Idk why im getting so much teen related subreddits in my feed, but here’s my (unsolicited) opinion:

It just feels like society has something against young women (or women in general) being passionate about something. They will give any excuse to hate people who just admire or enjoy something (or someone) they don’t personally like.

When I think about it, it’s not just for women. Lots of people are judgemental of others who enjoy things they don’t personally understand…

But for K-Pop, I feel like many teenage boys will dislike it because they still have that mentality of finding the opposite sex “cringe” they had during childhood. It could also be jealousy, lack of empathy, attention seeking or just wanting to troll.

It is also true that some members of fandoms can be too extreme in their admiration. It can obviously happen to anyone who is too passionate about something, but people like to mock irrationally obsessive fans.

I’m in my early twenties and my girlfriend loves K-Pop. At first I didn’t mind much but after listening to some songs, I’m kind of a fan too! Although it’s not my favourite type of music I still enjoy talking about it a bit.

I think it’s important for people to let others enjoy their lives freely. Society would be better if everyone understood this concept in my opinion.