Exp edition was, in no way, created to make fun of korean or asian culture, and if an asian being made fun of for entering the western music scene can be racism, then so can a white person made fun of for entering the korean music industry.
Nearly nobody on this planet earth has never been oppressed, but an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. If people continue to cut white people out of participating in east asian culture, pushing asians out of western culture, then nobody will be getting anywhere. We should be welcoming to the spreading of the culture we enjoy to people that will also enjoy it. If you spend your whole life waiting for the world to accept asians into the western music, film or television industries and refuse to accept whites into the East Asian music industries until then, then nobodyās going to be accepted anywhere for a long time.
Not to mention that itās not only koreans who listen to kpop, itās not only east asians who enjoy korean culture or wish to participate in it. I, for example, sing and play the ukulele, and may wish to pursue a career in music later on in life. The genre of music I primarily listen to, however, is kpop, music from a culture I have no heritage of or relation to, but that I find genuinely interesting nonetheless, and have recently started learning the language of and may one day wish to visit its country of origin. And if this incident has done anything, it has dissuaded individuals like myself from exploring a culture I admire, and Iām sure many individuals will become more hesitant after this incident. Yes, we all have our cultures and music industries, but is it wrong to have interest in that of others?
And I hardly think that if a person is of lighter skin and european heritage that means that they do not appreciate cultures other than their own, or must not be allowed to sing original compositions in an asian language.
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