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When I first got myself into stan twitter in January 2020, I wondered why people said it was toxic. My first impression was so different. Stan twitter was so welcoming and nice. We made friends and shared the same interests or even hobbies.
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I might or might not get a backlash for tweeting this (since I& #39;m a small account and irrelevant as fuck).
But if you see this tweet, I hope you reconsider what you& #39;re doing and spend some time to self-reflect.
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But if you see this tweet, I hope you reconsider what you& #39;re doing and spend some time to self-reflect.
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I saw many multifans who break the stereotypes that stan twitter is all about fanwar, for being a multifan means you cannot take sides so easily.
I was feeling so comfortable at first. But things started to change.
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I was feeling so comfortable at first. But things started to change.
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Most of stan twt is a bunch of bullies. If you& #39;re being in denial, you might be one of the bullies.
What kind of bully, exactly?
Most of them are the kind of bullies who set double standards on the idols they stan and they don& #39;t stan (or even know nothing about).
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What kind of bully, exactly?
Most of them are the kind of bullies who set double standards on the idols they stan and they don& #39;t stan (or even know nothing about).
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I& #39;m going to be very blunt here.
I saw so many of stan twt tweeted statements like "Idols are human too" or "Let idols do what they want". Which at first I thought was some sort of a "character" development of stan twt--or to be specific--fan culture.
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I saw so many of stan twt tweeted statements like "Idols are human too" or "Let idols do what they want". Which at first I thought was some sort of a "character" development of stan twt--or to be specific--fan culture.
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SADLY, those statement of supports DO NOT APPLY to ALL IDOLS except the ones they biased.
I& #39;m taking examples from idols who did "some mistakes".
Context: the idols& #39; mistake is not even one of the 4 degrees of felony.
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I& #39;m taking examples from idols who did "some mistakes".
Context: the idols& #39; mistake is not even one of the 4 degrees of felony.
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Let& #39;s take Blackpink Jennie as the example. So many non-Jennie fans have been *attacking, harassing, bullying* her online for a very long time. Starting from the dating "scandal", her live performances, and even her outfit that she didn& #39;t choose (chosen by the stylist/agency)
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But when the very same people who harass her (Jennie) find out that the idols they stan are ALSO being bullied, what do they do? They play the "idols are human too" card. Protect their idols with all of their hearts.
If it is not double standards, what is it?
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If it is not double standards, what is it?
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Another example is Day6 Jae. He has been very active on socmed to make times to interact with as many people as possible. And without describing the details of what just happened lately, people started to "demand apologies" from him.
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Saying that he has hurt so many people& #39;s feelings by saying that they& #39;re "stupid".
Frankly speaking, asking for an apology is reasonable.
But it is no longer logical or acceptable when people start trying to cancel him.
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Frankly speaking, asking for an apology is reasonable.
But it is no longer logical or acceptable when people start trying to cancel him.
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*Persuading, influencing, guilt tripping* other people to unfollow, unstan, and cancel Jae is also a form of collective bullying.
And here& #39;s the problem that many people tend to overlook:
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And here& #39;s the problem that many people tend to overlook:
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A group of PEOPLE GOT HURT by Jae --> these PEOPLE DEMAND APOLOGIES --> Jae apologized <-- these PEOPLE PERSUADE other PEOPLE to CANCEL Jae <-- throwing HATE COMMENTS on Jae <-- leaving malicious comments on Jae.
Do you see what I see?
Because I see hypocrisy.
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Do you see what I see?
Because I see hypocrisy.
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Cancelling/bullying someone BECAUSE you feel offended or hurt by that someone DOESN& #39;T MAKE YOU ANY BETTER than the person you portrayed as bad. That& #39;s straight hypocrisy.
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Not to mention that the idol (in this context, Jae) actually spent some times to learn from his mistakes. So did Jennie who now dances and performs better.
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Those are only TWO of, I believe there are still, many examples.
If this happens to the idol you stan, will you also cancel them?
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If this happens to the idol you stan, will you also cancel them?
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Saying bad words (cursing), being sarcastic, not feeling well on stage (or claimed as being lazy), learning something quite late--aren& #39;t your irl friends, or, aren& #39;t YOU also doing these things?
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What they& #39;re doing that you hate so much and try to cancel is not crime such as murder or rape. Educating the idols is ENOUGH. But bullying them? That& #39;s too much. You are channeling your anger to the wrong place.
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Telling them to stop using social media or to leave the group?
Just like how you say that "not all people are okay dealing with such a content (that doesn& #39;t fit you)", it applies to yourself too.
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Just like how you say that "not all people are okay dealing with such a content (that doesn& #39;t fit you)", it applies to yourself too.
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You can& #39;t expect E V E R Y O N E to be considerate of you. You& #39;re not the only person using the social media. millions of people with million characteristics are using it and if you& #39;re not happy with it, you& #39;re being UNREALISTIC to expect everyone to understand you
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When you& #39;re expecting the world to bring yourself peace, then social media is not the place to seek for it UNLESS you build your own secluded bubble on social media. But other than that? No. You can& #39;t. This world is not utopia. And it will never be.
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You don& #39;t like that one person? Go ahead and leave. But dragging more people to also leave that person? That& #39;s collective bullying. And you& #39;re just as bad.
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Ask yourself.
"If my idols/biases do this. Will I cancel, throw malicious comments, and harass them online too? If I see people do that, what would I feel?"
Context: the idol& #39;s mistake is not even one of the 4 degrees of felony.
"If my idols/biases do this. Will I cancel, throw malicious comments, and harass them online too? If I see people do that, what would I feel?"
Context: the idol& #39;s mistake is not even one of the 4 degrees of felony.
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