SNSD send Yuri a banner with a troubling message on it

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

The girls sent Yuri a coffee truck while she films her new drama, 'Neighbourhood Hero'. The banner reads:

"Thank you for filming our Yuri so that she looks white <3 From: SNSD"

Soshi, you bastards. "Thank you for filming our Yuri so that she looks white." Not sure if I should laugh or cry. 😑 https://t.co/f38ltMyZ9r

— Stella ♡ (@SonexStella) February 12, 2016

Sooyoung even thanks the Lighting Director in her hashtags:

hotsootuff:#AssistingActressFriend#LocalHeroFighting🤗🤗🤗#HelpYourselfLightingDirector-nim#SincerelyYours, SNSD❤️ https://t.co/VFAdcfaEcR

— 크냔 (@crucial_gg) February 12, 2016

Translation:





Sources: 1 + 2 @ Sooyoung's Insta
Tabmoon @ OH
SonexStella + crucial_gg @ twitter
Yuri's Insta
snsd_translate

:/

Comments

[pinksparkles14.livejournal.com]

It's already 2o16, girls.

sigh

[baboboy.livejournal.com]

lol they'll never learn

[soyymilk.livejournal.com]

their proud/satisfied faces makes all this worse

[inkbracket.livejournal.com]

At this point, this type of shit is to be expected by them and honestly, they really don't give a damn about their own member's feelings and international fans.

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

international fans are one thing, but heck there are dark skinned koreans as well and I'm sure this will do nothing but unfortunately reinforce the idea that pale skin is an ideal.

it's freaking sad, but colorism is so damn ingrained that no one seems to be giving a second thought on how harmful these type of comments can be

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

Sigh...

[mya13.livejournal.com]

.... when will they shut up

[thomaswilmoore.livejournal.com]

Here for the perfect Queen Amuro gif.

[initialc.livejournal.com]

A lot of my korean friends say the same thing. I've heard them refer to it like being bright and pale.

I tell them they need some sun.

[funkaliciousss.livejournal.com]

Haha I'm not sure how you telling them they need some sun is any different.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

This is awful

[pastelpinklace.livejournal.com]

Terrible music, terrible people

[obscureauthor.livejournal.com]

Meh. Very standard teasing
I am nit saying its not mean but a lot has to change before people start thinking fairer is not beautiful

[jestex.livejournal.com]

lmao sad that this didn't even faze me b/c i've become so used to the casual colorism that's so commonplace within this trash group and kpop in general

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

SNSD making a colorist comment once again. So at this point I'm pretty sure they know how hurtful can be to hear/see those things for some of their fans and they keep going. I guess they do this jokes all the time we just don't hear about them. And now they make it this "public" when all the fans can see it and feel bad again? Why I even like them? What a flop taste I have. I think I'm out.

Kind of OT, Is this the drama with the actor accused of rape?

[burningleaf.livejournal.com]

Yep its that drama.

[burningleaf.livejournal.com]

Man. I love yuri. I dont like snsd. The caption hurts me. Makes me wish theres some kind of translation' meanings gone haywire but ehhhh.

[staaan.livejournal.com]

not surprised based on their history of colorism

at some point i was kinda hoping that they'd grown past it, but between tiffany's insta caption + taeyeon saying that she hopes her kids will inherit her pale skin + now this it's pretty obvious they didn't

[yohan94.livejournal.com]

they need to disband

[funkaliciousss.livejournal.com]

AGREED

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Sooyoung is darker than Yuri like where is the solidarity goddamn

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

This kind of teasing is so commonplace in my country that even the darker-skinned ones are the initiators of the teasing to their darker-skinned peers. Like, they are the ones to talk and joke BECAUSE they're also darker-skinned.

[velveteenkitten.livejournal.com]

They honestly don't give a shit, do they? One one single shit.
It's almost admirable, if it wasn't so rude, ignorant, and arrogant.

[cookiedealer.livejournal.com]

i'm unsurprised yet disgusted
so... when will the stans come into this post defending this? i'm waiting

[staaan.livejournal.com]

it's still early but i'd be surprised if there are no "it's an inside joke" / "yuri finds it funny too" / "it's a mistranslation" / "that's how all koreans talk, they don't find it offensive" comments

[ariellm13.livejournal.com]

Honestly speaking, it's just kind of sad. It sucks to have people talk down about a permanent feature of yourself.

Also, it seems like a waste of status. SNSD has the power of influence. I'm sure a lot of people that follow them could benefit from comments about her skin.

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

of all the things you could pun in that banner like "good luck" or "we're proud of you" they decide to go with that? it honestly doesn't make sense to me and it's just plain dumb. bye.

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

Mte it says a lot about them

[slomover.livejournal.com]

As if not releasing anything worth listening in over three years wasn't bad enough tbh...

[classicfire.livejournal.com]

Mte the last song I liked from them was oh!

[classicfire.livejournal.com]

I'd feel so bad if I was her showing up and finding that there. These grown women act like they are stil in hs and it's really rich cause where would they be without all their ps, makeup, and whitening products.

[hitthoselightz.livejournal.com]

what the actual fuck
considering their history im not surprised tbh its really saddening to see your past fave group constantly be ignorant. theyll always have a special place in my heart for introducing me to kpop but can they just fucking learn ffs it breaks my heart

[cettefemme90.livejournal.com]

same

[kimbafierce.livejournal.com]

The thing is, jabs between friends turn sour when constantly used. It can be overlooked the first, second, third, and even fourth time, but to keep drilling the same shit over and over again... stop.

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

The fact that they're happy to do it so publicly is what makes it disturbing to me