Black Lives Matter

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K-pop's online fanbase gets political – unlike its stars

Hijacking racist hashtags or flooding US police apps with fancams, K-pop fans have made headlines. But the K-pop industry itself is surprisingly apolitical.


K-pop band BTS

When K-pop fans claimed part of the credit for making Donald Trump believe his rally in Oklahoma on June 20 would be so full that his campaign built a second stage outside, the tactic of flooding the attendance register with fake names seemed novel to lovers of music from the Far East. But as Trump delivered his stump speech to a near half-empty stadium, and the exterior stage was being pulled down since no one showed up, the world woke up to the fact that online K-pop fan communities on Twitter and the TikTok video-sharing app wield potent political influence.

The global media was quickly awash with stories about what is called K-pop vigilantism. It has also been observed in the protest movement following the police killing of the unarmed African-American man George Floyd. The massive online fandoms united behind Korean pop superstars like boy band BTS donated millions to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in early June. They have since flooded police apps aimed at BLM protesters with fancams, or hijacked racist hashtags such as #WhiteLivesMatter.

In terms of media coverage of K-pop culture, it was a big shift from late 2019. Then several stars committed suicide, revealing the dark underbelly of the hyper-competitive K-pop industry. Bullying by toxic online fans was identified as a big part of the problem.

K-pop: Multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic

Some recent K-pop activism hype tends to speak generically about K-pop stans. An amalgamation of "stalker" and "fan," "stan" generally stands for "obsessive fan." But in South Korea at least, stans tend to shy away from politics.

As Hye Jin Lee explains, recent political interventions are largely associated with K-pop fans in the US. The clinical assistant professor of communication at the University of Southern California Annenberg adds that it should come as no surprise that these fans have been fighting white nationalism alongside Black Lives Matter activists.

"There's a great overlap between the demographic of the BLM movement and American K-pop fandom," she told DW. "Both are multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-generational," she says, even though mostly young.

American K-pop fans identify with a popular culture that is different from the white-dominated mainstream. "They are more open to cultural differences and have progressive values," says Lee.

Seeking to "protect and promote" an Asian pop subculture that remains marginalized due to "imperialistic, racist, and sexist ideologies," K-pop fandom has a history of online political mobilizations, Lee explains. From petitions and organizing charity events to calling out journalists who misrepresent K-pop stars — and even buying media ad space to bolster their idols — American K-pop fans have a history of battling stereotypes online.

Ongoing struggle in Black Lives Matter and other movements

Lee says it's a mistake to assume that these fans have been motivated by bands like BTS, who famously donated $1 million to BLM before their fan "Army" more than matched the amount via their #MatchAMillion campaign.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1272922420320579585

"The current political mobilization of K-pop fans can be seen as an extension of their fight against orientalism, racism, sexism and homophobia to make K-pop acceptable and popular in the US," she says.

As the biggest act in K-pop, BTS top the US and European charts and are said to be more tweet-worthy than Donald Trump. While vocal on some social issues such as mental health and economic inequality, "they have not used their platforms to urge their fans to become politically active or to fight against white supremacy," says Lee.

Moreover, the band and its Army have been promoting numerous philanthropic appeals since 2017, including UNICEF's #ENDviolence campaign and support for Syrian refugees.

Business before politics, not only in K-pop

There is good reason for K-pop's relative political reticence. "Once K-pop becomes too politicized, many fans will turn away while others may find their parents less willing to support their fandom," says Roald Maliangkay, associate professor at the College of Asia & the Pacific of the Australian National University.

What he has called a "slick, corporate" and "highly industrialised" K-pop business is ultimately protective of its bottom line.

"K-pop artists do not, of course, control how their work is interpreted politically, but the more it is, the more likely ticket sales will drop," Maliangkay told DW. "Since K-pop relies heavily on live performances and endorsements for profit, the artists and their agencies have to be conservative."

Indeed, BTS fans in South Korea have warned their brethren against getting involved in US politics, according to areport by Reuters.

The current K-pop activism points to a unique phenomena driven by a massive and very powerful fan base with complex motivations. It's a response to racism but also simply "excitement over the number of fellow community members and their ability to act in unison," says Maliangkay.

But without explicit support from its idols, the fan-driven movement may yet run out of steam. "They will shy away from overly politicizing their work," he says of the stars. "And I suspect that their agencies and many of their fans would not want them to anyway."


tans are crazy about their stars, and will do things in their idols' name

In the US at least, a different breed of K-pop stans seem to have emerged who, spurred by their own ongoing struggle against orientalism and white supremacy, could remain a thorn in Trump's side in the leadup to the November election.


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"Black Lives Matter"

Cách đây 4 năm về trước (2016). Bác sĩ Ben Carson có diễn thuyết vài phút.

Lời Ông nói đến bây giờ vẫn còn đúng với các chứng minh hiện hữu trong gần 4 năm nay, mà lộ mặt nhất là qua Black Lives Matter.

Trong video Quý khách chỉ cần thay chữ "Hillary Clinton" bằng "Đảng dân chủ" hay "Joe Biden" sẽ thấy mọi chuyện đúng 100%, rất hiển ứng.

Xin chú thích: Ông có nhắc đến luận án mà bà Hillary Clinton về Saul Alinsky.

Mong Quý khách đọc kỹ 8 trong 12 điều mà Saul Alinsky đã viết, xem những điều đó có phải họ, Đảng Dân chủ, đang thực thi trong xã hội tự do dân chủ Hoa Kỳ ngày nay hay không

Xin mời Quý khách nghe và xem lại lời Ông bác sĩ Mỹ đen Ben Carson nói.




