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posted 17 Jan 2020, at 12:01pm

Stray Kids Taeha Responds to Online Harrassment

Stray Kids vocalist Taeha has recently been the target of online harassment, along with soloist Park Jimin and NCT's Joon

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Stray Kids vocalist Taeha has recently been the target of online harassment, along with soloist Park Jimin and NCT's Joon. The last few Stray Kids posts about Taeha have been rife with comments about the vocalist's body and inappropriate innuendos.

However, the soon to be 22 year old is not taking those comments lying down. Taeha immediately went on Twitter, tweeting only hashtags such as #meTOO #imnotlaughing #itnotajoke. Previously, when Taeha or other female idols have called out inappropriate comments, they've received backlash with fans telling them that they need to take a joke and essentially, brushing it off.

Shortly after, JYP Entertainment released a small statement backing Taeha's stance;

[JYP Entertainment stands behind it's artist TAEHA. Any comments deemed inappropriate; whether bullying or sexual or harassing in nature, will be dealt with immediately. Legal action will be taken.]

Taeha also posted on Instagram;

@realstraykids

realstraykids: I'm not becoming another statistic

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realstraykids: I'm not becoming another statistic. If I call you out, you best believe you've done something wrong. I'm a human being and a woman. It is a new decade and this is my new years resolution. Leave. Us. Alone. #2020 #itsnotajokeifimnotlaughing #standup #TAEHA

Soloist Park Jimin has also called out netizens and their inappropriate comments, and NCT's Joon was recently praised for calling out an interviewers's inappropriate remarks on live radio;

[That was really inappropriate and I don't like it. You need to stop with this line of questioning before I walk out. Stuff like this is what leads to suicide]

Joon was referencing her labelmate Sulli's suicide, after having dealt with online harrassment and bullying for years. Taeha's use of the word statistic is presumed to be referencing the same.

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