SMFH. At this point it's more of a 'who doesn't verbalize it" because I think they all believe in light skin=better. No wonder Tao and Kai internalized it with all this bullshit they have to hear. Lay
So disappointed on Yixing. I knew this day would come because I've learned you can never have high expectations in Kpop, at least in this matter. I didn't expect that this time would hit me harder than when the other members made similar comments about Kai's and Tao's skin tho. Well, lesson re-learned.
This is like in Mahabharatha when Dharmaputra utters his first lie and his chariot stops floating inches above the ground and touches the earth like everyone elses :(
tbh the only interesting part (besides xiumin's bed self-cam which was just him being adorable) was Lay's self-cam that's a little over half-way through all the K parts are basically bts things mnet has shown before, and the m stuff is mainly just them walking in and out of venues lol
I've never really fed into the ~perfect Lay~ image that fandom seems to perpetuate so I didn't really expect him to be any more enlightened on the issue of colourism than the other members but I don't think I'll ever not be disappointed when people I stan are blatantly colourist. It's disappointing to say the least, especially as someone with darker skin myself. I hate how pervasive this mentality is. But on another note, Xiu's self-camera was super cute, I loved how awkward he is about it lol.
He's definitely the nicest and most respectful towards staff and fans (lol at Yixing's and his improvised fansigns at airports) but not perfect indeed.
I'm sorry if I wasnt really offended by Lay unlike you guys. Idk. I'm a Filipino and majority of the people here are brown-skinned so if people tease us about being brown-skinned we're not really offended cos it's true and probably the one teasing is brown-skinned too. Of course it's different when the teasing gets overboard or it happens almost everyday. *____* White-skinned people dont get teased here too, at least I've never heard of such. So come one, come all!
When my friends and I tease each other abt being brown-skinned we dont take it seriously because we know they're joking. Idk.
Well the power dynamic here are a bit skewed because Tao is considered dark skinned and Lay isn't. And Tao has shown in the past that he's insecure about his skin tone and he doesn't react well to the teasing about it and tries to take attention off it by shifting focus on Kai's skin ("he's darker than me isn't he")
I love this boy and he's my bias so knowing about this before I went to the concert yesterday really dampened my spirits. I dropped hella lot of money for overpriced tickets but I couldn't enjoy to the fullest like others did. I like to joke around that he's perfect but I know he isn't. still it sucks that I have to hear him verbalize these shadist comments. if I have a chance to pass him another letter in another fansign or whatever I will definitely talk about this.
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Date: 2014-05-24 06:36 pm (UTC)Ignoring the problematic part via fast forward...glad to be a casual EXO fan nowadays
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Date: 2014-05-24 06:43 pm (UTC)You already know my thoughts on that and I agree! It's still disappointing.
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Date: 2014-05-24 09:46 pm (UTC)still goes on the record tho
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Date: 2014-05-24 09:40 pm (UTC)Stanning Kai and Minseok nowadays, hoping for the Ge to not disappoint
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Date: 2014-05-24 09:41 pm (UTC)(c (http://oshzt.tumblr.com/post/86604514143/tao-is-done-with-yixings-unexpected-compliment)) (or if you want a timestamp, it's ~11:35)
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Date: 2014-05-24 09:51 pm (UTC)At this point it's more of a 'who doesn't verbalize it" because I think they all believe in light skin=better. No wonder Tao and Kai internalized it with all this bullshit they have to hear.
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Ohhh...you posted the gif set LOL
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Date: 2014-05-24 10:37 pm (UTC)That little Min lost in a sea of Luhan.....an accurate assessment of their interactions actually
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Date: 2014-05-24 10:40 pm (UTC)'photoshops Chen as Kali ma"
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Date: 2014-05-24 11:31 pm (UTC)all the K parts are basically bts things mnet has shown before, and the m stuff is mainly just them walking in and out of venues lol
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Date: 2014-05-25 12:56 am (UTC)But on another note, Xiu's self-camera was super cute, I loved how awkward he is about it lol.
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Date: 2014-05-25 03:07 am (UTC)When my friends and I tease each other abt being brown-skinned we dont take it seriously because we know they're joking. Idk.
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Date: 2014-05-25 12:00 pm (UTC)idk man. it was a nice ride but i guess it's time to check out.
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