this is SO much worse than I imagined 😭😭 that useless button and tape, the chest, the honey skin, the expressions, the eyebrow fancam, the english accent, the nose touch and the cute pose. OP IS THE LUCKIEST PERSON ALIVE 😭😭
They CHOSE to go there. They CHOSE to take pics with him.
They KNOW.
They chose famous person over morals. And thats their choice to make 👏 I can make mine 🤷🏻♀️
When I was 24(36) I took a pic with a far right politician because he's famous!
This is the most shameful thing I've ever done.
I would never want to be connected in any way with that man or any other problematic person. And I'm not famous.
They were my biases. Shame.
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.
@XH_official Almost 10% of your twt following signed the petition to bring him back. 10% is HUGE in a day.
Bring him back. He wouldn't even react like a human if you protected him in a first place.
Protect your artist instead of clapping for stalkers.
@bonalooped@woognki They are not degraded because of their sex. They are degraded because they fucking broke into his apartment, put a tracker on his car and started a hate train on him after concerts.
I don't need to explain if you can't fucking read.
Get out of your bbl to the real world sicko
@bonalooped@woognki Well you can't have both. Because he named them for what they are, I give him a pass and now what, He could even called them cunts.
These are criminals. They can be rightfully insulted.
You are focusing on semantics more than wellbeing of a threatened human. You're sick.
@bonalooped@woognki Oh yes I'm a raging misogynist 🤣 so much that I'm close to a misandrist 🤷🏻♀️ but I can recognise that these bitches are in the wrong and I can't call them shrivelled up balls because that is NOT enough of a word. A cunt will have to do 🤷🏻♀️
These are criminals and you defend them.
@bonalooped@woognki They are bitches or even worse idk stupid hoes. He called them by their name.
He can't call them with a male equivalent as they are NOT MEN.
@imavibeanywhere You probably be also cheering if they were at a d4dv concert if he has one in the future.
I don't know which is worse you supporting this or you forgetting that they are supporting a man who almost killed a woman.
Putting an abusive man over any woman... shame 🤷🏻♀️
@XH_official You are punishing the VICTIM instead of protecting him. Fuck you.
And fuck those stalker bitches that broke into their dorm and tracked his car. Fuck you from not protecting him then also.
Instead of protecting and caring for the artist jype is protecting and clapping to stalkers. Leader in Disappointment indeed 😡😡 fu jype.
Watch XH disband in max a year 😡 and they were so amazing 😭
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Hello Villains, This is Gun-il
I think this will probably be my last greeting to you as a member of Xdinary Heroes.
I really wanted to remain Xdinary Heroes until the very end, and I wanted to protect the six-member Xdinary Heroes. But as you all know, I had no choice but to accept the company’s decision
Even now, it still doesn’t feel real to me.
There are so many things I want to say to Villains. I still don’t know where or how to begin. But now that I am no longer a member of Xdinary Heroes, I don’t want to hide the truth or make excuses with lies just to protect myself. I believe there are things that I need to tell you myself, which is why I am writing this.
First of all, the person who wrote the post that started all of this was someone I met through an acquaintance and we dated for about two weeks.
At the time, I was mentally very exhausted because of the malicious comments and false rumors about me that had been going on for some time, as well as the various concerns I had about XDIZ’s music and performances. Rather than burdening the people close to me by opening up about how I was feeling, I was at a point where it felt easier to vent my frustrations to a stranger who didn’t really know me.
The person who made the inappropriate remarks about fans in the phone recording that was made public to Villains was indeed me. Regardless of the reason, the fact that I said those things does not change. I sincerely apologize to everyone who was disappointed and hurt by what I said.
However, I want to honestly explain what kind of situation and emotional state I was in at the time and who those words were directed toward.
Earlier this year, sasaeng fans broke into our dorm, and they even put a tracking device on my personal vehicle and followed me around. After experiencing things like that, I developed a lot of fear and resentment toward certain malicious fans, and I went through a very difficult time emotionally.
But because I was the leader and also the oldest hyung, I couldn’t easily talk about my fears or anxiety. I tried my best to control my emotions and carry on.
Then, in June of this year, I prepared for the Inspire Arena concert with the members, wanting to give Villains the absolute best performance we could. We prepared incredibly hard, and after finishing the first day’s performance, I checked social media with excitement and anticipation.
Of course, no performance can ever be perfect, and I believe we need to acknowledge our shortcomings and continue improving. However, that day, I saw a lot of malicious posts that went beyond criticism or opinions about the performance, things that were difficult for us to understand.
Because it was a performance I had prepared with all my heart, I think I broke down emotionally a lot when I saw the unexpected criticism and malicious comments.
That said, I didn’t want to cause worry to the company people or the members, so I couldn’t easily open up about my feelings. In the end, I poured out the emotions I had been holding back to someone I had only met not long ago, and in the process, I blurted out expressions that were too strong and wrong without hesitation.
I never thought that conversation would be recorded and made public. However, regardless of whether it was made public, I am fully aware that the very fact that I said such a thing was wrong.
There is only one thing I absolutely want to say.
At the time, the people I was speaking about emotionally were some malicious fans who, hiding behind anonymity, recklessly blamed us and violated our privacy. It was never what I said to all the villains who believed in and supported us.
I believe that because I have tried to show you the image of a diligent and reliable leader, the disappointment and sense of betrayal you may have felt through this matter must have been even greater. I sincerely feel very sorry about that.