and it happens again... (UPDATE: post deleted + jackson apologized)

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

source: ughisme @ tumblr // jacksonwang852jy + thanks to happydirections for telling about the apology and also for the screen shot!

tbh i just hope that jackson realizes why people asked him to delete that picture, why it was offensive, why it was wrong and that he didn't just do it to save face bc although he apologized, his apology is still kinda iffy with me - although it's better than we usually get

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[happydirections.livejournal.com]

i submitted this too.
heavily dissapointed when i saw this. he read the comments and deleted it a few minutes after he posted it and he apologized



i'm happy that he did because we usually don't get an apology. hope he learns from this and smh at those fans who defended this.

[miuratenshi.livejournal.com]

smh at those fans who defended this

I hate fans that defend an idol's wrongdoing. Like don't you want them to be better people?

[miuratenshi.livejournal.com]

Apparently it was a fanedit that was sent to him.

Anyway I'm really glad that he apologized and removed the photo. Hopefully he understands why everyone is upset and it won't happen again in the future.

[boxcuttergirl.livejournal.com]

im glad he apologized but like....... what was even going through his head when he posted that

[ggumd.livejournal.com]

At least he apologized and realized it was wrong but I gave him the benefit of the doubt after those comments during his debut, since he hasnt said anything since then but he hasnt learned anything

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

-______- when will i learn to stop expecting more from international members?? i've been a kpop fan long enough you think i wouldve learned by now

edit: didnt know he apologized, that's way more than i can say for every other idol that pulls this stunt on social media. good job jackson. learn from this dude.

[gray-fairy.livejournal.com]

Wtf -__-. And why people even do those fan edits?

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

bc they're racist and think it's funny, a while back there were exo fans making "black edits" of EXO too with dark skin and afros and then leaving kai the way he was...and that was supposed to be the joke

[kiki3291.livejournal.com]

Sigh, like with Jackson I know one day he will do or say something that will make me unstan... but at least he apologized and learned from this. I think that's huge in kpop, rarely do we get apologies about this and rarely do they take it as a learning experience.

[lilykt7.livejournal.com]

Saw his apology. It's upsetting when this happens but it's nice to see the person recognize their actions and hopefully learn from them. I don't really follow Jackson. But his timely response to this keeps me from not being turned off by him completely.

[candyraid.livejournal.com]

Nice non-apology

[blueglassbeads.livejournal.com]

Saying he's sorry he offended people is a vaild apology?? He's not pulling the "sorry you were offended" so.

[yuzuruhanyu.livejournal.com]

an apology w/o any trace of them knowing and understanding why it was offensive hmmm next

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

The good thing is someone can explain to him why its wrong and he can learn from it since he was able to get that it was hurting people and that he got rid of the picture.

[e-bone (from livejournal.com)]

As someone who can't even name a GOT7 song I'm choosing to cut him some slack here. He apologized sincerely and removed the pic. Do I think there needs to be a conversation about the actual issue? Sure.

But this is a step in the right direction as he accepted the responsibility and genuinely seemed to have learned something.

[blueglassbeads.livejournal.com]

Woof, buddy, and we were doing so well. I hope he keeps reading why this wrong, but an apology is more than we get from most idols.

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

I'm just ??? on why he decided to repost it in the first place. With no caption, I can't tell if he thought it was funny or impressive or idek what.

Get it together, Wang.

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

There was a caption. It said 'Oh my God' in both korean and madarin.

[darkensunrise.livejournal.com]

I rolled my eyes so hard when I saw this but I'm glad he apologized for it and realized why it was wrong.

[burqaswag.livejournal.com]

I knew Jackson would fuck up since I saw him in that episode of WIN. I just knew.

[prlsb4swiine.livejournal.com]

just wanted to say i love ur username and icon <3

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

welp

[agoongprincess.livejournal.com]

good for him for quickly deleting the photo and apologizing for his fuck up. it would be nice to have a more in depth conversation about why what he did was wrong and offensive but this is good progress and a step in the right direction.

[milafanway.livejournal.com]

at least he apologized so I'm not THAT mad so okay...

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

I got so scared, but I saw the comments first so I saw that he apologize for it. Which is such a great step in the right direction because most idol do things like this and don't even think about how it effect others. So I am happy that he read the comments and at least sort of understood that it wasn't a good thing to keep the picture up.

[pbutterlion.livejournal.com]

i just wonder. i just wonder. how can somebody look at a picture of themselves, looking darker and not find it weird or wrong or iffy in any way? it didnt make u uncomfortable at all? like??????? hOW?

[obviousgirl.livejournal.com]

That might have been one of these reasons he posted it.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Do you listen to The Read? Their latest podcast is right up your alley

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

The person who sent it to him should be scolded as well. I don't understand what goes through fans minds when they do things like this??

[dirrtypony.livejournal.com]

idg why people do this shit. so stupid

Again...

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

An apology is good but I need some follow up showing he clearly understands why it's wrong and offensive. I'm pretty sure his fans are going to explain it to him and I feel sure he will get it.

Good job to the Jackson stans who got his shit together with the quickness.

And to those GOT7 fans who criticized the people correcting Jackson or tried to defend him posting it YOU FUCKERS CAN HAVE A STADIUM OF DAMN SEATS. YOU SHOULD LEARN FROM THIS SINCE YOUR DUMB ASS IS PROBABLY MAKING RACIST EDITS TOO.

Probably the same fuckers who falsely claimed EXO translators incorrectly translated that interview where they said Black Kids and Black Freedom. I had a great time letting those idiots know they were full of shit since I could translate Korean just fine.

Re: Again...

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

What interview? Omg

[nekosogi.livejournal.com]

Lol people still defending this even though HE HIMSELF realised he screwed up and deleted... *lol* But the worst is comments from people unaffected by racism who are like "it's only racist if you make it racist~~" (not joking, someone said that...)

@ god: why did you create comment sections?

[odd-fish-stick.livejournal.com]

Yeah i don't really get people wtf. he was 100% doing right by apologizing so quickly and deleting the pic and it seems he somewhat understood what people were saying. Jackson fans did the right thing to call him out.