section_path: Controversies/Glove puppetry
section_name: Glove puppetry
paragraph_text: Glove puppetry
  
  In February 2000, Barbie and Dee sparked controversy on their show 100% Entertainment when they talked about Legend of the Sacred Stone (2000), Taiwan's first glove puppetry film. Barbie said: “Setting aside the serious topic of whether or not to support domestic films, I personally find glove puppetry unbearably awful… Sure, it may be considered part of China's cultural heritage, but at the end of the day, it's just puppets! You could just pick up a doll at home and perform the same thing… I honestly hate glove puppetry! The same goes for things like shadow puppetry and marionette shows—I hate them all.” It was widely misreported that they called fans of glove puppetry "lunatics." They apologized after facing backlash from fans of glove puppetry, which is closely tied to Taiwan's local identity and pan-Green Coalition, in contrast to their own perceived association with the waishengren, pan-Blue Coalition.
  
  In February 2000, Barbie and Dee sparked controversy on their show 100% Entertainment when they talked about Legend of the Sacred Stone (2000), Taiwan's first glove puppetry film. Barbie said: “Setting aside the serious topic of whether or not to support domestic films, I personally find glove puppetry unbearably awful… Sure, it may be considered part of China's cultural heritage, but at the end of the day, it's just puppets! You could just pick up a doll at home and perform the same thing… I honestly hate glove puppetry! The same goes for things like shadow puppetry and marionette shows—I hate them all.” It was widely misreported that they called fans of glove puppetry "lunatics." They apologized after facing backlash from fans of glove puppetry, which is closely tied to Taiwan's local identity and pan-Green Coalition, in contrast to their own perceived association with the waishengren, pan-Blue Coalition.