I think it started from the whole ‘shippers are bad’ narratives and how people were being silly about their close relationships. I’d say it’s also A Lot about jealousy. It’s surprising how many people take kpop so seriously and personally. Anyways shipping is a part of fandom culture and it has always been for so many years, especially in asian countries. Idk i think it began during pandemic when people who aren’t used to asian fandom culture got into it and started to twist things around. I honestly think it came from western countries like america?? Those kind of narratives i mean 🥴 and how they think they’re always right.

Anyways it most likely began from that and when these people see woosan, they knew it’s undeniable how close they are but a lot of fans are also gf stans and shipper haters, and just delusional in a way they think they have a chance with their bias 🤣 so yeah that’s why it’s always two members who are the closest who happened to be disliked by each other’s fans. It’s pretty telling to me. Other reasons may be bcs they’re just homophobic and can’t stomach the idea of woosan might be more. Pushing shipping aside, i think when we talk about seeing idols are humans, to me, it also includes the possibilities of them experiencing just anything, including sexuality discovery or things like that yknow. I mean as in being open about possibilities of them experiencing various human experiences and don’t box them in a certain view/stereotypes, etc. So in a way, it means we shouldn’t talk about them in 100% certainty unless it’s something they’ve shared.

And this goes back to woosan themselves, how loud they are with how close they are with each other, their closeness, their bond, the kind words they have for each other, how close their families are, these things can’t be erased the way some people want to. It’s also a disrespect to pretend these things didn’t happen. To love is to acknowledge and understand