Why ARMYs Are Editing FINNEAS Out Of BTS’s J-Hope And RM’s Photo With Him And Billie Eilish
BTS‘s J-Hope and RM recently attended American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish‘s concert at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
The two were “Happier Than Ever” as they not only attended the concert but met Billie and her brother, singer-songwriter FINNEAS, backstage. They both shared photos from the night on Instagram.
TXT‘s Yeonjun, Taehyun, and Beomgyu also attended, so fans have edited photos of them with J-Hope and RM to make it seem like they all met with Billie.
I made it too, but with Billie pic.twitter.com/2zTBOkAF40
— ✘ Gyu | 𝓝𝓪𝓿𝓿𝓪 (@_kamalhuening) August 16, 2022
Yet, notably, FINNEAS is always left out in the edited photos. Some ARMYs even edited him out of the group shot period.
better pic.twitter.com/OHxc5m4ETJ
— 🃏⁷ (@fayepjm) August 16, 2022
But we have the answer as to why.
didn’t finneas act funny towards the tannies? yeah im keeping my fuckin eye on you…
— tata’s mistress (@92seoky) August 16, 2022
In 2020, FINNEAS had like a tweet joking that if “BTS get Coronavirus,” ARMY would discover a cure immediately.
— 🃏⁷ (@fayepjm) August 16, 2022
Not only was it insensitive to joke about a virus that has now resulted in millions of deaths, but its implications also seemed to wish for the members to contract it. And unfortunately, the AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) community has already suffered an increase in hate crimes and racism as a result of COVID-19 and anti-Asian rhetoric.
finneas the same person who liked a racist tweet about bts ohhh he needs to stay away https://t.co/mKH2wZzNqw
— jo👩🍳 (@jmnostaIgia) August 16, 2022
While this is what has put FINNEAS in hot water with ARMYs, he has actually been under criticism for even more, also due to COVID-19. Netizens pointed out his inconsistency, criticizing moviegoers while he and his sister headline music festivals, which are far larger crowds.
another finneas viral hate tweet we won pic.twitter.com/W6MnxyxWuG
— ًb (@eilishorny) January 13, 2022
Nonetheless, in 2021, FINNEAS did address the previous criticism regarding the BTS tweet. He apologized in a series of tweets.
I absolutely condemn racism towards the Asian and Asian american communities
— FINNEAS☮️ (@finneas) March 30, 2021
I understand that the tweet I retweeted offended many and I am very sorry for platforming something interpreted as racially insensitive, I feel terrible for this. I promise to do better in the future. Thank you for holding me accountable. You are making the world better https://t.co/MNYv3DVHDr
— FINNEAS☮️ (@finneas) March 30, 2021
I retweeted a tweet a year ago saying “if BTS gets coronavirus, the stans will find the cure”. I thought this was in reference to how amazing their fanbase is and had nothing to do with race but people found it racially insensitive. I un-retweeted immediately
— FINNEAS☮️ (@finneas) March 30, 2021
On the other hand, Billie Eilish has a good track record with BTS and ARMY. Read more below.
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