As much as K-pop fans say they care about racism, surprisingly little comes out of it besides clapped nicknames and fuel for later fanwars. People literally call Lisa "AAVE queen" and Soyeon "CA queen"...like, bro, yall are not fooling me.
These CA "scandals" are literally used as fanwar bait after all is said and done; look no further than shit BTS did in 2013-14 that people STILL use against them in 2021! They're clearly not the same people, but god forbid people actually improve themselves...no, you need to drag people down to your sorry-ass level because there's fandom beef you'll forget about or be ashamed of later on in life.
People will use this issue against Giselle and aespa as a whole when people are back to arguing over whose fave is less problematic, I guarantee it
The real root of the problem is Korea itself, as bullying rumors and dating scandals have caused more problems and ended more groups than cultural appropriation scandals. The media outlets there do not speak about the rampant colorism between citizens and racism displayed toward people of color in the entertainment industry. There are literal slurs for people with darker skin in the Korean language...Korea doesn't give a fuck about this issue whereas international fans clearly do.
There exists the real problem: until Korea decides it's important for Kpop and the wider entertainment industries to actually care, kpop fans will continue to yell into the void unless they raise enough of a stink for these companies to put out an apology that doesn't really do much besides damage control.
