As soon as the video went viral, women, mind you, not entirely BTS fans, just women on the internet, rightfully expressed concern about his private video being aired. But people brushed it off as these women “coping,” or were waiting for them to “crash out.”
I’m sure you’d find toxic fans in every fandom, but dismissing a predominantly female fanbase, or women in general, as “deranged stalkers” or “jealous” is wildly misogynistic. Of course, such fans exist and should be criticized, sued, and called out. But attacking an entire fandom full of women just reads as… misogyny, to be honest.
I didn’t see much outrage about dating, mostly just concern for both parties involved. As for the rumor that she was dealing with his saesangs. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume it was because saesangs harassed her, but there’s are laws to sue hate commenters and put stalkers behind bars. People in the entertainment industry are constantly cyberbullied, and nothing is more satisfying than watching their haters get taken to court (e.g., Wonyoung and IU). However, posting his video without his consent is concerning. She had reportedly previously stirred the pot about relationships with two male celebrities and then denied it. If she wants to go the all press is good press route (I don’t think that was her intent this time), more power to her, but this behaviour puts her and the male celebrity at risk. Instead, take a leaf out of IU, Heechul or Wonyoung and put the saesang fans on full blast, they have no business meddling in anyone’s relationship.
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