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1st of February, 2021

i was debating on whether or not i should post this on tumblr but seeing as there haven’t been posts about this yet, here it is. i’m exposing my real location and nationality but it doesn’t matter.

if you have been active on twitter, you may already know #savemyanmar is trending. long story short, there has been a military coup. several nations have released statements but i want to share insight on what’s happening in the country.

memes about a coup have been circulating around for a couple days and when i slept at 2 am last night, we were still under the rule of the National League for Democracy (NLD). while they are not technically democratic, they are the closest we’ve got. when my mother woke up at 6 this morning, she was notified that the country was now under the rule of the military.

banks services are no longer available. wifi was cut at around 7-8. some people got wifi again earlier but many got it barely thirty minutes ago. this is bad for businesses especially ones that require international communications. additionally, international students like myself are experiencing anxiety; how do we pay for and attend classes if we’re not sure wifi is a given?

myanmar has a long, complicated history with military governments. the last time the military went into rule was in 1962 and only stopped in 2011, following the 2010 elections. there was a huge protest in 1988 lead by students that resulted in lots of death. during the military junta, resources like rice, water, oil, were scarce. the gist is military rule is bad for us.

all of my followers are not myanmar citizens, i’m sure but as part of the international community, please help us. here is a petition that you can sign (although i’m not sure if that can do much). there may be protests in front of myanmar embassies so look out for those. most of all, please help spread awareness. 

the people here are coping with dark humor, primarily in the form of memes but we don’t know how long this rule will last, even though the official statement said only a year. here’s something that pretty much sums up our coping mechanism:

again, even a reblog helps

We are asking those who have Han’s bubble to send him

“지성 옛날 노래 사과 해야지” translating to “you should apologize for your old song“

and “2013년 당신의 노래에서 N-slur를 말한 것에 대해 사과해주세요“ translating to “please apologize for saying N-slur in your 2013 song”

We know Han speaks English almost fluently too so send messages in English if you need to!

a tag is also available for use on twitter #한버블 this is linked to his bubble app.

please also send messages to the other members so that Stray Kids are all made aware of this issue.

15/10/2020 7PM

POLICE ARE USING TEARGAS AND WATER CANNONS AGAINST PEACEFUL, UNARMED PROTESTERS.

THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO US. I’M FUCKING ANGRY THAT I CAN ONLY SIT HERE AND UPDATE SHIT.

We are unarmed. We have only our umbrellas.

A monk in the protest literally prayed and begged the police to stop. 

Dozens of people are injured from the water cannon.

My friends are freaking there. And I’ve lost contact with them. The last text I sent was to go to our campus because it is safer there.

I’m so angry. Dear international followers, please acknowledge and please boost this post.

This began because the Future Forward Party, a political group pushing for democratic reform, was forcefully disbanded by the unjust court.

Currently, two protesters face life imprisonment and >50 more have been arrested since the start of these protests.

countdown to jisung day

in my perspective, woojin’s apology was so insincere. first of all, he called the accusations “weird rumours”. woojin, those are not just some rumours, those are serious claims which should not be taken lightly. the fact he called them “rumours” was a red flag to me. second point, he claimed he had never met this person or had been to that place when the victim never revealed themselves nor revealed where it took place. he was so quick to defend himself, he never realised that the information was never released. last but not least, he promoted himself and said he was preparing for his activities soon. the audacity he has to promote his music while trying to “apologise” to his victims. his company might release a statement regarding these accusations.

now i know this happened recently, but i believe in being on the victims’ side. this could be the “personal reasons” behind woojin’s departure and jyp not disclosing his reasons of doing so. its not easy for victims to come out and share their stories.

what we are going to do is to not drag skz into this as they have no involvement whatsoever. this is not an excuse to hate the boys because of someone else’s wrongdoings. we are standing by skz and supporting their release of in life. remember, skz are now 8 members.

if you are a victim or know someone who’s a victim of sexual violence, don’t hesitate to file a report, tell someone you trust or contact RAINN - they help victims of sexual violence. if you cannot contact RAINN you can contact your country’s hotline.