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this is about the jaemin situation
tw// ableism
this is about the jaemin situation
i did a little more research and found that 유능하고 means to be good at everything and 저능하고 (which is what jaemin said) means low iq essentially. the phrase 저능하고 comes from 유능하고 because the 능 rhymes. it’s essentially a play on words
yes 저능하고 can mean the r slur BUT in this context it is clear that jaemin does not mean the r slur rather that haechan has a low iq or is ‘slow’
nevertheless, we should still educate jaemin and nct dream as a whole on the meaning behind the r slur but do not cancel him blindly without doing the proper research or being fluent in the korean language
if you would like to talk about this situation, please dm me! i am more than happy to answer your questions
also for those asking for my ‘qualifications’ i am a first gen korean and am fluent in the korean language. i speak mainly korean within my household and grew up in a korean culture. i even checked with my parents to make sure that i was not making any mistakes
also i will not address hate tweets, this is my opinion from the research i have done and if you are going to be unreasonable about it you can move on. i am simply trying to bring awareness to this situation and not cancel him blindly bc cancel culture is toxic
i’ve seen a lot of quoted retweets and YES it’s still not okay to call anyone dumb or have a low iq. all i’m saying is that he did not say the r slur
