In not-that-serious-but-useful-for-clickbait news, (G)I-DLE‘s company Cube Entertainment have released an apology to the Korean Red Cross for violating the Geneva Conventions during a July 19th performance.
Yes, that’s right. Those red crosses on their lifeguard stage uniforms are actually protected.
The red cross and red crescent emblems are protected symbols under international humanitarian law and national laws. Any use that is not expressly authorized by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols constitutes a misuse of the emblem. Use of these emblems by unauthorized persons is strictly forbidden. Please contact the ICRC for more information.
Anyway, the “issue” was brought up by netizens along with absurd sexualization complaints, and the Korean Red Cross responded by saying they didn’t get an approval request but that the misuse was likely due to ignorance and not malice. Basically that they aren’t habitually using it, so chill, bros.
Still, they did send notice to Cube, and the company recently responded with an apology over the mistake.
(G)I-DLE’s now becomes probably the second-most amusing violation to me personally, still trailing behind Stardew Valley‘s update. Though of course, whether it should be enforced for these types of violations is up for debate.