NB Flashback: Old Tea About Netizens Being Sheep (Justice for T-ara)

[Briar Rose]

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Article: [Jang Woo Chul Column] How we deal with the celebrities we hate

Source: Jang Woo Chul Column via Naver

Editorial by a GQ Korea editor that talks about how the public/netizens don't really care at all about what the celebrity is really about or the truth about whatever scandal they're in because they're so preoccupied with the image/notion they've set for them and how nothing can change that. Once they target them as someone they hate, nothing can change their minds otherwise. 

He mentions that popularity (with fangirls) is ultimately a weapon of power for celebrities and uses Yoo Seung Jun as an example, saying that fans who would normally defend other celebrities in other crimes never leave comments like, "Shut up, our oppa has no crime!" on his articles, leaving him basically helpless and in the situation he's in now.

Park Shi Hoo is also mentioned as an example of the public/netizens not really caring at all about the truth of the scandal but just about the opportunity for another hate session. He points out their hypocrisy, noting that they 'ended his career' the minute the scandal broke out only to turn around and 'call him handsome' the day he turned up for investigations and new pictures came out. 

"The truth of the article or the intent of the journalist is never the issue. As long as they are unanimous in their hate for a celebrity, the game is already over. This is the world of our public."

At the same time, he acknowledges the power they have over them as celebrities ultimately rely on them for their careers since they are the consumers of their product. 

He also talks about the sheep mentality behind the public in that people never become 'haters' of a certain celebrity just because they don't like them, they become haters by seeing other people hate them and following suit. 

 

http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.ca/2013/03/editor-calls-netizens-out-on-their.html

 

 

 

 

The comments are full of the netizens in denial

[rip moshi]

[SALTYPENIS]

fuck these bully

[HugeBoi Minos Wife]

This tea tho, accurate af.

[noon]

this comes off incredibly disingenuous coming from you

[persephades]

I don't understand what these people would have achieved by following somebody else's hatred, what would they gain by taking down someone who has never done any harm to them, not personally at least. It's not like there's a "hater of the year" award or things like that. Hating someone because the person is at least annoying is still normal. But hating someone because others do it so they don't want to be left out of the trend is pure stupidity.

Justice for T-ara indeed.

[bb4]

[sakurahanabira]

"The truth of the article or the intent of the journalist is never the issue. As long as they are unanimous in their hate for a celebrity, the game is already over. This is the world of our public."

 

this is so true. Just look at the number of idols who still continue to get hate despite clarifications of their scandals/their scandals getting bunked. The only person I've probably seen get forgiven immediately for his misreported scandal is Jung Joon Young because the public were somehow able to understand that it was the journalists' fault.

[Septiplier]

He called then out and then got mad. I honestly want to see more people and idols doing the same.

[soo swee seng]

This is not news, this is one of the korea symbol. Korea show business like Hollywood, very double standard to man and woman.

 

Worse is, in Korea, this is not only happened in show business, but society.

 

So means koreans already accept this. Unless reported point out individual name, or else they will keep doing these.

[Asimov]

It just burned my tongue!