#also tacking on: we all know the real reason people hate kpop is racism and xenophobia. none of these people would ever admit it tho

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my first and only boyfriend (he was the reason i realized i was a lesbian) hated when i tried to recommend him kpop songs and got super upset about it but was mad that i didn’t want to watch the entire lord of the rings franchise with him

it just didn’t seem interesting to me and i was respectful about it, he actively shit on me for trying to send him a single song

BROOOO WHAAAAAT!? i’m glad it’s not just me who’s been on the receiving end of shit like this. it’s really odd to me how when you like k-pop, people get defensive! (if that’s the right word to use?)

besides this one friend, I’ve had a few other friends, many acquaintances, my dad, and an ex-boyfriend all try to convince me in some way that kpop is bad and i need to stop liking it right now. ESPECIALLY people who are into “regular nerd things” like lotr, star wars (never star trek tho. trekkies are cool), marvel, dc, anime fans, what have you. and these people LOOOOOOVE to talk about how they’ve been made fun of for the things they like but then their kpop fan friend wants to show them a song or watch a new mv that came out and they act like you’ve just shit in their bed and spilled soda all over their most valued electronics. over a 3 minute pop song???

and also, why does everyone else get to share what they like, but not us? why did my ex-friends who were really into star wars and the mcu make me sit through every shitty nerd franchise movie that came out, but never watched new nct music videos with me? why did your ex expect you to sit though 19 HOURS OF MOVIES you didn’t seem interested in, but can’t listen to ONE SONG? part of a relationship (platonic, romantic, or otherwise) is sharing in what you both like, and yet the sharing of interests is so one-sided? I get it’s just music and it’s not the end of the world, and i’m not asking anyone to abandon all prior music taste and join the K-Pop Cult™️, but the fact that time and again this side of me gets rejected by so many people i’ve been close to makes me so angry! K-Pop has gotten me through a lot, it’s been a big part of my life for a very long time, and i want to talk about what i like too, dammit!