SHINee's Jonghyun speaks out against comments labeling him a misogynist
The more popular you become, the more you have to watch your every move and word, as every little thing you do will be over-analyzed and dissected by the public. Such was the case for SHINee's Jonghyun, whose recent remarks on MBC's radio show 'Blue Night' for which he is currently the DJ, was turned into a controversy.
His comments, which some felt were mysogynistic, were brought to attention when a netizen 'A' uploaded captures of the conversation that progressed with Jonghyun, alongwith the words, "This is the feedback I gave about the issue I raised towards Kim Jonghyun."
'A' had called out Jonghyun regarding the conversation the idol had with Dear Cloud's Nine9 on his radio program, during which he said, "Women's existence is a blessed one. I think the existence that gives artists the greatest inspiration are women. They're the ones who inspire poets to write poems, artists to draw, and singers to sing. "
In response to what Jonghyun said, 'A' mentioned Jonghyun on Twitter by commenting, "Hello Jonghyun-nim. There is a fine line between female worship and female hate. Women are not the objects of protection and worship but self-reliant beings that can write poems, draw pictures, and sings songs."
Jonghyun, who read 'A's message sent a personal message to 'A' saying, "I'm head of the household of a family with a mother and an older sister, and I love and respect all women including my mother and sister who are my life's purpose." The singer also wrote, "I don't think there is a difference between woman and man," and asked, "What part of the conversation that was exchanged today most offended you?"
'A' replied, "That you view women as a 'blessed existence' tells me that you don't treat them as equals," and pointed out "What you said regarding women on a public channel has a greater impact than you think and the possibility of being misinterpreted." Jonghyun explained, "The terms 'muse' and 'blessing' weren't just intended for women but included their very being."
Due to this controversy, Jonghyun wrote on his Instagram on the 11th, "I'm not a misogynist and I never said anything that degraded women." The singer also wrote on his Twitter, "I don't mean that [women] are below me by saying that they are a celebrated existence and that they serve as an inspiration to me. The subjects of inspiration exists irrespective of rank [between man and woman]."
We need to become those that are willing to stand up and say that cyber-bullying is wrong and make effective plans to put an end to it. We cannot just sit by and wait for others to make the change for us. Now is the time to act so let’s come together and change negative comments into positive ones that encourage others and build them up.
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We need to become those that are willing to stand up and say that cyber-bullying is wrong and make effective plans to put an end to it. We cannot just sit by and wait for others to make the change for us. Now is the time to act so let’s come together and change negative comments into positive ones that encourage others and build them up.