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International fans from an international fan's perspective. K-Pop only.

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There is no excuse for silence or inaction. If you're able to, donate. If you can't, sign petitions. If you have the time to be on twitter you have time to help. Police brutality, racism and specifically anti-blackness are global issues.
#BlackLivesMatter

https://t.co/mPQdJWp5rq

[고사리 @driedgosari]

love how its physically impossible for american based publications to talk about any kpop artist without referring to kpop as an outlandish "phenomenon" and list unrelated scandals or tragedies to appeal to the orientalist imagination of korea as advanced dystopia

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(acting like it hasn't been 3 years since I last posted anything to the blog) Hi

[Woman of Leisure @WomenLeisure]

I wish one day someone writes about Kpop fandoms. I know they will face huge backlash but it’s a very important part of kpop universe. Kpop fandom is a very interesting psychological phenomenon. Totally worth analyzing and research. But who will be brave?

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Yup. https://t.co/WWkee7vxN2

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Maybe they realised that if they try to talk to anyone EXCEPT white people about how "progressive" kpop fandoms are, that narrative would crumble pretty quickly.

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Reminder that Jeff gleefully participated in the media apparatus that positioned white kpop stans as white saviours during the 2020 BLM protests rather than actually listening to any black fans. #cyberkpopspace

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Especially looking at who they've had on the news to talk about this situation regarding kpop stans - pretty much exclusively white journalists or white online celebrities. None of them could have reached out to a single black kpop journalist, or even just a black kpop fan?

[Carolyn Hinds 🇧🇧 #FreePalestine #CongoInCrisis @CarrieCnh12]

I said what I said. When that fandom keeps using that alleged donation as what they think is a great out of jail free card when they're harassing me and other Black women, you bet your ass I'm going to say it.
And I don't need to calm down.

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I was also a random fan on stan twitter writing editorials about fandom but at least I wasn't calling myself a journalist and getting PAID for it.

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Crazy how it's been 5 years since I tweeted this and nothing's changed. #cyberkpopspace

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At this point Jeff Benjamin is being paid to write with the same level of objectivity as a random fan on stan twitter.

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Seeing everyone surprised by the way certain journalists acted and didn't allow others to speak in the #cyberkpopspace really highlights how short the memory of fandoms can be and how easy it is to recover your image with some well-timed ass-kissing.

[Michelle MiJung Kim (she/her) @mjmichellekim]

A thread of GoFundMe pages for the victims and survivors of the ATL shooting.

Please share others as you become aware of them.

In loving memory of Suncha Kim https://t.co/W1Fe0JSw81

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I'd love to interview you guys for an article some time. I think this space is really special and the discussions had here are worth preserving and amplifying. Let me know. #GrammysSoMessy

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Really enjoying listening to the speakers on the #grammyssomessy space. I recommend everyone do the same. These voices are the ones rarely if ever boosted by mainstream media in regards to kpop fans and their identity, but they're also the most important voices by far.

[Olivia// MAMA (1:22) ☽̶☾ @octobersoo]

She's finally here! This one took a lot out of me but it was so worth it 😭 I want to thank everyone who allowed me to interview them and also want to thank @FightingStripes for giving me this opportunity! https://t.co/eCoC9FkkcL

[📝🤎 @kimberleyscribe]

Conversations on “going global” with regards to Kpop has always been little more than a covert way to position or reposition White Americans as the apex global consumer from day 1. Kpop has always been global, idols began making commercial inroads globally since the early ‘00s.

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K-pop activism makes headlines but Black fans' experience is more complex. https://t.co/NHK3ndkyx0

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Maybe they realised that if they try to talk to anyone EXCEPT white people about how "progressive" kpop fandoms are, that narrative would crumble pretty quickly.

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Western media views the kpop fandom as almost exclusively white teens, and I don't think it's a coincidence that the positive attention that ought to be going to black-led protests still happening in the real world is instead being showered on kpop stans trolling online instead.

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Especially looking at who they've had on the news to talk about this situation regarding kpop stans - pretty much exclusively white journalists or white online celebrities. None of them could have reached out to a single black kpop journalist, or even just a black kpop fan?

[T°•°••☆♡ 🦌 @KAIHOTTIES]

How are kpop stans taking & getting more credit and media coverage for "fighting for justice" than the protestors that are almost on their almost 30th day marching in the street, with little to no media coverage? That makes no sense to me. Please stop.