Hyosung's "Controversy"

Via NetizenBuzz:

"We're a team that respects individuality so we don't democratize the group."

The "controversy" is over the use of the word "democratize" the group. As this doesn't translate into English all that well, at a glance it's hard to understand why this is even a story in the first place. However, "democratize" has an "urban dictionary" meaning on Ilbe (Korea's version of America's 4chan or Japan's 2ch), as it takes on the meaning of "'to disappear', 'to demolish', or 'to cause a riot'".

I still don't see the problem, but let's get to my comments about some translated comments regarding Hyosung's comments, shall we?

1. [+1,089, -276] If she wanted to use the term correctly, she should've said, "We're a team that respects individuality. We're democratic."

2. [+957, -258] How could you not know what democratization means????? So if having no individuality and no freedom means you're democratic, is having individuality a dictatorship??? This goes beyond just being stupid...

3. [+770, -178] She was probably looking to use the word 'standardization'...

4. [+280, -78] Whether or not Hyosung is actually an Ilbe user does not matter... but to have used the exact statement that Ilbe users use to put down democratization just showed the entire world how stupid she is.

5. [+253, -60] Is she crazy... That is the exact statement Ilbe users use... If you don't know what a word means, don't use it;;; How does that clarification even make sense? Wow, I'm so pissed off with her

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1. [+1,150, -158] Hyosung, are you an Ilbe user?

2. [+1,053, -113] How often did she say such a thing that it comes out so naturally like that? tsk tsk SECRET are now Ilbe goddesses from here on out

3. [+918, -153] Even if there's the slightest chance that she really didn't know about Ilbe, the negative context of how she used the word is unforgivable. I fully believe that she reads the Ilbe boards... She's on DC Gallery a lot, why not Ilbe?

4. [+780, -316] So she's an Ilbe goddess now ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Well, looks like your career is over, so long~

5. [+500, -59] Ilbe's going to be loving Hyosung now ㅋㅋㅋ Ilbe goddess Hyosung, praise her~~

I honestly don't even know where to start. Should I start with how I think it's pathetic that these netizens are hounding someone over the use of "democratization?" Man, I just wonder how much Korean netizens would hate me (aside from the fact that I'm not a "pure" Korean) for using words like "faggot" and "nigger".  So she used a word incorrectly, who cares? It's not like she's committing any real crime.

But wait, this shit gets more ridiculous.

1. [+309, -36] The T-ara train has arrived.

2. [+252, -19] I would've understood if she used another ilbe word like 'unji' and said she didn't know what it meant, but democratize has a meaning on its own so it's hard to believe that she really used it in that context without knowing what it meant? How could she be 25 years old and not know what it means unless she's utterly stupid?

3. [+268, -35] And another idol has left us today

4. [+203, -18] Don't call it a mistake. How can you be 25 and not know what democratize means? Even elementary school students wouldn't use the word in that context.

5. [+138, -16] Yeah, edit her out of IC... I don't want to watch some 25 year old who doesn't even know what democratize means.

6. [+105, -11] Whether or not she's ilbe trash, the fact that she used the word in a negative context means she's in the wrong.

1. [+121, -54] Gotta watch that mouth whether you're asleep or awake

2. [+124, -74] Bye...

3. [+106, -77] Never crawl back out again. Now that I know you're an ilbe trash, just seeing your face gives me goose bumps.

So they want her off of a TV show for using the word "democratization". I can't even think of a logical reason as to how using the word "democratization" will harm viewers of Infinity Challenge. If I think about this any longer, I may end up becoming retarded like Korean netizens.