K-pop fans are true agents of political change in the social-media age. Well, sort of.
that K-pop fans stood in solidarity with Black Lives Matter “because they face similar hardships,” a suggestion that “is far from true but also disrespectful,” he says. “This take also ends up overlooking the fact that there are BIPOC fans who face these injustices, hence why they may speak out.”
Though Ahomari acknowledges the success of movements like the one behind the Dallas surveillance app being crashed, they feel that the larger discussion continues to leave out Black fans. A recent example is the “whitelivesmatter” hashtag takeover, which“You’re just trending their message with a fancam attached,” Ahomari says.
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