflix action film Extraction , set in Bangladesh and starring Chris Hemsworth, faced similar backlash for its heavy use of yellow tones. Even the first season of The White Lotus depicted Hawaii with a noticeably yellow tint.
“This depicts narratives about foreigners visiting Thailand, with the yellow tint appearing to symbolise a ‘coloured’ view through which they experience Thailand,” says Ms Naiyapatana, who is based in Bangkok. But Dr Adam Knee, dean of Lasalle College of the Arts, cautioned against rushing to judge The White Lotus based on a very brief teaser.
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