After many years of being a K-pop fan and being in and out of fandoms, I noticed the superiority complex many fans have. Some people like to act better just because they stan a certain group/artist, which is just dumb in my opinion. Stanning a certain group does not make you a better person or validate toxic actions against others. Stanning a group just means you are supporting an artist, and just because one artist may be more popular or have more strong points than another does NOT mean they are superior! Liking someone that may be more talented doesn’t mean you can bash others who aren’t on their level. At the end of the day they’re both artists, and they both work hard. While constructive criticism is OK, sending hate towards someone just because you feel someone is better than them is not.
At the end of the day they’re on stage showing their art to the world while you’re leaving hate comments behind a computer thinking you made points cause your fav is “more talented.” And of course I feel most of us are guilty of doing this at least once, I know I have myself, which is why I’m making this post to address it now. I feel we need to change as K-POP fans. We are fans, not the idols. We aren’t the ones who are in comparison with these other artists, so we need to learn our place as fans and people. Our favs did not work hard just for us to bash others with their hard work, they worked hard so they would be seen as themselves. Comparing others to your fav is just you wanting more people to be like them, which is never achievable because everyone is different. So, let’s stop using our favs as shields for ourselves while hurting others and let’s learn to spread more love than negativity. The internet is already a very toxic place, so let’s not make it more toxic, let’s try to make a difference with it. Spread love, not hate. Help people grow without making them hate things about themselves. Be the better person :)