greenteamango
greenteamango · @greenteamango
26th Jan 2016 from TwitLonger
2016-01-26
I wanted to write this because I know international fans have felt "out of the loop" regarding some "drama" and the popular Irene fansite, Be My Brownie. As someone who is personally annoyed by how international fans are misinterpreting the situation, I wanted to try to lay down the information for everyone to read.
1. This is an issue which personally makes me very angry. If you read this, know that I do have an opinion and a stance on the issue. This is not an "unbiased" piece. There is no one who has been seeing all of this play out that is "unbiased".
This is very long. There is a lot to go through. I will try to do it in a Q&A format.
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Q: I heard Be My Brownie is suing "haters". Is it true?
A: Yes, Be My Brownie has been asking for people to send her evidence and has threatened to sue. She has apparently gotten the police involved and people have begun to receive messages via KakaoTalk.
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Q: Who are the "haters"?
A: Mostly Korean Red Velvet fans
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Q: OMG why would people hate on Be My Brownie?
A: Be My Brownie is not innocent in any manner.
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Q: I read something about a "DC Gallery". What is "DC Gallery"?
A: DC Gallery is a website that anyone can post on. It receives a lot of spam and has no real methods of filter. While it's not exactly a realiable source for anything, because it's so accessible, fanaccounts, updates, etc., often get posted to DC Gallery. A lot of trash also gets posted to DC Gallery. The website DC Gallery is not a new one and has been and still is a part of many fandoms.
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Q: So what's the problem?
A: Recently, separate (individual) DC Galleries have been created for members, versus the original DC Gallery which is for the entire group. There is an issue with the Irene DC Gallery which many fans have taken a stance against, including another familiar name - Red Velvet KHJ.
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Q: What's wrong with Irene's DC Gallery?
A: I will repeat this again: anyone can post there. DC Gallery is not foreign to liars, perverts, anti fans, and similar types. The problem with Irene's DC Gallery is that it's a disgusting mess. There are many screenshots of people posting images and gifs with dirty captions (EX: "Irene when she saw my d*ck"). It is not a good place. Anyone can go there INCLUDING new people who might have an interest in Irene. If they go to this DC Gallery and see these kinds of posts, would they want to join the fandom? Would they want to become Irene's fan?
Irene's DC Gall is a disgusting place which has the potential to greatly harm Irene's image to the general public, who do not know better.
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Q: Oh no... What does this have to do with Be My Brownie?
A: Be My Brownie has explicitly stated that, despite all the fans bringing up these facts, her images ARE allowed to be posted on Irene's DC Gallery, because she has "looked through it" and it is full of "Irene's fans". Many Korean fans were objecting to this.
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Q: So what? They are her pictures.
A: Yes. They're her pictures - technically, if she wants to allow it, that's her call. However, you have to step back a little bit and look at the bigger picture. You might have noticed that other Irene fansites have immediately put up notices NOT allowing their images to be shared on Irene's DC Gall. It is their way of trying to protect Irene. How come Be My Brownie cannot see this the same way? By stating many times that she sees nothing wrong with Irene's DC Gall and allows her photos to be posted there (but they can NOT be posted to the group's DC Gall) then she is enabling these people and giving them the means to hurt Irene's image. By doing this, she has garnered a lot of attention and hate on not only this call, but also her previous actions.
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Q: But, I mean... Even if she says her photos aren't allowed, she can't stop them, right?
A: It's about the effort. If she 1) refuses to see how this DC Gall and its members are harming Irene's image and 2) is "helping" them by endorsing them, then she might as well be directly hurting Irene's image herself. In fact, she already is and has hurt Irene's image in Korean fans' minds in the past.
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Q: What does this have to do with Red Velvet KHJ closing?
A: The Irene DC Gallery members basically said, "Well, if these fansites aren't letting us use their photos, then we will just use Red Velvet KHJ's videos to make our gifs instead." Red Velvet KHJ has already been under a lot of stress and has considered closing multiple times (and did go on a break in the past), but this was the "final straw". Red Velvet KHJ did not want to help these people and immediately deleted his/her twitter account and started unlisting his/her videos. Without the links, the members of the DC Gallery cannot find the content to make their gifs with ill-intent.
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Q: Okay... but is that enough for her to get all of this hate?
A: Yes and no. The "haters" reactions have not been good. I do not support some of the ways Korean f