i made the mistake of opening the comment section under cha eunwoo’s apology letter. for anyone who is unaware, he’s been reported to have a huge amount of unpaid taxes (roughly around 13 million USD). an absurd figure no matter how you look at it.
the comment section is filled with tens of thousands of messages in support of him. i genuinely don’t understand how any working adult can defend this. regular people who are barely surviving paycheck to paycheck still lose a chunk of their income to taxes. meanwhile, rich celebrities get access to accountants, exploit loopholes, and make these “mistakes” that somehow lets them hoard millions and fans still rush to treat them like helpless victims.
what’s even worse is seeing people bring up sexual assault and harassment as some kind of shield argument, like “there are worse crimes.” that’s such a gross red herring. you can acknowledge that SA is horrific and still criticize a millionaire for not paying taxes. using that as a shield is tone-deaf and SO disrespectful to actual victims.
this whole thing just makes me angry. watching people justify millionaires dodging responsibilities the rest of us can’t escape is peak stan brainrot
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