S Korea TV sorry for using pizza to depict Italy
Pizza for Italy, Dracula for Romania, and Chernobyl for Ukraine.
These were the pictures and captions used by a South Korean broadcaster to depict nations at the Olympics opening ceremony.
MBC since apologised for offending viewers, after complaints the visuals were offensive and ridiculous .
The channel said it wanted to make it easier for viewers to understand the entering countries quickly.
However, in a statement posted to Twitter, MBC said the decision showed a lack of consideration for the countries concerned, adding that it was an inexcusable mistake .
It added it would start a probe into how the images and captions were decided.
O televiziune sud-coreeană își cere scuze pentru că a stereotipizat România, Ucraina și Italia
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