#nctzens please don't start acting like other delusional racist ass stanbases and defending this shit

[ohwiseswami]

hmm...

Look, I love Donghyuck as much as the next person but the whole “reggae hair” that looks like an “octopus” is a no from me. That shit ain’t it. He’s a 19 year old man and a celebrity, just like Lil Pump. He needs to take responsibility for the stuff that comes out of his mouth

I understand he’s from a different culture but most 19 year olds with internet access understand that it’s wrong to make fun of the physical traits and traditions of an entire group of people. I’m sure if Lil Pump roasted Koreans for any of their traits/traditions no kpop stans would defend him. This is the same principle here. Just because he’s Korean doesn’t mean he’s an idiot to the fact that cornrows are very specific to black culture and Type 4 hair is pretty much a uniquely black trait. Chenle’s hair was styled to mimic that (which is a whole other problem), which is why Koreans call it “reggae hair” ....which--.....................

That said, Hyuck is one of the ones I could see benefiting from doing the education. I don’t think he’s some sort of supremacist who can’t be bothered to learn I just think he needs to take that initiative to learn. But it’s not helpful for fans to shift the blame solely to SM/Korean culture/stylists, etc. when these things happen. He’s a grown ass man, please don’t forget that. I still think he’s incredibly talented (that won’t ever change) but things like this really don’t compel me to spend any money or time on your art

Personally, this isn’t a ‘deal breaker’ per se, as I always like idols from a distance. This type of thing happens too often in kpop for me to not distance myself from it a bit. But this situation does put a cloud of doubt over Haechan for me. Like I said, I don’t think he’s some sort of extremist and this doesn’t mean I’ll start hating him or something, but he definitely needs to apologize and I’ll probably be cool off of Dream/127 for a minute