Why does everyone assume any bg is bts (2 Viewers)

[tai]

This girl came up to my desk and jabbed her finger onto my enhypen photocard and was like "BTS, right?" and did that obnoxious little laugh

like do y'all just see a group of asian men and immdediately assume it's BTS

how hard would it have been to just have been like "Who are they?" instead of just assuming

 

[Kamistar]

Maybe she did only to annoy you

 

[Tickita]

 

[tai]

Maybe she did only to annoy you

Maybe... I don't see why though as I have never been aware of her existence before then

 

[athenaaa]

They’re probably the most popular bg in the west so everyone just assumes. And I’m pretty sure it’s partially xenophobically driven, at least for some cases. Because at least in my experiences it’s immediately followed by “well they all look the same anyways”

 

[mysteric]

they’re the most relevant ig

 

[tai]

They’re probably the most popular bg in the west so everyone just assumes. And I’m pretty sure it’s partially xenophobically driven, at least for some cases. Because at least in my experiences it’s immediately followed by “well they all look the same anyways”

Literally! Like if you'd actually look you would notice that... you know... they have different facial features... like everyone else

 

[raymondchouku]

BTS is the boy group with the most international press. K-Pop is the more popular of all Asian pop worldwide. BTS being a K-Pop boy group it would make sense for her to assume that it was BTS... I think the actual problem is that she felt it was appropriate initiating such a dialogue when she doesn't know you.

 

[tai]

BTS is the boy group with the most international press. K-Pop is the more popular of all Asian pop worldwide. BTS being a K-Pop boy group it would make sense for her to assume that it was BTS... I think the actual problem is that she felt it was appropriate initiating such a dialogue when she doesn't know you.

Yeah, that was really weird..

but even so the amount of 'is that jungkook' I've heard is really annoying

 

[athenaaa]

Literally! Like if you'd actually look you would notice that... you know... they have different facial features... like everyone else

On the topic of ignorance towards kpop…. Why do they always assume that because they have makeup that they’re gay? So what if they are but like also don’t assume someone’s sexuality

 

[tai]

On the topic of ignorance towards kpop…. Why do they always assume that because they have makeup that they’re gay? So what if they are but like also don’t assume someone’s sexuality

No cause I HATE THAT.. the toxic masculinity in western culture really shows smh

 

[athenaaa]

No cause I HATE THAT.. the toxic masculinity in western culture really shows smh

SAME cause like why does it matter so much

 

[tai]

SAME cause like why does it matter so much

Literally! why are you worried about their sexualities so much.. it doesn't make any sense.

 

[athenaaa]

Literally! why are you worried about their sexualities so much.. it doesn't make any sense.

And why attribute looks to sexuality??

 

[tai]

And why attribute looks to sexuality??

Literally it feeds into the 'you can look gay' stereotype even though they aren't gay?? (That we know of) It's honestly really frustrating.

 

[athenaaa]

Literally it feeds into the 'you can look gay' stereotype even though they aren't gay?? (That we know of) It's honestly really frustrating.

I don’t get how someone can “look gay”

 

[tai]

I don’t get how someone can “look gay”

same.. I feel like some gay people themselves... in all honesty feed into these stereotypes. (Not all but some)

 

[athenaaa]

same.. I feel like some gay people themselves... in all honesty feed into these stereotypes. (Not all but some)

That’s also true too. But it can go the opposite way too, I’ve been told I look “too straight”

 

[tai]

That’s also true too. But it can go the opposite way too, I’ve been told I look “too straight”

I've had a lgbtq person say that to me and I was shocked.. like what..

 

[athenaaa]

I've had a lgbtq person say that to me and I was shocked.. like what..

Like what does that even mean?! And they’ll be like “prove you like girls”. How tf??