I Know All Of The Members Get Hate But There's A Really Weird Element To The Hate Taehyung Gets In That

I know all of the members get hate but there's a really weird element to the hate Taehyung gets in that so many people seem to respond to it with an attitude that 'it is what it is' and he should just eat shit and deal with it because 1) All idols get hated on 2) All BTS members get hated on 3) His popularity means more hate is expected 4) It's his own fault for smoking, dating, breathing etc

Like with ANY other member, you're allowed and able to call out the hate and criticism and have it be acknowledged by the general fandom and taken for what it is and responded to with the same energy but with Tae, shrugging it off and undermining it by responding with whataboutisim is considered a completely fair and normal response.

0T7s, neutrals and even some of his own fans will actively argue against trying to defend him, in general.

I honestly don't know why there is such a disparity that leads to uproar when another member is hated on and a 'meh, that's life' response when it's Taehyung but the disparity does exist and I've even seen other people who don't have any investment in Tae or BTS calling it out.

I'm not talking about most of the people following this blog, but I do feel that some of the people leaving these asks might fall into the category of believing themselves his fans or neutral at least but still holding him to different standards than they do the others.

Because for too many people who consider themselves 0T7 or neutral; criticising the other members is a travesty and unacceptable but criticising and passively undermining Taehyung is fair and just a matter of opinion.

He is so misunderstood. Some people genuinely believe he's cold and bitchy so that justifies the fandom being harder on him but if they used an ounce of brain matter they'd realise that every single person who knows him adores him. They want to protect him and shower him with love---even those who are younger than him. Not a single person who actually knows him speaks badly about him. His friends value him so highly and want to be around him and he's clearly such a bright presence in their lives.

But some people still act like he's earned the hate and criticism he gets, to a degree, and should just eat his lumps over it.

And it's not about popularity because I could write two posts today; one undermining Tae and one undermining Jimin or JK, for example and we all know the responses would be so different in how such criticism was tolerated.

BTS unfortunately counter a lot of negativity as a group and individuals but there's a different level of acceptance as to how negativity is tolerated and received when it comes to Taehyung, imo.

Hi anon!

I hate it, there’s absolutely nothing in this fandom that bothers me more than the way some people think of Tae. When I think of Tae, I think of kindness, of cuddles, of patience, of attention, of hime wanting to make others feel good. And sure, there’s some edges on him (thankfully) but I cannot understand how anyone sees Tae and thinks of him as a conniving, attention seeker.

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