A pub in Vietnam, which performed during the Vietnam War, is being criticized in Melbourne, Australia, for profiting from a war that killed millions of people.
Rickshaw Bar, located in the Richmond area of Melbourne, is being hacked for having insensitive decor, including old military aircraft materials, branded dog labels, fiery menu items and bullets in beer glasses. The inside of the bar is also believed to contain an orange motif, which critics say was inspired by Agent Orange, a chemical weapon used in the war.
A bar in the Richmond area of Australia is being slammed to take advantage of a Vietnam-inspired theme. (iStock)
The bar, in an Instagram post now removed, said it was aiming to “do something a little more radical” with the war theme. However, media and social media users quickly called the institution insensitive.
“Imagine a war where more than a million people died, and imagine you decide to create an aesthetic out of it, to sell cocktails filled with bullet casings, with an Agent Orange theme,” he said. the Asian-Australian media site Liminal wrote on Twitter.
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“In a year where anti-Asian racism has increased dramatically, this bar * opened in Richmond *, a suburb with a strong Vietnamese population, including people who would have literally * fled * from this war *.” added. “It’s horrible.”
A spokesperson for the Australian Department of Veterans Affairs also commented on the news about the bar to TimeOut Melbourne, saying the group “encourages individuals or organizations to engage in war, conflict and peace operations in a solemn, respectful and worthy way to be recognized. “
Rickshaw Bar later issued an apology and removed ads for the venue from its social media after the setback.
“We have removed our content and apologized to anyone who takes offense or finds the content inappropriate,” the bar wrote on Instagram. “We have reviewed our tone and are working hard to rectify it. Sorry for any distress caused – it was never our intention.”
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More than 58,000 U.S. soldiers lost their lives during the Vietnam War, and between 2.1 and 3.8 million Vietnamese soldiers and civilians were killed. Traces of Agent Orange still contaminating the soil in parts of Vietnam are also continuing with medical problems for the people of the country.