AN: Bolded for importance.  Please take time to read if you're really interested in my opinion.  If you're just looking for a place to argue, please go elsewhere.  This post isn't to be debated, it's simply me stating my stance.

I feel like we've had to be critical and aware of our interests more so than ever in the past few years.  This isn't inherently a bad thing, because it's important to be critical of pop culture, but at the same time, pop culture is an indulgence for all of us that makes us FEEL good.  It's not essential in the same way that we need food and shelter, but our emotional needs are sometimes just as important as our physical ones.  For a lot of people, watching tv, or reading books, or stanning celebrities is an escape or a hobby that makes us feel good.

So when politics inevitably gets tied up in it, it can become complicated.  I'm sorry to any fan of Mamamoo, or any fan of KPOP in general because of the blackface incident, and any other racist, ist, or otherwise offensive incident.  As I've been an AVID fan of Mamamoo for over a year now, I have watched them grow and interact with fans over the years -fully believing they are good and genuine people- so it breaks me heart to see them do something so insensitive.

To a lot the apology they issued via their fancafe was enough to soothe the wound.  To others... well we still feel a little uncomfortable showing our support anymore.  This doesn't mean we don't love Mamamoo anymore, but it just means that our feelings for them are more complicated, tied in with feelings of hurt, guilt, betrayal, etc.

For years I've tried to cultivate my interests carefully so that I wouldn't end up accidentally supporting someone bad or disingenous.  This by far has been the most shocking betrayal for me.

I understand that given the context of them being fully Korean, and growing up in Korean culture, could contribute to some of their ignorance, but blaming the actions of a few on an entire nation of diverse and understanding people would be wrong.  As adult women they have the responsibility to educate themselves, and I truly hope they've learned from this incident (even though I'm still having a hard time believing it).

I can't speak for black people, or black kpop fans, but I know when people appropriate or outright mock my culture, especially when it's my own favorite actor/singer, it hurts.  Everyone in this fandom is entitled to their feelings, and we each will do what we need to do for our own best interests.  As for me...

I might start writing for them again, or I might not, but I hope you will understand my decision either way.  I accept anyone's opinion on here, but the only thing I DON'T accept, is hate.  Being rude, swearing at each other for having an opinion, or simply just jumping onto bandwagon hate is all completely unacceptable, and neither I, nor any other person in this fandom deserve that.  Lets all continue to be respectful of each other through everything :)  I won't forget how kind and understand the friends are that I've made through kpop.  No matter what they've validated my feelings on this, and on everything else, and I just wish to extend that courtesy to everyone else.

Thanks for reading.