Dear Min Yoongi

Stronger Than They Think

Dear Min Yoongi,

Today had started off pretty good for the most part. I was feeling good and thinking about you dropping your mixtape, and then I checked on Instagram just to see if there were any updates about it. And there were updates. Just definitely not the kind that I wanted to hear.

#btsdeactivatedparty. That's all I saw everywhere. And there were a bunch of hurtful and rude comments associated with the tag. Other fandoms were using the tag for their own purposes and some were even low to say that we should kill ourselves. I'm not a sensitive person in general, although I am completely sensitive to the things I want to be. The things people have been saying, I could care less. And for the ARMY's out there who have been struggling to get past this bomb we got tossed on us, I feel for you.

Truthfully, the actual tag wasn't that big of a deal. I was told it was a glitch on Twitter, and I think it's fixed now (not sure), but the side drama that was happening besides the not being able to get on BTS's twitter account was what really sort of ruined my day.

I think it has been a bad day in general for ARMY's, but I don't know if you've even seen the crap people have posted, Yoongi. I hope not. I hope you ignored the childish games people like to play on Twitter. That people spend their time on the Internet just to ridicule others or to try to drown out other people's opinion with their own or just to troll on people because they have nothing else to do---I just feel really sorry for them because they must not know any different. They must think being petty is the only way to live, and maybe that's all they've been around. There's no point in getting mad because honestly people like this have always been around and will only grow in numbers. And just like you, I live by my own beliefs, which is why I can say, aside from the concern I feel for Bangtan's image, I'm one of the few who are over this situation already.

Besides that, about the girl who started the actual drama, I don't really have any respect for her. Especially when she said it was just a joke. The fact that she intentionally targeted you for the quite graphic and disturbing video she posted on her page and unintentionally exposed it for all those trashy tabloid sites to use to get more viewers disgusts me. If she hadn't even considered that it might hurt your rep while posting it, then it just makes me think even less of her. But knowing someone like that, she probably won't care for my opinion. Someone who only cares about how many followers she'll get and not even thinking about the repercussions is beyond help if she can't even see how wrong the things she did were.

Well, I know how I feel about this situation. I had hoped that you might not see the drama that was happening today, but knowing how much more gasoline is being added to the fire, I'm pretty sure it'll be a small chance you don't see it.

But enough of the negative because gahh, I want it over and done. That girl got her day of fame. I really wanted this month to just be dedicated to you. Your month. The month where you drop a mixtape about you and every raw facet that comes with that. I can't wait for it to come out. I've been checking every day for it and I'm so pumped. The fact that you worked so hard on it and that you get no reward for it besides feedback from fans blows my freaking mind. I'm so proud and I'm so happy. Literally, as someone who admires and respects you so much, you could sing about anything and I'd listen to it. But I know how deep and heavy you are, and how unrepentant you are when you say what you want to say, so I know your mixtape is going to be the death of me. I'm not ready in any way, but I'll still listen to it.

I'm just really grateful we get the chance to have this piece of you for free. It's more than I could ever ask for, and I really want to listen to it; I'll probably end up vomiting words about every single detail I love and every single word that makes me feel like we could've been best friends in another life.

When I think about the situation today, and how you would react to it, I don't think you'd want an apology. I think you'd want the fandom to chill and to realize that there are always other people out there that are going to do things you won't like and it will be offensive and rude and maybe beyond ever comprehending, but it's not your problem. That's for them to sort out. The thing to learn here is to ignore it and just concentrate on developing who you are and trying to make the most out of your life. I'm pretty sure you would want us to keep living the way you fight every day to: giving your all. I don't know if I'm just romanticizing the crap out of you right now, but I know you probably don't care at all for drama and for the degrading things people have to say about you.

I think ARMY's forget you've dealt with hate and aggression and pain and disappointment. They call you innocent and if someone says a word against you, they will fight that person without holding back. Which is an admirable quality, but sometimes it can get out of hand. Sometimes other people can unintentionally be hurt. I think it's important for them to remember that you've been through worse and some frustrated teenager that posted something gross isn't going to change the way you think of life.

Anyway, that was my rant for today. I haven't written a letter in a while, and omg, I feel a little mortified about it because there's been so much going on and it's like I forgot. But here's hoping tomorrow will be better and that ARMY's stay strong against the fights people always try to pick with us or that some of our own try to start themselves.

- Just an ARMY

eleade^_C