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People have been making threads talking about how their disappointment is valid and it should be respected and we shouldn& #39;t talk over black ARMY. Which is true, don& #39;t talk over black ARMY. ALL black ARMY. Including the ones who said it& #39;s a bullcrap outrage.
Yet, I& #39;ve seen dismissive attitude toward folks who didn& #39;t fall in line with the popular thought. So...some black people& #39;s voices don& #39;t matter as much? I mean, boiling it down, what they& #39;re essentially saying is that the voice of outrage has more validity solely bc it& #39;s outrage.
But the direction and reason of outrage both matter equally. And we know for a fact that the source of it is an infamous hater. We also know for a fact that many people have sampled the cultist asshat; but it became a problem when a Korean rapper used it. In a proper context.
It& #39;s also a fact that anti-Korean and anti-East Asian sentiments and prejudice, especially in terms of hip hop culture, are still common. Reverse the role, and let& #39;s say a black rapper used a controversial speech targeting Koreans to make a political point against it.
The threads would& #39;ve been about how it& #39;s hip hop culture to sample these speeches to attack them. So there& #39;s this indication within the criticism that a Korean rapper cannot possibly understand hip hop to a similar level. And I& #39;m not fine with that, either.
It& #39;s fine to dismiss me and this thread because I& #39;m white, treat yourself. But don& #39;t you dare walk away from black ARMY with "welp, it& #39;s my opinion, respect it" because that& #39;s dismissive and leads to the silencing of black voices, too. Don& #39;t act like black ARMY all agree w/ you.
And instead of making twenty threads about how Y**ngi personally disappointed you and you demand an apology, why not go to group chats and discuss FIRST? Why not face the people on the opposite end & just talk points?
Why are there multiple threads about respecting those who feel hurt, but none about respecting those who disagree, too?
Because one opinion became a bandwagon. And that wagon was lead by a known hater. And was partially fuelled by anti-Korean sentiments.
Because one opinion became a bandwagon. And that wagon was lead by a known hater. And was partially fuelled by anti-Korean sentiments.
So congratulations, stan Twitter. You& #39;ve managed to censor the art of a Korean rapper who criticized groupthink and clout chasing...
