Do you think BTS benefit from the black community?

[RiseLikeACrowTit]

From a cultural and economic point of view?, and if so do you think they should be more vocal about their support of Black Lives  Matter?, and support the movement economicly?

[jeong jaehyuns boyfriend]

yes, yes, and yes.

[alm94]

You can say alot of kpop groups do, and most are quiet about it. 

[neo velvet]

they don't have to speak on anything, but do i think they (as well as other kpop groups including my own faves) are culture vultures for profiting off of the trends, aesthetics, ideas and culture of black americans without giving anything back to the community that they're stealing from? oh absolutely.

[defbeom]

almost all groups do and it would be nice if they spoke on blm but i wouldn't get my hopes up

[seokii]

Boy is this a loaded question.

The answer is yes, they do benefit from the black community. Almost everyone benefits from the black community though. I can't think of anyone who doesn't benefit from the black community unless they are totally removed from the American market.

That said, the BLM movement is focused on the brutality of American police. BTS aren't Americans. It would be cool to see them speak about it as a personal thing, but under their Korean management they're never going to because it's unwise to touch foreign politics when you're entering their market. From a business standpoint it's an unwise decision.

I know people rush to the "If you're neutral in the face of oppression quote", but the fact is that the situation is more nuanced than that. BTS will not say anything and nobody should expect them to.

Edit: perhaps this post did not age so well. Color me surprised

Edited June 6, 2020 by seokii

[satoori]

bts benefit from many communities

[johnnyrose]

fucking obviously. they're displaying our culture are they not?
as well as the entirety of kpop and MUSIC in general benefits from our contributions .

Edited May 30, 2020 by johnnyrose

[RS92]

Literally the whole of kpop does..

[ramkissoon]

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do you think they should be more vocal about their support of Black Lives  Matter?

from what I see on my timeline is "dammed if you do.. .dammed if you don't".  If the don't speak about it.. people comment " you can tweet and comment about this but not #blacklivesmatter?!  Then when someone does say something they are like "if you are not black then mind your own business" or.... this has nothing to do with kpop, you only speaking out to prove which fandoms are better and 'pat yourselves on the back".  If this is how they are towards fandoms then they will probably be more sensitive if/when idols talk about it. I think it's best to just not say anything.

[breakout]

yes

[KentasGlittery EyeMakeup]

Yes, and so does most of kpop in my opinion and I wish they would use their platforms to speak out on certain issues, especially artists with big platforms. 

[Brightsun]

The moment they would say anything, they'd probably get criticized for not saying it right or for butting in. 

[LoonAespa]

Yes but in return the black community are getting shitted on by the fans

[Oli London]

Yeah, but so do a whole bunch of other people. 

The difference between them and some other music artist donating is that they aren't American.

They could speak up about stuff that happens in their own country tho, but that would mean dragging themselves.

[PastelPetals]

Yes they benefit a lot and they maybe should speak about it but even if they did I am not sure they would say "the right things" they don't have to deal with this in Korea. They can learn about what is going on and express concern and sympathy but I am not sure there will be the same understanding. Feeling this build for years in your own city feels much different than than the other side of the world. When they talk about peace and equality we can all relate and this is specific and I promise even if they say something it won't make everyone feel better and it might make some more upset. 

When protests happen in other places I feel odd speaking out very much I will show support (like bts maybe should) but I can't talk at length I only have what I can see and the bias that comes with that even more since I can only read english   

So it's kinda layered but yeah they benefit from the black community and they had a history of...."borrowing" from it and they should probably learn more and speak out if they wanna keep benefiting but they will never have the same story as people in the usa have or the same info or the same history. Complicated.

Edited May 31, 2020 by PastelPetals
Fixed misspelling of Complicated