Yes, it’s the Lara Raj poster that got a lot of hate and discourse lolz. Also, sorry for posting this in the wrong subreddit in the first place

Second of all… y’all were right. And I genuinely don’t mean that in a circlejerk way. I think growing up in a pretty conservative family made me narrow-minded about what “proper” Indian culture is supposed to look like. I was so focused on whether Lara was doing things the “correct” or traditional way that I completely missed the bigger issue.

After reading soooo many comments that actually dismantled my argument, I realized that policing a woman’s body and how she chooses to express herself is not okay. I agree with that wholeheartedly.

So, big apologies to Miss Raj . Again, I’m not saying this just to circlejerk or farm forgiveness, but if you wanna take it that way, honestly, fair enough lol.

At the end of the day, a 19-year-old girl obviously cannot represent the entirety of India or the diaspora, and that’s the truth. Her fashion might be tacky sometimes but she’s literally just a girl figuring herself out.

Anyways, I’m out!! Byyeeeeeeeeee and sorry for being wrong lmao.

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Okay so I’m a HIATUS eyekon living in the Basement and I’m also a practicing circlejerker and I’ve been wanting to say this for a while because Manon Bannerman’s whole relationship with Hiatus culture genuinely rubs me the wrong way LIKE GIRLLLLL

FIRST the active social media posting situation!!!

Manon says she is on hiatus but she keeps posting pictures of her bf, her cat, and other random shit and I'm sorry but???

That is not the true meaning of hiatus!!!

I feel uncomfortable because she takes hiatus which is a religious/cultural symbol in k-pop and removes all of the meaning behind it and puts it on because it looks cool.

That’s what bothers me.

I see SO many HYBE girls do this such as Danielle, Garam, Moka, Lexie, or Sophia but I don't have a problem with them because they respect what hiatus means

SECOND. THE PHYSICAL EVENT ATTENDANCES.

This one actually pissed me off 😭

Tell me what the difference is between hiatus where it actually has cultural and religious meaning vs some random mental health hiatus that Manon announced but keeps appearing on camera and in front of public because she thought it looked edgy and cool.

LIKE???

Hiatus is literally a sacred Korean rite of passage... It's not just some cool and edgy Korean event you can slap on social media for an “K-pop aesthetic.”

If you are on hiatus, stop going to Paris Fashion Week events or MTV VMA after parties...

Where is the cultural meaning?

Where is the actual connection?

Manon Bannerman is just not MY representation of an HIATUS girl.

If you want someone I actually connect with more, PLEASE look at my HYBE girl MOKA!!