Insulting Idols
Okay, so I'm seeing people insulting Super Junior and every other idol out there almost all the time. It's everywhere- "his fat thighs", "huge butt" etc etc. It's everywhere, and if anyone hasn't come across someone saying something like that, or even said it themselves, then clearly they're living under some really huge rock.
The worst thing is, these people are fans. Not haters, not people who dislike the idols and hence insult them, but fans. People who pledged to support them no matter what. They're the people who buy tons of albums, vote daily for award ceremonies, defend their idols against haters... and yet they're insulting their own idols.
At this point, I'm hearing a chorus of voices going, "we're doing it in fun! It's terms of endearment and affection!" Yes, I know that, but do your idols know that? How are they supposed to tell the difference between a hater and a fan calling them names and insulting them? It's not like there's a filter on their search engines blinking red when it's a hater, and green everywhere else. All they see is people calling them out on minor faults that, half the time, they don't really have.
Take Sungmin for example. He said on Sukira on the 24th of February that he would have to manage his weight, because people had apparently felt uncomfortable while watching Sukira. He apologised that people called him fat. And who are those who call Sungmin a chubby baby with a fat ass and fat thighs?
Why, his fans.
Hence why I think anyone who insults their idols, especially their biases, are some of the stupidest people on earth. To you, it's a fond name of endearment. To the idols, it's one more person who doesn't like some part of them and hence they make themselves change, just because of foolish people who don't know any wiser.
Edit: Apparently there are people claiming it's okay for them to 'tease' and 'joke around' about these things because they're just doing it in a 'friends way'. The last time I checked, the term 'friends' implied a mutual relationship. Does your oppa know you're friends? Yeah, I thought not. They don't know who's a fan and who's a hater, because honestly, sometimes fans make it hard to tell the difference. Does this mean I can insult your friend whom I know but doesn't know me, just because I claim it's in a 'friends way'? Wouldn't you want to punch me in the face for being mean to your friend? Yeah, my point exactly.
The worst thing is, these people are fans. Not haters, not people who dislike the idols and hence insult them, but fans. People who pledged to support them no matter what. They're the people who buy tons of albums, vote daily for award ceremonies, defend their idols against haters... and yet they're insulting their own idols.
At this point, I'm hearing a chorus of voices going, "we're doing it in fun! It's terms of endearment and affection!" Yes, I know that, but do your idols know that? How are they supposed to tell the difference between a hater and a fan calling them names and insulting them? It's not like there's a filter on their search engines blinking red when it's a hater, and green everywhere else. All they see is people calling them out on minor faults that, half the time, they don't really have.
Take Sungmin for example. He said on Sukira on the 24th of February that he would have to manage his weight, because people had apparently felt uncomfortable while watching Sukira. He apologised that people called him fat. And who are those who call Sungmin a chubby baby with a fat ass and fat thighs?
Why, his fans.
Hence why I think anyone who insults their idols, especially their biases, are some of the stupidest people on earth. To you, it's a fond name of endearment. To the idols, it's one more person who doesn't like some part of them and hence they make themselves change, just because of foolish people who don't know any wiser.
Edit: Apparently there are people claiming it's okay for them to 'tease' and 'joke around' about these things because they're just doing it in a 'friends way'. The last time I checked, the term 'friends' implied a mutual relationship. Does your oppa know you're friends? Yeah, I thought not. They don't know who's a fan and who's a hater, because honestly, sometimes fans make it hard to tell the difference. Does this mean I can insult your friend whom I know but doesn't know me, just because I claim it's in a 'friends way'? Wouldn't you want to punch me in the face for being mean to your friend? Yeah, my point exactly.