BLACKPINK's 'Insulting' Coverage Sparks Outrage + BLINKs Slam UK Newspaper for Offensive Remarks
[T/W: mentions of eating disorders, issues in body image]
BLINKs are calling out a UK newspaper for its "insulting" coverage of BLACKPINK's newest achievement from Buckingham Palace.
Here's what happened.
BLINKs Enraged with UK Newspaper's 'Offensive' Headline Regarding BLACKPINK: 'Just disgusting...'
Earlier on November 21, the South Korean-UK state banquet was held at the Buckingham Palace. K-pop sensation BLACKPINK was one of the attendees, along with South Korea's President, First Lady, and a total of 170 guests.
The quartet was also mentioned in King Charles III's speech for their huge role in environmental sustainability and being advocates for sustainable development.
"I applaud Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé, better known collectively as BLACKPINK, for their role in bringing the message of environmental sustainability to a global audience as Ambassadors for the U.K's Presidency of COP 26, and later as advocates for the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals."
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BLACKPINK members stunned the world and the entire K-pop community for their achievement. This also led BLINKs to celebrate their impressive feat across social media, proving that they're indeed the biggest K-pop girl group in the world.
However, on November 26, enraged fans created a stir on social media platform X (Twitter) for British tabloid Daily Mail U.K's headline regarding BLACKPINK's attendance at the banquet, which many considered as offensive towards the group.
The headline started by saying how BLACKPINK was unheard of until their recognition from King Charles III. It continued by mentioning that "starvation diets," "daily weigh-ins" and "huge pressure to have plastic surgery," have left a "dark spectre" behind BLACKPINK.
Read the headline below:
You'd probably never heard of Korean K-Pop sensations Blackpink before the King honoured them. But here we reveal how starvation diets, daily weigh-ins and huge pressure to have plastic surgery have left a dark spectre behind the world's biggest girl band https://t.co/LgpeP2rjFa pic.twitter.com/8HRiH2umps
— Mail+ (@DailyMailUK) November 25, 2023
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BLINKs called out the outlet for its unnecessary remarks, which many deemed as slanderous, misogynistic, and xenophobic. Others also considered the forefront as "misleading," since the description referred to stories from other K-pop idols in their trainee days and a former K-pop trainee's experiences.
Here's how they reacted:
"You'd probably never heard of Korean K-Pop sensations Blackpink before the King honoured them."
— Dee ᴼᴬ (@_itslejendary) November 27, 2023
Before all that, this British boygroup member and the British highest paid model are already following Jennie. The famous British rom-com actor watched BP at Hyde Park last July. https://t.co/QAT628BNBX pic.twitter.com/Ah60VZgdFE
i am not a stan but this is a shitty thing to write and it screams unprofessionalism https://t.co/S2reF5MJjr
— Bread⁷ (@Jungkookism_bts) November 27, 2023
Just disgusting, misogynistic and full on xenophobic…but are we shocked daily mail wrote this ?? https://t.co/AXLszizoR9
— Nicolas is happy (@niggaolas) November 27, 2023
so weird and disgusting. this screams misogyny like y'all can't let women being successful in the music industry without trying to bring them down in the process?? bitter and clout chasing, pick a struggle! https://t.co/8ZSIxXqUHf
— 🕷️ (@lalisasproperty) November 27, 2023
This is so racist, misogynistic wtf https://t.co/0xVzsRjRmi pic.twitter.com/r81gGBqJ72
— 👨🏼🤝👨🏻 Psycho Sunbaenim🇵🇸 (@A_BL_Simp) November 27, 2023
this article is so misleading and wrong . they also said bts disbanded like um.. https://t.co/O26EgS7Uoy
— ౨ৎ kam (@heartsforpcy) November 27, 2023
hey quick question do you even view women as human beings https://t.co/AOOmKYBlBI
— eli ☆ FREE 🇵🇸 FROM GENOCIDE (@nyubster) November 28, 2023
Wowza. Badly researched. (No one has disbanded.) Inaccurate info, and good god so so racist. And the misogyny. My lord.
Sarah, jfc this is awful, and honestly, I feel like you shld go moisturize, use some sunscreen, and not talk abt other women this way.— O. 💗💛💙 🐳 ⁷⁼ ¹ she/her ⟬⟭⟭⟬ #apobangpo ²⁰²⁵ (@voicepop2) November 27, 2023
Absolutely one of THE WORST articles I have ever TRIED to read! It was complete rubbish! It is quite obvious the reporter/author of said article does not know how to write an interesting truthful article and felt the need to resort to a slanderous and defaming nonsense filled…
— GATulip (@USArmyBlink) November 28, 2023
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