Good Lord.. Can we EVER get a break??
Alright so regarding the Jackson thing, Iâd like to say my piece. Personally, Iâve stanned Jackson for a while now and I know this not the first time heâs made a problematic ass mistake.
He pulled this bullshit a while back..
Apparently this was some sort of edited pic of him done by a fan. But, for some reason he posted it to his Instagram⌠He apologized for it later though.
I accepted this apology because he seemed sincere. But then, he did it again...
I just found out about this one and man⌠No words.
So, the reason why I included these two incidents is to tie them into this dread lock thing he did recently.
I truly do wonder what changed with him. Like the whole reason he apologized for the first blackface pic was because he saw how much it offended others. People educated him in the comments and he realized what he did was wrong (or so we thought, because he ended up doing blackface again).
So now, the current shit I woke up to this morningâŚ
Pepsi, of all companyâs, of course it was Pepsi⌠*eye roll*
So, people of course criticized him when he posted this on his Instagram. And people also came to his defense. As expected, some pulled excuses from their ass saying how âother kpop idols do this all the time!â. And, âHe probably didnât have any control over the hairstyle, it was most likely picked out by the company.â
I was inclined to believe this too, but thenâŚ
 As you can see above (and probably have already seen all around the internet) he said that this hair style was his decision. So, claiming that it âwasnât his faultâ is out the window.
Real quick, Iâm gonna tell you guys my opinion on non-black people wearing black hairstyleâs. I donât have any real problem with it, unless they act like they created it. If youâre trying to claim something cultural that is obviously not yours and/or youâre purposeless mocking it, then yea.. it counts as cultural appropriation. Personally, I think dreads and braids look tacky af on these idols lol. But, others have a different opinion on the matter and believe that just wearing these hairstyles is cultural appropriation. And I respect your opinion, even if I donât agree with it entirely, Iâm not gonna be an asshole and bash you just because I may not agree/understand your pov.
My real issue is with his statements. He is very unapologetic about it and totally dismisses his own fans opinions as âhateâ. People are out here trying to educate and let him know that what he did offended them/others. And he doesnât seem to care as he says, âyou are on the wrong page.â His âsorry, not sorryâ attitude is very shocking to me. And itâs sad to see him using this beloved excuse of âothers do it all the time, so why canât I?.â. As if people donât dislike when other kpop idols cultural appropriate. I really donât know what rock him and some of yaâll are living under cause.. And wasnât it just last month his fellow member, Jaebum wore the same hairstyle? I sure saw people bashing him. But the difference between him and Jaebumâs situation is that, JB doesnât have a huge internet presence like Jackson does. I mean the man is barely on Instagram. Also, Jaebum didnât comment on the hairstyle, making it seem like he probably didnât get any real direct criticism. And this is the main reason why Iâm having a issue with Jackson now. His comments on it are very insensitive.
Heâs not looking at the whole picture here and brushing this off as if itâs nothing. And he tries to sugar coat it by saying that, âI have love and respect for all RACEâ. That must include all races, except for black people. Because, right now heâs not showing that âlove and respectâ for his black fans who are letting him know that what he did/said was offensive and inconsiderate. Heâs just looking at it as âhateâ, just like these âstansâ who like to jump on the bandwagon of defending their fav to the death.
The second tweet rubs me the wrong way especially because, again heâs sugar coating and saying all these seemingly nice things. But, at the same time heâs ignoring what people are trying to tell him. And saying, âthis is a complete misunderstandingâ is just his way of debunking what people are trying to explain to him.
Thatâs how ignorance works, some people are just too stubborn and believe that their opinion is the only one that matters. Blinded by their own ideologies, refusing to see it in another light, in another persons shoes. I bet my ass he wouldnât appreciate non-asian (or non-Chinese people in general) wearing a Cheongsam.
I shouldnât be surprised though. After all he hangs out with this dudeâŚ
For those of you who donât know him, heâs kind of a male version of a groupie. You can find him hanging around the rapper Tyler, The Creator. Also, this dude Ben allegedly once said that, âKpop isnât for black people.â
But then again, he stays flip flopping so itâs best to chalk him him up as an ignorant mess.
Anyways, this post is getting too damn long.
In conclusion, Jackson is currently cancelled in my book. Unless he issues an apology (which Iâll be surprised if he does), Iâll judge on my own behalf if I feel itâs sincere or not. But, in the mean time yaâll can have fun coming at each other and fighting opinions with more opinions. As if getting mad at others for being mad about something that doesnât concern you is gonna do anything except make you feel âentitledâ in some wayâŚ
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