Tessa ✨💛

“En el inicio fue solamente una melodía de siete personas, ahora es una armonía de millones”. - BTS ♡𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗♡

[Global Citizen ⭕ @GlblCtzn]

ARMY, thank you for your incredible support over the past couple of months. 💜 ⁷

From the very first day, you’ve showed up in full force, helping amplify the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund and our mission to expand access to quality education and sport for children all around the world. ⚽ 📚

[𝓑𝓻𝓾⁷ ^•⩊•^ VAI VER O BTS @writingbyrkive]

Dos mesmos criadores de: "O BTS continua quebrando recordes e o Grammy continua perdendo relevância e audiência, quem realmente precisa de quem?"

Veio aí: A objeção deles não é processual. O problema é que a própria existência de uma categoria definida por geografia, independentemente da intenção declarada, sinaliza onde a Academia espera que o pop asiático permaneça. Ninguém criou uma categoria de "Melhor Performance de Música Pop Europeia" para artistas como Dua Lipa ou Ed Sheeran.
A ausência de uma categoria equivalente para a música pop regional de regiões majoritariamente brancas é o indicativo de que esses campos, por mais bem-intencionados que possam ser, não são aplicados de forma igualitária ao redor do mundo —FORBES
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[K~ᴬᴿᴵᴿᴬᴺᴳ~ @gucci_vcut_]

What bothers me most is how grammy people are reacting to BTS choosing not to submit their music. BTS are allowed to look at what is being offered, decide that it does not align with what they believe music should represent, and walk away. They did not attack or tear down anyone. They did not tell other Asian artists to not participate. They simply said that they did not want their music to be boxed in a region or language.

Representation that artists are cannot be questioned is not representation. Inclusion that demands gratitude and compliance is not inclusion. BTS do not owe the grammys their participation just because they created a category and attached the word “Asian” to it.

Saying that the grammys were turned down by one of the biggest Asian artists is part of the problem. BTS are not merely one of the biggest Asian artists, they are one of the biggest artists in the world Period

Yes, they are korean.. asian, and they have always been proud of that identity but their identity should not be used to reduce the scale of their success. Nobody constantly introduces major western artists as one of the biggest North american or european artists. They are simply called global artists and BTS deserve the same.

The claim that BTS rejected the category as some bold move to get more press is also so ridiculous. Do you know BTS? They do not need to manufacture controversy for publicity. They are already receiving global attention.. they are on a soldout world tour, every stop becomes a massive event. 7 insta stories did not suddenly make the world notice BTS.. the world was already watching.

BTS once openly wanted a Grammy. They submitted their music, attended the ceremonies, performed. For them to walk away from something they once genuinely wanted takes conviction. They are essentially saying, we wanted this, but not like this. It id them standing for their morals.

Their are so many issues with Asian pop category. Asia is the largest and one of the most culturally diverse continents in the world. It has ~50 countries, 1000s of languages and deeply rooted musical histories with tens of thousands of pop artists. All of that cannot be pushed into one category and presented as meaningful representation.

If this is truly about inclusion, where are the american or european pop categories? Why are western artists treated simply as artists, while asian artists are grouped according to their continent? It is segregation disguised as inclusion.

Putting every asian artist into one designated space does not recognize the incredible art coming from asia. It feels more like an attempt to quiet years of criticism about xenophobia by offering asian artists a seat in the room while still keeping them away from the main table.

And saying that asian artists can technically still submit to the main categories does not answer the criticism. The issue is why a continental category like this needs to exist in the first place.

If asian artists are good enough to compete in the main categories, then what is the reason of this category? If the purpose is to give them recognition because the grammys repeatedly fail to recognize them alongside western artists, then the solution should be fixing the bias within the main categories, not creating a box and calling it progress.

Many asian artists have equal or greater success, cultural impact, global influence, and audience power than western artists who are routinely nominated. So what exactly is this category suggesting? That asian artists are not big enough, talented enough, or worthy enough to compete directly with the west?

Because that assumption is xenophobic.

It is not meaningful inclusion when an entire continent is placed into one category so the institution can congratulate itself without changing who it considers worthy of its most prestigious awards.

BTS rejected being reduced to a regional label when their music, influence, and audience are global.

[Wings The News ⁷ (slow) @Wingsthenews]

📰 | Artigo da Elle India destaca o impacto global do #BTS além do Grammy: "O Grammy ainda precisa convencer o mundo de que pode reconhecer artistas como o BTS"

"A ironia é que o BTS já recebeu o reconhecimento que realmente importa: o do público. Eles discursaram nas Nações Unidas, se apresentaram na Casa Branca, foram a atração principal em estádios por todos os continentes, representaram a Coreia do Sul nos maiores palcos do mundo e encerraram a Copa do Mundo da FIFA, em uma apresentação assistida por milhões de pessoas.

Quando um artista atinge esse nível de influência cultural, a questão não é mais "Por que eles não têm um Grammy?", mas sim "Por que o Grammy ainda precisa convencer o mundo de que pode reconhecer artistas como o BTS?"

"Sejamos honestos, se a Recording Academy julgasse apenas a influência, o BTS não seria apenas um dos indicados. Este é um grupo que empatou com os Beatles em número de álbuns número 1 na Billboard 200 nesta década.

[...] Economistas têm discutido o "efeito BTS" porque o impacto cultural de uma banda se tornou grande o suficiente para influenciar a economia de um país. Pouquíssimos artistas na história podem afirmar o mesmo."

— Elle India

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#ArtHasNoAliens

[방탄소년단 @BTS_twt]

음악은 그냥 그 자체로 하나의 언어라고 생각한다.!

