Stray Kids’ fans slams paps for ‘racist’ treatment towards group
While Stray Kids‘ fans were over the moon as the boy band made history as the first K-pop group to attend the Met Gala, their mood was quickly ruined thanks to the paparazzi. Paps not only yelled at group, but also made many offensive comments about the members.
Stray Kids’ fans slams paps for ‘racist’ treatment towards group
In a now viral clip, a member of the paparazzi could be heard calling Stray Kids robots. “Never seen so many unemotional faces in my life,” the pap said. Furthermore, the paparazzi yelled directions at the group, with one yelling “everyone jump,” before another sarcastically asked, “How do you say right in Korean.”
As if that wasn’t enough, when Stray Kids did their outfit reveal, the paparazzi could clearly be heard negatively groaning, “Ugh, now we got to do it (click pics) again.” On pap also commented that Stray Kids could be confused for two groups due to their with and without jackets snaps.
This attitude didn’t fly with Stray Kids’ fans who were quick to call out Met Gala’s organizers and the paparazzi. “This shouldn’t happen to anyone. The way they treating Stray Kids by making all those racist and disrespectful remarks towards them is unacceptable. #MetGala2024 Committee should take action towards those photographers for that disgusting acts,” one fan wrote. Another added, “I am so upset. The fashion industry is still so racist. It’s gotten slightly more accepting because of how big K-pop has gotten, but you can tell that people still don’t respect Asian artists. Stray Kids deserved better. This was absolutely appalling behavior from the paparazzi,” while a third wrote, “Y’all can judge the outfits but why are u being racist towards Stray Kids.”
About Stray Kids
Stray Kids debuted as a group under JYP Entertainment on March 25, 2018. The eight-member group consists of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, I.N and Seungmin. Stray Kids is reportedly gearing up to release a new album this summer. They will also be embarking on their third world tour later this year.
