MTBD + CL Rant
Oh my god, I am so done with people right now. People have been telling CL to go die and to go to hell. Are you joking me right now? I don't care who the hell you are, you should NEVER tell someone to go die because what if they actually do? Then it will be partly your fault for telling them to go die and to burn in hell. I know CL is not going to listen to your bull since one, she is a lot more popular than you and has fans backing her up, and two, she has better things to do than to listen to your stupid . CL is the baddest ing female and seriously, people are being so immature. No wonder people hate K-pop and it's fans. Anyone who is telling CL that is just dumb as hell and needs to get the out of K-pop because you are just making us sane damn fans look bad.
The people telling her these things would probably be the ones going to hell honestly. CL is a human being and that's just damn disrespectful to say to someone. I added an article down below that I read and I just don't know what to say. Like, seriously. I am not even shocked anymore. K-pop fans are everywhere.
You DEFINITELY are as "RELIGIOUS" if you are telling someone to die or calling them a . The is wrong with you?
In American songs, there are A LOT of songs disrespecting religion. Does anyone tell the band to go die? There will always be THAT group of people but NO! YOU DON'T TELL SOMEONE TO GO DIE. That is just ing rude and not human!
Don’t take my word for it about the current backlash, though.
Just go to any CL video on YouTube or any picture on her Instagram and there’s a gigantic cluster of all caps yelling and screaming and threats.
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So where does the logic stand?
Well if it’s true about the Quran verse in the song, and it does seem like it’s legit at the moment, then it’s rational to conclude that action should be taken in terms of changing the song. Will anything change? Probably not, because like with a lot of race issues, I doubt many in Korea make a big deal out of it. But look, if it is indeed a Quran verse, it should be edited out or modified in future releases, both because it’s morally insensitive and it’s not a great idea to purposely antagonize people/fans anyway. It’s a respect thing, and I can understand that.
With that said, demands for change is about where the outrage should end. Also, any backlash honestly needs to be directed to the person making the production decisions on the song (Teddy) and perhaps the company (YG Entertainment). The best way to go about getting done would be explaining the problem calmly and rationally, and along with the massive outpouring of requests they could generate, it could be effective. Fans have proven as much before that it’s the right way to go (just as it is in 99% of life situations).
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So I get the side that has the complaint with the song. I do.
What I can’t understand under ANY circumstance is fans yet again thinking that: 1) sane people use death threats and yelling in all caps to solve problems 2) that doing any of the psychotic they are now will get people to want to change 3) the assumption that CL was absolutely complicit in this or had anything to do with that being added.
I honestly don’t get the specific death threats (“chop you up into pieces”, really?) and the reaction that consists of swearing her off forever. I generally empathize by putting myself into the situation of the other person, but even given the most insulting things I could think of, I couldn’t see myself being driven to such illogical rage.
Furthermore, the religious zealotry that comes attached with all this just makes it even less palatable to me and a bit more disturbing, especially when paired with dead serious death threats. Because while they’ll probably amount to nothing, people are also ing nuts, especially when it comes to religious beliefs, and religion is one excuse people use to do ty things (like bomb abortion clinics or beat gay people to death or countless other ty deeds that obviously Jesus or whoever would want).
So … that.
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What initially started as feelings of “goddamn that’s stupid/ignorant” towards CL/Teddy/YGE for being religiously insensitive and appropriating a culture … now I just feel sorry for them. Yes, it should absolutely be addressed and dealt with. No, they don’t deserve to be excused or shielded if all of this is true. But personally? Watching it unfold, I’m far more disgusted with the other side.
I can’t see a world where the current reaction to this error in judgment is at all productive or appropriate. This type of will never solve anything, from interpersonal arguments to international political issues, and I’m far more disturbed by the reaction than the action at this point.
Yikes.
Link to the article above: Link
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