Deksha Sharma

[⋆ @koostrous]

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[Jantar The Botman🪼 @Jantar127]

The immediate backlash online against some of the BTS members J-Hope and Namjoon simply for attending an R&B concert and taking a picture with Chris Brown is a prime example of internet moral policing gone completely overboard. The toxic narrative trying to paint two grown men as suddenly "problematic" or "supporting abuse" because they met up with a massive musical contemporary is exhausting, hypocritical, and completely disconnected from how the entertainment industry works.

As a critic of this performative outrage, it is time to inject some reality and nuance into the conversation.

1. It is About the Music, Period
J-Hope and RM are, first and foremost, world-class musical artists, dancers, and hip-hop/R&B fans. Chris Brown, regardless of his highly publicized and heavily scrutinized personal history, is undeniably one of the most influential dancers and R&B performers of this generation.

•For J-Hope, a dancer who has dedicated his life to hip-hop choreography, witnessing the Usher and Chris Brown R&B Tour live is purely a matter of professional appreciation.

•Taking a photo backstage with a peer or a major global artist at a concert is standard industry behavior. It is not a political endorsement, nor is it a stamp of approval on anyone's personal mistakes.

2. The Hypocrisy of Selective Outrage
The internet loves to treat BTS like they live in an isolated bubble where they must maintain a flawless, untouchable moral standard that no other Western artist is forced to uphold.

•Major Western artists across the entire music industry including Rihanna herself, who later collaborated and reconciled with Chris Brown have worked with, hung out with, or publicly praised him.

•To suggest that J-Hope and Namjoon are uniquely "disappointing" or "betraying their morals" by taking a backstage photo is a massive, unfair double standard.

3. Grown Men Making Professional Choices
J-Hope and RM are grown men in their late 20s and early 30s. They are not characters in a curated fantasy narrative designed to perfectly coddle the internet's sensitivities. They are global music executives and performers navigating the real-world music industry. They have the absolute right to attend a concert, appreciate live music, and network with other major entities like Usher and Chris Brown without having their entire moral character assassinated by overreactive netizens.

The attempt to twist a fun, cross-cultural musical link-up into a narrative about condoning domestic violence is an Olympic-level stretch. It is entirely possible to separate an artist's personal past from their professional impact, and that is exactly what the Tannies are doing.

[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

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[Borahae PH⁷ ᥫ᭡ is seeing BTS 🇵🇭🇦🇺 ⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ ⊙⊝⊜ @BorahaePh7]

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[♡ @amlysbang]

I don't think people fully understand the magnitude of this decision.

Some of the music industry's most respected producers, writers, engineers, and creatives worked on ARIRANG. A project built to the highest artistic standard. One producer even spoke publicly about hoping the album would receive Grammy recognition.

Then the Recording Academy introduced a category specifically for Asian pop.

And BTS chose not to submit.

Think about that. The biggest musical project of the year. One of the strongest commercial and artistic contenders. A project that could have competed across multiple major categories. It simply won't be in the race because the artists chose principle over prestige.

Moves like this don't happen often. When artists at BTS' level willingly walk away from the biggest stage in music, the conversation shifts because of what they refused to endorse.

[⋆ @baesggukie]

grammys created an whole new category just to keep bts out of the main categories so they do not win it only for bts to not submit for grammys. yes they are the aliens, they are the GOATS.

[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

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[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

@btssomma 4 years

[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

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[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

@BTS_twt @bts_bighit
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[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

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[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

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[THV🎄 @Taehyungimpact]

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[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

Happy Birthday to the best leader💜🥳
@BTS_twt
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[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

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@BTS_twt
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[KpopHerald @Kpop_Herald]

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[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

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[Deksha Sharma @Deksha33]

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