accusing THEEEE bts of doing anything for “press” is actually hilarious, mam do you know who you’re talking about, they could sneeze and it would make headlines, lets not be silly
the grammy community defending themselves with "they can always apply for other categories" tells you EVERYTHING
bts has always applied for 3-4 categories (main ones) and they always gave them a nom in group/duo only to give the award to a COLLAB
I feel like bts themselves did not expect to set the academy and media world ablaze with this 😭😭😭😭😭😭 like we’re on day 3/4 of this and it’s still going
I saw a post saying that they don't understand why BTS is the one being heard when black people and Latinos have spoken about the same thing and there's one thing people aren't understanding.. BTS has a fandom that's willing to make them be heard. Yes, this conversation has been
Notice BTS didn't insult them. They basically said they're done because of the difference in value and that's that. Meanwhile members of the RA are crashing out, insulting them and their work, and calling critics and the public names on social media.
And I think it’s okay to admit that in all this, there is hurt.
The hurt of knowing how much love, artistry and sweat went into the making of ARIRANG, only to deliberately exclude it from being recognised in response to institutional tokenism and xenophobia.