#I'm still boycotting

[cherubshert]

seunghan and sohee looked soo good during talk saxy like that era stays on mind 24/7

[slytherinshua]

slowly realizing more and more that the sm boycott effort is gonna amount to nothing in the end, and this is not the way we should be going about the riize situation.

i loved seunghan when he was in the group, and i am still an ot7 fan. but at a point, i think we need to think of how much of our time and energy we're willing to spend fighting for something that has such a small chance of actually happening. sm is gonna bounce back from any stock lost from the boycott because they are one of the big 3. they have like 4 of the biggest groups in kpop rn: nct, aespa, red velvet, riize. there's just no way either boycotting riize or boycotting all of sm would actually be detrimental enough to get a member who's been terminated from the group back in.

and while i don't agree with the ot6 fans who are being unreasonable, i think some ot7 fans have been just as bad. this fandom is so toxic and rotten, every day it just seems to get worse. and i don't like the narrative that most ot7 fans were spreading about ot6 kfans-- how they were just mad that seunghan was dating pre debut. that isn't why they were mad, they really didn't care about that. it's the fact that he took pictures of him with his possibly/alleged underage girlfriend (it's honestly bad enough with/without her being possible underage, which i don't have confirmation on) at what looks like a hotel and presumably sent it to his friends in a group chat (which was how it got leaked). that's why they wanted him out of the group.

personally, i don't believe that a member should get kicked out of a group or put on hiatus without a proper reason why. and seunghan's hiatus and termination is really messy. but there are valid reasons why kfans weren't too big on him. the problem is there have been many idols kicked out for things they didn't do, and others who have been caught doing really fucked up and nasty things and rightfully kicked out of the group, but it's hard to know which idols are innocent or not when there's no organization. and when we jump on a narrative train and blow something super big out of proportion, the facts and proper investigation of the situation gets lost in the mess of things.

what should have happened was things being properly investigated back in october 2023 before seunghan was ever put on hiatus, and a decision made from there whether to keep him in the group or kick him out based on that.

instead, we have the other 6 members who clearly want seunghan back tired of the state of everything (rightfully so), ot7 and ot6 fans fighting a full blown war every day without logical thinking, and misinformation being spread left and right. there's no organization, there's no firm confirmation on anything, all of this is just such a big mess.

now let me be clear IF it's true that there was anything suspicious going on between seunghan and his girlfriend, then i would obviously no longer support him. as it is, i'm not going to stop supporting him until there's firm evidence. i'm tired of kpop stans making rash decisions based on half truths instead of just being patient and waiting for the facts to come out. staying neutral during unclear situations is a valid stance to take. please let's all stop jumping to conclusions from both sides.

[mygwenchan]

About this whole Gagaoolala using AI for translations thing... I think I have a bit of a different standpoint when it comes to AI, since my job includes Online Marketing and also writing product texts and creating product images.

These days it's really hard to avoid AI, even if you want to. I have the direct comparison of using human made translations vs using an app. The human made ones might be more accurate, but they take MUCH longer and cost half a fortune. On the other hand, I can simply take my texts, throw them into an app and have the translations ready within seconds. Then go over them with some basic language knowledge and 5 minutes later I'm done with that task.

I really can't blame a smaller company like Gagaoolala for using AI. I mean, even the really big companies use it. Amazon for example has recently introduced a new AI that is designed to "improve" product listings. I spent about 2 hours yesterday going through all the suggested changes to my products. Let's just say they were worse than the latest Gelboys subs....

Anyway, my point is AI can be useful or it can cause more trouble than it's worth. Kind of depends on how you use it and what for. In Gagaoolala's case, if you really want them to hire human translators, a boycott is not the answer. Instead you'd have to be willing to A) pay more for your subscription and B) be willing to wait for subtitles. So no more comments like "Where are the subtitles, the series released 2 hours ago!". But if you're not willing to be patient and pay more, the only real alternative is to contact Gagaoolala and to tell them that in the near future human made translations could become their USP (unique selling point). They could actually gain a lot of new customers if they're clever and use that info for their marketing.

