Amid 'Bad Religion' controversy, BTS' RM says he isn't apologizing and clarifies that he had no intention in insulting any religion
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Posted by Sophie-Ha Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Earlier this month, BTS' RM found himself in a bit of a controversy after he shared a Spotify stream of Frank Ocean's "Bad Religion" on his Instagram story.
This particular track has been the subject of heated debate due to its controversial lyrics and being potentially Islamaphobic.
After RM shared the track on his social media, there were some who accused the BTS member of being "Islamophobic."
These netizens flocked to RM's Instagram to leave malicious comments regarding his post and constantly slandered the idol for his decision to share the song.
With mounting anger brewing over the internet, RM chose to confront the controversy by hosting a Weverse Live broadcast on August 30. RM clarified, "Guys, I know what you're talking about, and you keep telling me that I insulted a religion. I didn't. There was no intention or purpose to insult a religion. I respect every belief and religion. That's all I can say. Please don't. I know what's going on on my Instagram, I can see."
He continued, "But I never, there was no such purpose. I didn't have even 1 % of my heart to intend to insult any religion. Guys. It's a song. I'm not apologizing. I'm just saying. I have my own soul, I am 30 years old. I can express my true thoughts. Please, these words are words, it is what it is. Please believe my words from myself. Not just guessing, pretending, assuming, okay?"
You can view the segment of the Weverse Live broadcast below.
He's only not apologizing because people who are spreading rumours on purpose, practically to non-armies. At this point its a whole misunderstanding. I feel bad for him. A song is a song, hes not the one who wrote or sang the song.
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AureliaLo89 ptsWednesday, August 30, 2023 0
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
My brutal honest opinions is that Namjoon does not need to be sorry at all, and I'm glad he at least attempted to clear the misunderstanding. But at the end of the day there are people who are going to feel offended for no reason and there are going to be people that don't care. But I know for a fact that people are going to pick certain bits and pieces of the lyrics to make Namjoon seem like a bad person, when in fact, he is not. Leave Namjoon alone.
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He's only not apologizing because people who are spreading rumours on purpose, practically to non-armies. At this point its a whole misunderstanding. I feel bad for him. A song is a song, hes not the one who wrote or sang the song.
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