Why Is There Such A Big Deal About Kpop Fans Who Happen To Be Black?

Greetings to you.

Happy Post Thanksgiving!!!  I hope you all have had a wonderful time being gluttonous with family and friends this weekend. Hope your holiday shopping is a safe and not so stressful time...and you are staying warm.

AND NOW...

As I continue to appreciate Kpop, I noticed something that I thought went away with the dinosaurs...

Judgement among those who are open minded enough to pretty much be a fan of anything.

In this case, it's Kpop...and the target...Black people.

Big surprise (sarcasm).

I thought this kind of judgement went away when Hip Hop started to fuse with Rock Music (as a black teen in the 80's I was highly criticized for listening to White Rock music...not that it stopped me).  It is funny that this exists whenever we appreciate anything non-black...as if when we do this, we lose an ounce of our "blackness"...and this is coming from my own people.  On the other side of this coin, we are being told (by everyone else) that we shouldn't be listening to Kpop for we have our own group of genres and we should stick to listening to our own kind.

This is down right ridiculous.  

MUSIC IS AN UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS.  

If Kpop was supposed to be for Korean (or East Asian) ears only, then they should not be broadcasting it on a worldwide level (Cable TV, Internet, etc).  This statement also applies to Jpop, Cpop, AMpop, Epop, Lpop, Bollywood Hip Hop and all other musical genres.  But Kpop, like all other music, is worldwide...so haters need to stop with...just stop period.

A week or so ago Mr Popo uploaded a rant on his Youtube channel expressing his frustration over people (mainly Black) accusing him of denouncing his race for Kpop...

I completely understand his frustration...for I was in his shoes.

What gets me is that most, if not all Kpop Idol group musical influences are mostly Black Music...so it stands to reason that not only do then listen, but also appreciate that kind of music...so why is it so WRONG for us to appreciate in turn?  

If we continue to allow "haters" to affect us...all is lost in the struggle...so never mind them...DO YOU!!!

HATERS SHOULD NOT MOTIVATE YOU...APPRECIATORS SHOULD!!!

Listen to Digital Underground...#doowutchyalike

Until next time...

Music is supposed to soothe the soul...so let it!