HOW TO CREATE A SOCIALIST STATE by Saul Alinsky



https://bolenreport.com/saul-alinsky...ules-radicals/

Điều thứ nhất rất là quan trọng: (1) Healthcare: Control healthcare and you control the people.

Những mắc xích tàn ác của Đảng cộng sản tại Hoa Kỳ đang được người dân từ từ nhận thấy

Vài tấm hình V chụp trong Viện Bảo Tàng người da đen xin gửi Anh Chị Em xem cho vui vào cuối tuần Lễ Độc Lập Hoa Kỳ







Thảo nào sư Thích Nhất Hạnh kè kè một bên MLK

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Black Lives Matter

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K-pop's online fanbase gets political – unlike its stars

Giới trẻ người da đen có nhiều người nghe nhạc Hàn quốc lắm, lý do đơn giản là muốn khác biệt với thế hệ trước, giống như người nghe hip hop vì muốn khác thế hệ trước nghe R&B và rock'n roll, rồi trước đó là muốn khác thế hệ nghe jazz và blues. Đời cha nghe nhạc, đời con "hát nói" là thế. Mấy người đó chắc không thích nhạc hip hop có nhiều âm hộ và Benjamin của đám găng tơ hàng hiệu (wannabe gangsters).

Người da đen lai Hàn quốc ở Mỹ bây giờ rất nhiều vì lính Mỹ đóng đồn ở Nam Hàn cả nửa thế kỷ nay.

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Khái niệm yêu Nước là phải yêu Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa của bộ máy tuyên giáo cho chế độ Việt Cộng. Yêu Nước và yêu Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa là hai khái niệm hoàn toàn khác nhau. Cũng như không thể lẫn lộn Black Lives Matter là một phương tiện / phương pháp DUY NHẤT để giúp người da đen thiểu sổ, nên có sự nhập nhằng hễ không ủng hộ phong trào BLM lập tức bị dán ngay cho cái mác là người racist và vô cảm.


Bài phỏng vấn này đáng xem. Vẫn thích theo dõi chính người da đen lên tiếng.






https://youtu.be/a9LdwtW2eJw

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Lots of interesting comments . Điển hình

From Megs F

We are in the middle of a world wide communist coup, the media is orchestrated to promote chaos and the protests are all funded by the far left who have been installing people into positions of prominence for this time in history, it's fabianism, communism and all the 'isms' merged to destroy the west and install the United Nations Agenda 21 Sustainable development, they want as much chaos as possible in ALL western countries so they can bring in the UN to take control and change our system. Does 'Divide and Conquer' ring a bell? They are calling it a great reset, however the technochratic agenda to have every measure of our lives monitored is being implemented under the guise of this Covid scam. You will not find the truth on tv, however the internet is a minefield, always research things yourself, if you go to google you often need to skip the first page or so as information is censored by the algorythm. We are witnessing the destruction of our way of life by career criminals and opportunists. The elite billionairs in our world want total control of all food, water, air, land and Us. This is happening, but you must filter the truth and lies,there are many lies. You can NOT rely on the mainstream media in Any Country for they are fully owned by these people and only allow news to further their agenda. Opinion news is purely designed to form the opinions of the ignorant that don't think for themselves.

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Mình cũng đồng ý với nhận định của Megs F.

' This is happening, but you must filter the truth and lies,there are many lies.'

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Berlin metro station to be renamed after pushback over racist term

Đổi tên một con đường và một trạm xe chắc dễ hơn đổi tên một đội bóng chày hay bóng chân (US football).

MLB's Cleveland to review 'Indians' moniker after social unrest
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/04/mlbs-cleveland-to-review-nickname-after-social-unrest

Cleveland replaced their logo two years ago, swapping a cartoon of a Native American named Chief Wahoo with a letter C.

The review was announced hours after the NFL side Washington said they would look at their Redskins moniker amid outrage following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.

A statement said: “The recent social unrest in our community and our country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organisation on issues of social justice. With that in mind, we are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward with regard to our team name.”

Sức mạnh của đồng tiền. Ai có tiền thì đòi hỏi cũng dễ dàng hơn. Nike hiện nay không bán hàng có những cái tên chế nhạo người da đỏ. Các hãng tài trợ cho đội banh có chi tiền nên có tiếng nói với người có quyền thay đổi.

Chưa thấy hao tài chưa đổ lệ.

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Người da đen lai Hàn quốc ở Mỹ bây giờ rất nhiều vì lính Mỹ đóng đồn ở Nam Hàn cả nửa thế kỷ nay.

Rồi vậy là mai mốt "quốc tế luôn", ví dụ như Li roi kim chung bốc, Bóp bi Pạt rung tay etc....!

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Sức mạnh của đồng tiền. Ai có tiền thì đòi hỏi cũng dễ dàng hơn. Nike hiện nay không bán hàng có những cái tên chế nhạo người da đỏ. Các hãng tài trợ cho đội banh có chi tiền nên có tiếng nói với người có quyền thay đổi.

Chưa thấy hao tài chưa đổ lệ.

Hồi nửa tháng trước nghe báo Thuỵ Sĩ đồn hiệu gạo Ăng cồ Ben đang thảo luận đổi logo.

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Tin từ Úc Châu:

Fewer than a thousand people have gathered for a Black Lives Matter protest in Brisbane city, leaving organisers disheartened by the poor turnout.
The rally against First Nations deaths in custody comes just a month after about 30,000 Queenslanders rallied following the death of African American man George Floyd.
“I can not explain the disappointment,” Gomeroi Kooma woman Ruby Wharton told the small crowd gathered at King George Square on Saturday.