An American man is currently facing backlash after his comment about a Vietnamese revered hero, General Vo Nguyen Giap on a Facebook page. The man on a comment on Facebook disrespected the hero when he compared General Vo Nguyen Giap head to a tattoo on his genitalia to Giap's head.
The post had caused a lot of backlash from Vietnamese around the country with Vietnamese calling for the teacher to be deported from the country with the lack of respect for the country tradition and heroes, informing him that Vietnam is different from the U.S., and why Americans can go ahead to disrespect their heroes or leaders, the Vietnamese will not take such insults on its leaders or heroes, whether dead or alive from heroes.
Daniel has now been summoned by the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI) to clarify the comment next Tuesday.
Who Is Daniel Hauer
Daniel Hauer is an American and a vlogger who had stayed in Hanoi, Vietnam for 5 years. He runs a vlog on Youtube with 1 million subscribers. He also has a Vietnamese wife and with a child in Vietnam.
Who is General Vo Nguyen Giap
During the war with the French in 1954, General Vo Nguyen Giap was the man who had a different plan from what the French had thought. His side won the war after he laid a war plan that sees the commander of the French side at the time commit suicide. He is the hero of the DIen Bien phu war
When the death of the man was announced in 2013, a 2-day National funeral was held for him, with all the Vietnamese in mourning state.
Apologies
After so much backlash from the Vietnamese community, Dan went on his page to issue an apology and said he was only mocking someone another commenter who had vowed to tattoo his chest with a Vietnamese flag if the Vietnamese side won their U23 Final on Saturday, and did not realise that the use of the General's name will cause such an uproar in the Vietnamese community.
Hauer has now lost his contract with his current employer, and many other Vietnamese are looking to boycott his new videos going forward.
Repeat Offender?
Dan Hauer had in the past insulted the Vietnamese election via a Facebook comment. The English teacher at the time called the Vietnamese election "a waste of time, and the noise calling for people to vote in the country a disturbance" he sighted that the leaders already knows who will win, and the calling of the election early in the morning, disturbing his sleep was unnecessary, like now, Dan was criticized for his comment and many Vietnamese called on him to leave the country if he finds their tradition offensive.
Fine?
If he is found guilty of the comment, Dan will be fined VND70-100 million ($3,100-4,400) for his comment and insult on the internet, the deputy head of ABEI Le Quang Tu Do confirmed to the media.