two things were dangled in front of bts for the longest time. military exemption and the grammy. and in both cases they took the reins of the systems that tied them to exploitative schemes with the promise of a reward that was always just out of reach. hope they feel lighter now
jusko 😭 sit in ka sa econ classes namin nathan, baka sakaling mamulat ka.
sabi nga ng isang prof ko: kahit gaano pa yan kaganda para sa ekonomiya, kailangan laging unahin ang tao, because the economy is its people!!!
lets also talk about rpwp not getting a nod even in genre categories when most publications were including it on album of the year lists. you have to fucking laugh
May nabasa ako:
Switzerland, walang karagatan.
Singapore ay walang mga palayan.
Japan ay hindi naman mayaman sa mineral.
Saudi Arabia, walang kagubatan.
Netherlands, walang mga bundok.
Mayaman ang Pilipinas at meron tayo ng mga ‘yan.
Sinasalaula lang ng mga Pulitiko. 😭
saying "ayaw ng mga filipinos ang industrialization" misses the whole point. people are questioning the government's priorities. if there's always land, water, and power available for billion-peso data centres, then WHY IS IT SO HARD TO PROVIDE THE SAME URGENCY AND SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO GROW OUR FOOD?
people are against development that comes at the expense of food security, water, electricity, and the communities that already rely on those resources. industrialization and agriculture shouldn't be competing. A COMPETENT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT BOTH.
they were so excited for their first grammy nomination, they went from this somewhat innocent excitement and anticipation to realizing how fucked up the industry is towards them
as poc can we not just fucking stand up 💀💀💀 imagine at YOUR LITERAL JOB they had employee of the month and then asian employee of the month alongside it
BTS' "Aliens" reaches a new peak of #1 on the US iTunes Songs Chart.
— The song confronts xenophobia, challenges prejudice within the Western music industry, and embraces BTS' identity as cultural outsiders on the global music scene.
🐹 We were fans of artists who speak the different languages from us but we didn’t think differently of them because of that. I was a fan of them & still am & I don’t think a language is a barrier. I’ve always cared more about the emotions in their music