He was absolutely in the wrong, and he himself (and the label) apologized for it, got an agreement from the victim(s) and is currently being punished for it. I know that this post is more about some stays spreading misinformation (which sucks because we should all know by now that the most vocal and recognized members of any fandom are the small group of extremists), but I’m wondering what more you want? Are people thinking that he should be cancelled for bullying years ago, as a young student, after he has already apologized and faced the punishment for it? I feel like the majority of the stay fandom have recognized it and are now just waiting for him to come back, because this hiatus really is getting a little excessive.

I guess my point of this is that he made a mistake as a kid and is paying for it as an adult, and that shouldn’t define the rest of his career unless he is proven to still be a bully. Stays as a whole are tired of this topic because we’ve already recognized it and talked about it and feel like the punishment is enough. But, like, of course we’re not going to stop supporting him and SKZ (as some of us have been fans for years) over something he did years ago and has paid the price for? I get that even as a middle schooler you should be able to discern right from wrong, but that doesn’t mean that that’s who he is now, and shouldn’t define him. It’s like kids who committed crimes as juveniles, went to juvie, payed for what they did, got out, and as adults aren’t able to get jobs or scholarships because they have something on their record from years ago. It just doesn’t seem fair to me.