Here are some quotes from an interesting discussion on allkpop:
“Remember, morality is inherently subjective, so while it’s popular to throw down the gauntlet when the court of popular opinion is with you (as it seems to be with Rania), remember that everybody feels good about it until the hammer comes down on your idol.”
“Just because something makes you feel uncomfortable because you may not yet be prepared to deal with it, or because something is different, doesn’t make it inherently wrong, and it certainly doesn’t give you the right to drag down the discourse into misogyny, racism, and outlandish claims of an impending American-led K-pop implosion.”
“For those claiming that Rania are selling their bodies and selling their looks, well what exactly do you think pop music is? They sell it in a different way, sure, but all pop groups and idols sell their looks in some way as a method to gain popularity and monetary gain. If not, the industry would be full of vocalists, dancers, and rappers who are eons better in terms of pure skill, but not nearly as idol-looking as your favorites. Whether they sell sexuality, their face, their body, or their “innocence”, they are trying to appeal to your sensibilities through the same venue. If Rania are “prostitutes”, then you should re-consider what your favorites are as well.”
– Read the full story at Rania: the catalyst for K-pop’s double standard.
Here’s a blog entry in response to that article titled, Rania: The scandal and the future of Kpop.
In a related commentary, here’s 4Minute: First the Choreography… Now the Wardrobes?!