[cat is seeing bts !!! @vminiecats]

— Los chicos en 2014 publicaron este mensaje: “Creo que la música es un lenguaje por sí sola.” y ahora 12 años después vuelven a re afirmar lo que siempre ha sido su lema: “Esperamos que la música pueda ser escuchada y amada por lo que es, en lugar de ser distinguida por la región o el idioma.” 🥺

#ArtHasNoAliens

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive Girl or guy, if you yourself say that someone hasn't been born and raised outside the Latin culture, then what do you think makes them Latino? Having a parent, grandparent? Do you suppose having a European ancestor makes you European? You're right, either you are or you aren't.

[Pea⁷ | ARIRANG saw bts @howtopavetheway]

“BigHit Music, <BTS’in yaptığı> açıklamanın tam olarak yazıldığı şekliyle değerlendirilmesini istedi, bu şekilde bakıldığında ise açıklama dikkat çekici bir nitelik taşıyor çünkü herhangi bir talep içermiyor. Boykot eylemleri talepler üzerine kuruludur. Oysa bu açıklama hiçbir talepte bulunmadı, herhangi bir koşul öne sürmedi, bir şikayet dile getirmedi ve Recording Academy’ye onları yeniden kazanmaları için bir yol sunmadı. Kararına hala ihtiyaç duyduğunuz bir kurumla tartışma yaparsınız, kararını artık geride bıraktığınız bir kuruma ise sadece durum bildirirsiniz.”

[BTS 방탄소년단 Perú⁷ 🇵🇪 @bts_peru1]

representó esa búsqueda.

“Uno negocia con una institución cuyo juicio aún necesita. A aquella cuyo juicio ya ha superado, simplemente se le informa”.

Para Park Sae-jin, — autor del texto— el comunicado de BTS es significativo porque no busca negociar ni exigir. Después de +

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive Being Latino is not automatically inherited; it is learned and lived—that is cultural identity.
Inheriting a nationality is not the same as inheriting a cultural identity.

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive Obviously, a Latino who was born and raised in Latin America and moved to the U.S. is still Latino. But their children are not if they haven't been raised under the culture, don't speak the language, and have never set foot in a Latin country.

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive Latinos living in the U.S. are not excluded. And nowhere in what I said do I exclude them. I was always referring to those who claim to be Latino just because they have an ancestor who is, but have never lived the culture or customs, nor do they even know about them.

[BAS⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ @BARMYSTREAM]

"A Big Hit Music pediu que a declaração fosse aceita como estava escrita, e, como está escrita, ela é notável, porque não exige nada. Um boicote faz exigências. Este não fez nenhuma, não estabeleceu condições, não mencionou nenhuma queixa e não ofereceu à Academia nenhuma maneira de reconquistá-los. Você negocia com uma instituição cujo julgamento você ainda precisa. Aquela cujo julgamento você já superou, você simplesmente informa.

[...] Um prêmio não tem valor próprio; Vale exatamente o que vale o desejo por isso, e esse desejo deve ser dado livremente. Por cinco anos, a maior banda do planeta o deu livremente, comparecendo, se apresentando, perdendo, retornando, emprestando à cerimônia o único recurso que ela não pode fabricar: a visão de alguém enorme ainda com esperança.

Essa esperança sempre foi propriedade do Grammy, mais do que uma fraqueza do BTS. Agora, ela foi retirada, sem raiva, sem exigências, em um comunicado tão curto que cabe na tela de um celular, por sete homens que bateram a uma porta por anos e finalmente, generosamente, receberam uma porta menor."

— Ajupress

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[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive You should look up the meaning of 'pan-ethnicity.' A Latinois born in a Latin country and grows up in one; it is not something hereditary. “Official organizations like the U.S.” the joke tells itself. A country that always loves to divide human beings into races and ethnicities.

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive Being Latino is not an ethnicity, nor a race.

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@shogunace_ @bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @yachiruchan22 @exilehive https://t.co/FI6KfSY5GW

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive Did you even know that there are Latinos born and raised in Latin countries of Asian, European, African, etc., descent? Someone born to U.S. parents and raised in a Latin American country is Latino, unlike a U.S. citizen of Latino parents raised outside of the Latino identity.

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@shogunace_ @bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @yachiruchan22 @exilehive You are the one who doesn't understand the difference.

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[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive Being Latino is not an ethnicity, nor a race, nor even a nationality; at most, it can be described as a cultural or multiregional identity. If you haven't grown up or lived the Latino culture, you are not Latino, no matter how many ancestors you have from Latin countries.

[Tessa ✨💛 @sc_yg09]

@bagsvd @pibaperiodista @HolyToledo82901 @shogunace_ @yachiruchan22 @exilehive Did you even know that there are Latinos born and raised in Latin countries of Asian, European, African, etc., descent? Someone born to U.S. parents and raised in a Latin American country is Latino, unlike a U.S. citizen of Latino parents raised outside of the Latino identity.

[Lia @rkiveforlive]

Elle india memasak 🔥🔥

"Tidak ada seorang pun yang membeli tiket konser di Los Angeles, London, São Paulo, atau Paris yang bertanya apakah BTS pantas bersaing di kategori Asia sebelum pantas berada di kategori global. Stadion-stadion itu dipenuhi oleh penggemar dari puluhan kewarganegaraan, banyak di antaranya bahkan tidak berbicara bahasa Korea selain lirik lagu yang mereka hafalkan dengan penuh kecintaan."

"Ketika seorang artis telah mencapai tingkat pengaruh budaya seperti itu, pertanyaannya bukan lagi, 'Mengapa mereka belum punya Grammy?' Jujur saja, pertanyaannya adalah, 'Mengapa Grammy masih perlu meyakinkan dunia bahwa mereka mampu mengakui artis seperti BTS?'"