Why is BTS' Jin the target? ARMY questions Olympic Boycotters' focus on K-pop Idol while ignoring 11,000 torchbearers
The Olympic boycotters seem to have targeted the South Korean singer for their campaign, ignoring the practically 11,000 torchbearers.
Updated : July 13, 2024 05:59 PM ISTThe Olympic boycotters seem to have targeted the South Korean singer for their campaign, ignoring the practically 11,000 torchbearers.
BTS' Jin among 11,000 Olympic torchbearers
Just weeks away, the Paris Olympic Games 2024 is set to begin on July 26, and athletes and fans from across the globe are excited. However, amid all this excitement, many have been spreading the word to boycott the multi-sport event due to the Olympic Committee still allowing Israel to participate despite the genocide taking place in Palestine and Gaza.
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Amid the calls for the organization to ban Israel from participating, the focus has now shifted to the torchbearers. Kim Seokjin, a member of one of the biggest music groups in the world, BTS, was chosen to represent his country, South Korea, as a torchbearer.
Already in France, he will join others, including Holocaust survivors, astronauts, prominent athletes, relatives of victims of the Nice terror attack, and various others. However, the Olympic boycotters seem to have targeted the Asian man for their campaign, ignoring the practically 11,000 torchbearers.
Fans are urging Jin of @BTS_twt to take a stand for Palestinian rights as an #OlympicTorch bearer.
— PACBI - BDS movement (@PACBI) July 11, 2024
Jin, here's how you can do this:
Carry or wear:
- The Palestinian flag
- A call for #CeasefireNow
- A call for free entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza#SpeakYourselfBTS pic.twitter.com/m9uRib8uHK
BTS fans, called ARMY, are questioning why he was singled out from the numerous torchbearers and made the poster boy for the boycotters while many prominent names like Halle Berry, LeBron James, and others were overlooked.
Many fans believe BTS is an easy target as, barring Jin, the rest of the 6 men are enlisted in the South Korean military, serving their mandatory duties and unable to comment on or speak about any issues. ARMY have repeatedly asked online users to understand BTS' situation and not demand things they can't provide given their current circumstances.
I call out PACBI to do the right thing and post individual messages to all 10,999 torchbearers taking part of this Olympic Ceremony.
— 💜🐨Vera⁷🍷🌱💙RPWP IS COMING (@veranamu) July 13, 2024
If they don't do that, it'll be proof that they don't follow their own rules. It's embarrassing. https://t.co/P77QOdsPpv
why target an individual and especially that one who has legitimate reasons. Why am I not seeing any Western or other celebrities mentioned here.
— ever♡mono⁷ MUSE 🪻ʳᵖʷᵖ 🫶 (@faithmono28) July 12, 2024
Please let's not be hypocrites and do shit targets https://t.co/trnMxj78tZ
I thought it's does NOT target individuals? What happened to this? That "movement" are NOT from a fan of BTS, but an antis act like their fans.
— 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐚 ⟭⟬⁷ (@feeragreen) July 11, 2024
STOP HARRASING BTS MEMBERS TO SPEAK UP ABOUT GEN0C1DE WHEN WORLD LEADERS WHO SUPPOSE TO, DONT.
I am stand with Palestine myself, but… pic.twitter.com/8nuRNBVkYL
No fans are doing that, because real fans know he cannot do that. Even if he is already out of the milit4ry he still has to follow regulations for more years. Stop spreading missinformation
— Proyecto Army Uniónʷᶦᵗʰ ᵇᵗˢ | Fan Base (@Proyecto_ArmyU) July 12, 2024
This behavior is unacceptable ! Out of all the other torch bearers you try to Alienate an Asian celeb, who clearly has been victim of racism himself !
— Mint Yoongi (@PeachesMinty) July 12, 2024
He is NOT your spokesperson, you are trying to put him in extremely awkward situation .. please stop
About the Paris Olympic torchbearers:
The 10,000 Olympic torchbearers will meet French people in more than 400 towns and cities, including five overseas regions (French Guiana, Reunion Island, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, and Martinique), which began on May 8, 2024, and continuing for nearly three months until July 26, 2024, in preparation for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
The torchbearers were chosen based on their passion and devotion, as well as how they represent at least one of the fundamental principles of Paris 2024: sport and the Games, communities and the collective - meaning individuals taking action each day to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and fairer society with a stronger focus on solidarity.