i actually have so much to say abt queer shipping and homophobia. queer people statistically MUST exist in the kpop industry. it’s not like the labels vet every single trainee before debut to make sure everyone is straight. there’s a reason we never hear abt queer relationships in the industry like we do straight. it’s not bc they don’t exist, it’s bc korea is still a very conservative country and according to dispatch queer relationships aren’t even considered as real relationships.

it’s fine to have preferences for your ships, to think that mnsvng isn’t real, or to believe that they’re unrealistic. but you cannot discredit mnsvng’s relationship or the ppl who believe they’re together. it goes beyond shipping at this point. ppl don’t seem to understand that we will never get a dating announcement for a queer couple. they will never be validated in the same way a straight couple would. but that doesn’t mean their relationship isn’t real. i don’t think ppl realize how homophobic they’re being when they are so adamant that mnsvng, or other same gender idols could NEVER be in a relationship, that all the love and affection they’ve shown is just friendship. friends are great, friendship is amazing and it can be more profound than a romantic relationship. but that doesn’t mean two men can only be friends, does it? i don’t understand why ppl insist on “defending” mimo and jsvng, or when they have to comment “i love their FRIENDSHIP”. they say that we assume things abt their relationship, yet they turn around and do the same when they insist mnsvng could only ever be friends. as if, just bc they live in a conservative country, their queerness is conveniently erased. the truth is NONE of us will know exactly what mnsvng are, whether they share a profound friendship or whether they love each other as something else. but we’re all allowed to speculate, to believe based on signs that mnsvng are straight up giving to us. yes, mnsvng are incredible friends. that doesn’t mean they can’t be anything else. when ppl insist on calling it a friendship, why can’t they just call it a relationship? a friendship is just a subcategory of that, after all. why do they insist on erasing anything special that mnsvng might have beyond that, why do they have to impose THEIR labels onto whatever mnsvng have?

whatever mnsvng do have, it’s beautiful, and it’s love.