The “Barbenheimer” craze has drawn widespread criticism in Japan for making light of the atomic bomb.
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star Cillian Murphy against a backdrop of flames with, “It’s going to be a summer to remember,” and another responding to an image of Ken with an atomic bomb hairstyle with, “This Ken is a stylist.”to media outlets: “Warner Brothers regrets its recent insensitive social media engagement. The studio offers a sincere apology.”
The Japanese account’s statement was part of broader criticism in Japan to the “Barbenheimer” trend—in which users have juxtaposed the two contrasting films, which were released on the same day, and pushed for watching them together—given#NoBarbenheimer has trended on social media in Japan, and theaccount’s now-deleted tweets with photos of atomic bomb victims and comments saying they canceled their plans to see...
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