In its caption, Les' Copaque Production apologised to Fizi's friends, urging them not to get angry at Fizi and not be friends with him anymore. Shortly after, the company posted another response showing a footage of Fizi going to school and facing weird stares from his friends. Some also pointed out that it makes them sad to see Upin and Ipin hurt by the comment. Netizens supported the decision to get Fizi to apologise and clarify his statement to the main characters, Upin and Ipin. The post has garnered 28,436 likes and 1,228 comments on Instagram in 12 hours. It added that if requested by more netizens, Fizi will create a video apologising to Upin and Ipin.
One netizen even went as far to say that Fizi "has no brain", while another on Twitter said "Fizi is cancelled".įollowing the backlash, Les’ Copaque Production, the company behind the series, took to Instagram saying that Fizi was wrong to have said that comment. Meanwhile a few other netizens said it is not right of Fizi to make that comment, that he should be reported, and that he has no morals. In particular, one of the comments in Bahasa Melayu loosely translated to: " Upin & Ipin will be broadcasted worldwide, and everyone should hate Fizi". When Upin and Ipin asked what happens if children do not have mothers, the character Fizi said there is no heaven for them.įizi's comment had netizens riled up and they called for a clarification for his statement. He is applauded for being a filial son, to which he said it is a must, since "heaven lies at the soles of mothers". The scene in question showed Upin, Ipin, Fizi, and friends gathering with one character saying he is unable to stay as he has to help his mother with errands. Malaysian TV series Upin & Ipin has copped flak from netizens due to a scene in its recent Hari Raya related episode.
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