“It sounds like the name of BTS STDs.” 2020’s “Hate Tweet” re-examined
Local fandom says, “I don’t expect a strong condemnation or apology.”
It was belatedly revealed that the running mate (vice presidential candidate) of the far-right candidate Javier Milay, who is running for the presidential election in Argentina, made hateful comments about BTS (BTS) in the past. According to Argentina’s BTS fan club (BTS & Argentina) on the 26th (local time), Victoria Villaruel, the vice presidential candidate of the Liberty Forward Party, wrote a tweet mocking BTS in 2020, ahead of the runoff election on the 19th of next month.
It was belatedly revealed that the running mate (vice presidential candidate) of the far-right candidate Javier Milay, who is running for the presidential election in Argentina, made hateful comments about BTS (BTS) in the past.
According to Argentina’s BTS fan club (BTS & Argentina) on the 26th (local time), Victoria Villaruel (48), vice presidential candidate of the Liberty Forward Party, who is set to hold a runoff election on the 19th of next month, wrote a tweet mocking BTS in 2020.
He posted a message in the form of a reply to a tweet from a user who mentioned BTS, saying, “BTS is like a name for STDs.”
Villaruel also tweeted, “I hate Koreans with pink hair.”Local BTS fans see this as a reference to BTS leader RM (real name Kim Nam-joon).At that time, some BTS fans reportedly pointed out and protested.
It was belatedly revealed that the far-right Javier Milay (the candidate’s running mate) who ran for the presidential election in Argentina, South America, made hateful comments about BTS (BTS) in the past. According to Argentina’s BTS fan club (BTS & Argentina) on the 26th (local time), Victoria Villaruel, the vice presidential candidate of the Liberty Forward Party, wrote a tweet mocking BTS in 2020, ahead of the runoff election on the 19th of next month. X (X old Twitter)
The tweet in question three years ago was again in the midst of controversy when Villaruel reached the final round with Milay in second place in the presidential election on the 22nd.Candidate Villaruel, however, responded that it was not a big deal, saying, “I’m sorry for the interesting tweet chat alarm that’s been around 1,000 years.”
BTS fans are strongly protesting this.The local fan club issued a statement, saying, “The message from BTS has always been respect for himself and everyone else,” adding, “We condemn Villaruel’s hateful Xenophobia (exclusion or hatred of foreigners or other ethnic groups) toward BTS.”
“I don’t expect a proper apology from him (Villaruel) given his recent remarks,” he said, adding, “If similar tweets are found, don’t fall for provocation promotion and report them to Army (BTS fan club).”Villaruel, a lawyer-turned-candidate, comes from a military family who participated in a military dictatorship called the “Dirty War” (1976-1983), and has taken the lead in advocating the need to “re-evaluate the military government.”A sitting member of the House of Representatives, he was also under fire for his alleged attendance at the party with air tickets provided for official duties.
JULIE KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
