At the red carpet of Met Gala 2024, paparazzi called K-pop band Stray Kids "robots". The band made its debut at Met Gala. In a video, a paparazzo was heard speaking, "I've never seen so many unemotional faces in my life," while another was heard saying, "They are robots." Calling the paparazzi "racist", a fan wrote, "This was absolutely appalling."