I can't help thinking there's an element of patronising with K-pop men (in particular), an undercurrent of orientalism in the mix. I know there is a lot of sacrifice involved but. It’s often rooted in homophobia, I agree, but I do think some people just kind of overcorrect as a response to people getting overzealous and demanding idols “reveal” themselves And I don’t wish that part of it on anyone. I get anxious speculating about ANYONE in Kpop being part of the community because the shitty truth is that, out or not, being gay in South Korea comes with at least SOME degree of pain and fear. there would be a huge degree of sacrifice, more so than a US person can comprehend. But the fact of the matter is if any of the members of ANY Kpop group were outed without deniability in any way other than a careful, self-released statement post-enlistment, there would be really devastating fallout. I’m a proud queer gal, and if an idol I liked came out, a large part of me would feel wonderful pride and kinship. I ONLY get why it creates friction when some people inevitably see it as “idol signals LBGT inclusiveness” -> “this thing means this member is DEFINITELY gay” -> “I hope they come out”.
Why not let people hope for that, because it makes them happy? At “best” they thought “wow, this supports a really great cause, I obviously know the public analyzes everything we do, people will see me wearing these and think I support the LGBT community, I want that to happen.” Why couldn’t it be the second one? There’s just as much evidence for that, if not more. At “worst” they just thought “this looks cool” and liked them enough to wear them a year later. as I outlined in my post, this is an example of the most logical explanation being that one of the boys, maybe yoongi, bought the shoe.
Sometimes people deliberately invent subtext for things BTS does, sure, but this isn’t one of them.
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