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Breakdown of what happened with Hwasa - a thread
look, i'm just here to document the events and credibility of sources not to dictate how people should think/feel. a lot of misinformation was spread and people speaking over others who actually are from the alleged culture being appropriated.
1. @/MAMAM0O619 posted a preview of the next I Live Alone episode where Hwasa was seen wearing this outfit. The episode is not out yet, let alone full translations.
2. People spread this mistranslation making it seem like she wore it for shock value. The first user has now deactivated btw. @PopBase fed this to their 74.5k followers without verifying.
3. The real context by an actual translator https://twitter.com/ddongbyullie/status/1286904255979241475?s=20
4. A Korean fan cleared up that the outfit was meant to be a "luxurious sauna look" https://twitter.com/ddongbyullie/status/1286926393339547649?s=20
5. It was a loose reference to Hwasa usually arriving with a towel casually wrapped around her head. She's kinda known for it.
6. MBC released an official statement that it was indeed meant to be a "Korean sauna look" and not a reference to any other culture. It's in the description box.
Whether you accept this or not is up to you. If you were worried or disappointed initially, that's valid especially if you are from that culture. But many wilfully spread misinformation with clear intentions to hate.
I waited and read on it because truthfully I didn't know all the details and it's not my culture. I didn't go around blindly defending either even if I stanned her. I just wish fact-checking was more prevalent in twitter.
While reading I saw that people had conflicting views so reminder that one acc doesn't represent an entire group. Like I said, the final verdict is still up to you (but mostly people ACTUALLY of that culture). I only compiled statements and translations to clarify intentions.
Update: @PopBase deleted the tweet and clarified. No apology for spreading fake info though.
@norwaylynx kindly translated this thread in Spanish. This could help others to understand it better. Thank you 
https://twitter.com/norwaylynx/status/1287031820228481024?s=20
https://twitter.com/norwaylynx/status/1287031820228481024?s=20
Here is another perspective of a Nigerian fan https://twitter.com/ahyhyejin/status/1287094464465575936?s=20
