(CNN)Ukraine's curate of civilization has been watching Netflix bid "Emily successful Paris" -- and he's not happy.
Oleksandr Tkachenko shared his vexation astir the "offensive" mode successful which Petra, a Ukrainian character, is portrayed successful play 2 of the show, which debuted connected Netflix successful December.
The latest play kicks disconnected with American enforcement Emily (Lily Collins) juggling the fallout of sleeping with her friend's boyfriend, Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), the demands of her occupation successful Paris -- and the taste barriers that beryllium betwixt herself and her Parisian colleagues.
To assistance with her assimilation, the Chicago autochthonal signs up to a beginners' French class, wherever she meets Petra, played by Daria Panchenko.
However, Petra makes a atrocious content connected Emily erstwhile she unapologetically steals apparel from a section promenade and encourages her to bash the same, earlier sprinting disconnected onto the streets of Paris.
'Unacceptable' and 'offensive'
Tkachenko condemned the storyline.
"In 'Emily successful Paris' we person a caricature of a Ukrainian woman, which is unacceptable. On the different hand, it is besides offensive. Will Ukrainians beryllium seen arsenic specified abroad? Who steal, privation to get everything for free, beryllium acrophobic of deportation? That should not beryllium the case," helium wrote successful a station connected his authoritative Telegram channel, 2 days aft the 2nd play was released.
He said that portion helium watched the archetypal play and described it arsenic "a beauteous bully amusement series," helium present has "a fewer comments."
"Netflix is well acquainted with Ukraine, suffice to accidental that astir of the streets of Paris successful the movie 'The Last Mercenary' were filmed successful Kiev."
"In addition, with the popularization of our culture, Europeans and Americans person heard astir our artists and beyond. At slightest astir the conductor Oksana Lyniv, tennis subordinate Elina Svitolina, vocalist Jamala, decorator Vita Kin."
"But this is astir apt not enough. And we volition person to proceed to combat stereotypes. Because if successful the 90s and 2000s Ukrainian guys were portrayed mostly arsenic gangsters, implicit clip that has changed."
CNN has reached retired to Netflix for comment.
A instrumentality favorite?
When the archetypal play of "Emily successful Paris" was released successful 2020, immoderate French viewers slated it, saying it recycled outdated clichés astir the City of Light and its inhabitants.
More recently, Emily's caller emotion interest, a British banker named Alfie (Lucien Laviscount), has garnered mixed reviews from spectators.
"I hatred however they've portrayed Alfie successful Emily successful Paris," 1 idiosyncratic tweeted, arguing that British "people would NEVER beryllium that cringe."
"Alfie successful Emily successful Paris truly is the stereotypical British feline who loves to spell to the pub," wrote another.
"I americium successful LOVE with Alfie from Emily successful Paris," different idiosyncratic tweeted.
Despite criticisms, the Emmy-nominated amusement has consistently won implicit viewers.
The archetypal play was streamed by 58 cardinal households successful its archetypal 4 weeks, and was Netflix's astir fashionable drama bid of 2020, according to a press release.
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