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I am thankful that Micro-aggression is being openly discussed and many POC who have experienced it and was told to get over it are coming forward with their stories. But let& #39;s take a step back and think for a moment, what if BTS didn& #39;t have the reach and #BTSARMY? 
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What if they were just an Asian POC group spreading messages of hope in UN at a trying time to everyone? What if they were just another group of young artists trying their own way to make a difference? What if, they were any of us?
Would their worth be any less?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz"> #BTSARMY
Would their worth be any less?
Micro-aggression goes unchecked, unpunished because people chalk it up to jokes. But if it& #39;s an offensive joke or slur (Ex: Ching Chong, "N" word as non-Black person, Stinky Curry etc.), then no matter how funny it may seem, it& #39;s not funny to the race being targeted. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz"> #BTSARMY
No one& #39;s identity, efforts or skin colour are there for you to joke about. Not everyone have to like everyone or their work, but people& #39;s dignity is not for anyone else to trash on. And no, they don& #39;t have to excuse the offense and give anyone a free pass for that. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz"> #BTSARMY
When someone is offended and they inform, the right way is to apologize and learn. Not trying to excuse that action. Just because someone got away with Micro-aggression so far, doesn& #39;t mean POC owe them a free pass for life. FIND NEW JOKES! It& #39;s not funny anymore. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz"> #BTSARMY
There are POC in different countries who are told to "Take it easy", "It& #39;s just a joke" when they told people that a joke is offensive. Silencing their voice while continuing the offense is not going to cut it anymore. I& #39;m sorry but their dignity is worth more than "Fun Time" https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">
Since becoming #BTSARMY and being part of a global family, I have learned a lot of things I didn& #39;t know about. It& #39;s okay. That& #39;s just ignorance. But I kept an open mind and when someone corrected me, I apologized and never repeated again. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz"> #BTSARMY
For example, I was told by K-ARMY that we should not use "Heart-eu" unless we are speaking in Korean, because it may sound cute because Hobi said it that way, but Korean people have been mocked for their accent and it& #39;s offensive to them. I never repeated it since then. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">
When Italian ARMY said "Mafia" has a very painful past history and even in joke or fantasy, never to use it. Again, I never used that word. I didn& #39;t try to teach them what they should get over with. I learned myself. Because they are who was offended. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz"> #BTSARMY
Again, I am not talking about Art here. I am not talking about who should like what music or appreciate what art. It& #39;s an artist& #39;s prerogative to produce what they want to produce. We can like it or move on elsewhere. I don& #39;t expect everyone to love what I love. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz"> #BTSARMY
What I am expressing here is some people justifying their disdain and obvious stereotype coloured with racism with more semantics and platitudes as if POC don& #39;t deserve the same respect or voice to talk and when they do, they can be silenced with patronizing Pat. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz"> #BTSARMY
To that, I say, NO. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">
We, as #BTSARMY, stand against racial discrimination.
We condemn violence.
You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together.
Being it Micro-aggression, or death/rape threat, we don& #39;t support them.
#ARMYStandTogether @BTS_twt
We, as #BTSARMY, stand against racial discrimination.
We condemn violence.
You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together.
Being it Micro-aggression, or death/rape threat, we don& #39;t support them.
#ARMYStandTogether @BTS_twt
