It's impossible to talk about kpop related politics without getting absolutely dragged
Tdlr: You can't talk about politics in kpop without get dragged by commenters, even if you're a fan and despite politics already existing in this space.
I came across some posts recently on here and twitter just commenting on political topics in connection to kpop. Omfg, it is absolute hell! You literally can't say anything without getting absolutely dragged in the comments! The posts I came across, the OPs were getting called haters, antis, losers, pathetic.
They would even bring up personal posts the OPs have made before about friends/ family/ life issues and basically use them to call the OP a loser and make fun of them. That really left a sour taste in my mouth. The conversation is about kpop, why make personal attacks? Why not actually discuss what the OP was asking?
It made me think, I've also made posts about life and needing advice, would someone make fun of that if I made a comment about an idol and their connection to a bad company/producer?? *FYI I don't think someone is a bad person just because they work with certain companies.
One of the posts I came across was something I was also wondering but damn! The OP got torn apart in the comments. It looks like the post has been deleted now. I didn't even think it was bad, they seemed polite and not derogatory toward a specific idol in any way but no one in the comments seemed to care and were doing what I mentioned above.
In a lot of them they also get called fake fans or undercover haters but I don't think (all) of them are. They sound like me and I know for certain that I'm a fan of my faves, but also acknowledge their flaws.
It's not just on here, but twitter too. It actually happened to me back when I used tweet more. I quote retweeted something about kpop and a political/human rights issue and got dragged. Someone brought up a tweet I made months before about feeling lonely (absolutely nothing to do with kpop) and called me a loner. Like wow, thank you for taking a crappy time in my life and using it against me... when we're literally talking about kpop?! Also doesn't address my comments/criticisms.
There's also those who have posted or commented on snark sub reddits. This might be me being naive but some seem like real fans to me but are struggling with feeling disappointed and are restricted from posting elsewhere. I feel like you can spot them because they're not just hating on their looks or superficial things.
I can't lie, I've also posted/commented on snark sub reddit before. Back then I genuinely thought they were just for unpopular opinions about an idol/group, I later realised a lot of them, they really just hate on idols which I'm not a fan of at all and was not the space for me. However, these are some of the only places I've seen that actually display the topic of world politics/human rights (in relation to kpop) and allow criticisms. But is that due to them actually being for the cause or they want fuel to hate on idols and use it for fan wars? I think it's a mixture of both?
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure a lot of these accounts are just haters and want to post in multiple sub reddits to get attention. But some posters genuinely seem to be asking questions or making posts in good faith. Or they are genuine fans (at least that's the impression i get from them) but are feeling disappointed by their faves. Which by the way is a completely OK emotion to feel. You're not always going to agree with everything they do and no one, absolutely no one, is above criticism. They're normal human beings just like us, not gods.
However, nearly every post I see, the OP is getting called a fake fan or a hater or told to leave the fandom. They could lay out all the ways they're a fan - concerts they've been to, albums they've bought, which era they became a fan - and they'd still get called a hater. Even if you're not a fan, why aren't you allowed to criticise someone as long as it's done in a polite way?
I don't know if it's because I'm older but a lot of them comebacks seem very juvenile. Just have a normal conversation!
I also think it's insane to say you can't talk about politics, in relation to kpop, in any way. A lot of BTS's old songs are political. Dream catcher have a song about global warming. G-idle have a song about the over-sexualisation of women. I think Blackpink are ambassadors for a climate change campaign. Politics is already in kpop.