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61304% MOARMY; 3.5 xp

[p @ARMYx1998]

Don’t take it personal;
show up; and
do it scared.

[Livheartt⁷ met hobi | ㉧㉣㉣ | 🦢🤍 @Livheartt]

Sitting with family members talking about BTS vs grammys.

And a cousin of mine said, “i actually dont understand why it’s such a big deal. Just accept the award and move on. They want to give it to them right? So just take it.”

I’ll pause here to say that it made my blood boil to high heaven hearing that.

A little backstory. This cousin of mine is doing her phd fellowship in marine microbial something or other. She’s always been too prissy to explain it claiming we won’t get it anyway. A whole other issue entirely.

So I said to her, “you’re doing all this work for your phd right. You’re the best in your field. On the verge of a breakthrough. And you’re about to be awarded for your contribution. The Nobel Prize. Or the Crafoord Prize. Hypothetically. Wouldn’t that be an honour? Of course it would. Now, think about the fact that, just before they decide to honour you with that, *gasp* they realise you’re Asian and far beyond qualified compared to some of their darling non-Asian candidates that were a shoe-in. So in an effort, to placate you instead of giving you the award you were promised. They create a whole new one. Just to sideline you in there. The Asian Nobel Prize. Or the Asian Crafoord Prize. How would that make you feel?”

Her face contorted into this beautiful web of confusion. While all my other cousins around us who were also having this conversation with us went dead silent.

She then proceeded to say, “that wouldn’t make any sense. My field work as a microbial marine biologist should not be accredited to where I’m from. If my finding is a breakthrough, then it’s a breakthrough to all. Not just Asia.”

Me: exactly. And that is the point bts is trying to make. That their music and their contribution to the artistry of being musicians should not be accredited to the fact that they are Asian. Music is music. They are global artists. They are mainstream global artists. Sidelining them to secondary, segregatory categories is not acceptable. They should not have to stand for it. Just like how you would not stand for it in your field of work. Qualification of awards should be measured by merit. Not by geographical borders. And to add to what you said earlier. Why not just take the award. What message do you think that would send to the institution that are trying to normalise and camouflage discrimination as inclusion? It would just give them the leverage to keep doing it to others. To keep doing it to bts. So when is enough enough?”

Silence. By this point most of them either checked out of the conversation or just didn’t want to refute me further.

But at the very least I got them all pondering. And also got the prissy high and mighty one to stfu once and for all 😤 which was my end goal anyway. lol.

She’s never talking to me again I bet. A win is a win.

[Chel Diokno @ChelDiokno]

Kung hindi totoo ang mga AMLC reports tungkol sa bilyon-bilyong dumaan sa mga account ni VP Sara, bakit ayaw ilabas ang kanyang bank at tax records para makita ang buong katotohanan?

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

[영상] TXT도 아빠는 처음이라 | TXT의 육아일기 EP.09
(https://t.co/NvOCcfiz4j)

#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT

[TOMORROW X TOGETHER @TXT_members]

요아정 먹기 좋은 날 😋 @yoajung_kr 🍨

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

😮🌀😮🌀

🔗 https://t.co/TcvHoFGVk6

#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT
#BEOMGYU #HUENINGKAI

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

[영상] 유준아 삼촌들 1위 했어 | TXT의 육아일기 EP.07
(https://t.co/X9zwO7fqR5)

#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT

[p @ARMYx1998]

@seokjinjams @yoongigwapo @SMTicketmaster Kaya nga. And sana kasi mas mabilis magnotify if hindi avail yung seat para di nauubos oras dun sa sit tight. Ending kasi kahit magwait ng matagal di rin pala makukuha

[p @ARMYx1998]

@seokjinjams @yoongigwapo @SMTicketmaster Same teh. 11k ako sa queue. Nakakapili pa ako seats pero laging sit tight. Tas ngayon nakick na rin ako. Pang 277k na ako iyaq muna

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

just you and me ✨

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#YEONJUN #SOOBIN
#NOLABELS_PART01 #LetMeTellYou
#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

IPASA ANG ANTI-SCALPING ACT!

Nanawagan tayo ng agarang pagpasa ng ating panukalang Anti-Scalping Act sa gitna ng mga ulat na natatanggap ng ating tanggapan mula sa mga concertgoers tungkol sa napakataas na presyo ng reselling ng BTS concert tickets.

Hindi tama na pagsamantalahan ng mga scalper ang pananabik at paghihintay ng mga fans.

Layunin ng panukala na sugpuin ang abusive resale practices sa pamamagitan ng pagpapataw ng parusa sa mga indibidwal at organisasyong magbebenta ng tickets lampas sa itinakdang regulated price.

Layunin din nito na palakasin ang pananagutan ng mga ticketing platforms at event organizers sa pamamagitan ng mas mahigpit na monitoring at enforcement mechanisms.

Nagpapakahirap ang mga tunay na fans na ipunin ang pambili ng mga tickets na ito. Nagpapakahirap sila na mag-queue sa mga ticketing platforms para makabili. Lumalaban sila nang tama at patas, pero ninanakaw ng mga scalper ang oportunidad nilang makita ang mga iniidolo nila.

Ipasa ang Anti-Scalping Act!

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

so nervyyyy

🔗 https://t.co/dwzCEUst0i

#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT
#수빈 #SOOBIN

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

she goes by..

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#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT
#BEOMGYU #TAEHYUN

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

아 재밌는데?

🔗 https://t.co/okjrk5NT4h

#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

[NOT TO DO]
Recording Behind

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#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT #NOT_TODO

[TXT OFFICIAL @TXT_bighit]

유준이와 함께한 하루 🍼 | T:TIME | TXT (투모로우바이투게더)
(https://t.co/28q96wPKYx)

#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT

[p @ARMYx1998]

madami bang influencers na nabigyan @livenationph @SMTicketmaster kasi 30mins ayaw gumana nung site e tas after nung gumana na soldout na agad?! may binigay pa ba kayo sa totoong armys

[tkk subunit? ⊙⊝⊜ @luvygmn]

20mins palang sold out na agad?? @livenationph dami niyo atang binigay sa mga content creators ah? lumaban nalang ng patas hindi pa magawa tangina.

[p @ARMYx1998]

after 1hr lang soldout na agad. to think na wala halos makaaccess ng website and queue and ang taas taas ng queue pag naman nakapasok na. wala man lang ba explanation or apology man lang sa lahat ng aberyang nangyare @livenationph @SMTicketmaster bulok niyo

[p @ARMYx1998]

walang iiyak walang iiyak walang iiyak 🥺🥺🥺 kahit kanina pa ako naiyak huhuhu Sobrang bulok ng system niyo @livenationph @SMTicketmaster

[p @ARMYx1998]

@livenationph Bakit nawawala yung find tickets?! Please naman pakiayos oh please please