[offjumpoladulkittiporn]

offgun getting a couple front cover to advertise their current series for the first time since before not me makes me emo 🥺💚

[riricitaa]

Soooo

[lil-gingerbread-queen]

I don't know which one is funnier: the French bigots or the USAmerican Christians crying about the opening ceremony of the Olympic.

The French bigots, it's nice, we love seeing them suffer. Yeah, this is France, the country of revolutions, what do you want us to not fight against oppression for the human rights? Boohoo, queer people, boohoo, disabled folks, boohoo, overseas departments people, boohoo, a black singer singing french slang, boohoo, female revolutionaries, boohoo... In this hot season, we drink the tears of the bigots.

But the USAmerican Christians... It's gold. I always wanted to make these prudes interact with the French culture to see their brain implodes, and it happened. "This is not family friendly, there's gay people and a trouple" Nope, that's totally seen as family friendly in France, lol. Also, the "they insulted christianity!", when we have the right to blaspheme in France, and we have a history with catholicism and christianity. If we want to criticize or insult christianity, you will not stop us. In the name of catholicism, the Seine had been filed with bodies in the past. So, shut the fuck up.

The director is a French leftist, so he represented his France, the one he wants, not the one the gov wants, btw. This is not France today, but it could be France tomorrow, and we will fight for this. Fuck the French government. Good job for that guy, he used art to give a message, as intended.

[ddodol]

please, please release the selfies

[moony-daydream]

speaking to real people in real life and realizing that the majority of them don't actually care about DEI or how harmfull Ai is, or who just nonchalantly shop fast fashion is way harder for my inner child to accept than the economic crisis. Like I knew the billionaires don't care, but you were supposed to be on our side.

[beanerbrujx]

Why do ppl get so mad when you tell them you're boycotting something?

I s2g anime fans I've talked to have thrown literal tantrums when I tell them that I've seen a lot of anime but haven't watched anything new because my spouse and I are participating in the Japanese boycott

[bisonaari]

I just have to say, that as someone in my 30's, I understand why Jere isn't saying anything.

I'm not saying that it's right, but when you get in your 30's you're just so… tired. It's a lot more effort to concede pieces of the very little amount of joy you have for the greater good.

I am trying my best at staying an activist and doing what is right, but I fully understand why people who are a bit older might be too tired for it. I feel that when you spent the most of your 20's trying to survive and please others and try to help friends family and strangers, when you finally get a bit of joy for yourself, it's super difficult to let it go.

As I said, not saying that it's the right thing to do. It's just that I understand.

[horangslay]

the whole djj perfume album is FUCKIN' music fr how am I supposed to focus on doing my makeup in these conditions

[bandzboy]

this genuinely has me worried cr.

[shadow13dickpistons]

McDonald's is giving customers a little taste of Japan with its latest launch

HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS, HELLO KITTY YGO

[leon-on-the-froggy-chair]

ranting abt personal life stuff because i have fRUSTRATIONS, to be deleted.

I love being treated like an annoyance because of my stances on companies and brands and my choices to not purchase or support my friends/family in purchasing from them and getting told off about how I'm a poseur and should put my energy into something more important and how I'm cringe. By mfs who cant live without buying chic fil a and starbucks and then TELLING ME like

bruh. dawg.

OOoOOo how dare i dont wanna eat mid chicken and prefer to make coffee at home

[boxcarxo]

Last month or so in retrospect

• cut my hair & got myself a pre-birthdah gift (leopard print vest)

•Ducktales / Three Caballeros tattoo

• Polaroids from husband's art show

• tiberius/ tiberius

• earrings gifted from Rebecca

• this blue has stayed vibrant for like nearly 3 months

I have a bunch of life update photos I need to post. I'm gonna try to start using this more.

Xoxo

[cypric-rat-hyperfixation]

Are we still boycotting Reddit? Is the boycott still active and going on