[w1ntermute]

It's not a racial thing. See these translated Korean netizen comments: http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/04/foreign-media-outlet...

> 1. [+238, -4] They look the same even in our eyes, I can't imagine in the eyes of foreigners... -,.-

> 2. [+234, -9] ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I thought all the faces were ctrl + C and ctrl + V with just the shirts changed. They should be ashamed of getting plastic surgery, how could they even think of entering a beauty contest? Seems like plastic surgeons can surgically remove shame now as well..

> 4. [+31, -1] Just turn Miss Korea into an exhibition contest for plastic surgeons

> 5. [+18, -2] I'm so embarrassed... They should make sure in the next Miss Korea that they only allow natural girls

> 10. [+17, -0] That's why they're called 'docturnal twins'. Twins made by plastic surgery doctors.

[Avshalom]

Internet commenters slagging off beauty contestants as identical barbies? News at eleven.

No, it's that people are getting het up about this particular instance that feels a bit... xenophobic at least. Especially because of the apparent credulity that a bunch of press photos was received with.

[marshray]

Jeez, can't a guy read an article about principal component analysis on a published sample of photos without being painted as some kind of racist xenophobe?

It's hardly the first time those looking for something to take issue with have found it in digital imaging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenna