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        <title><![CDATA[K-pop fans troll #WhiteLivesMatter posts to drown out racist tweets]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday morning, #WhiteLivesMatter was trending on Twitter — but not for the reason many first assumed.</p><p>K-pop fans are mobilizing online this week for the <strong>#BlackLivesMatter movement</strong> by drowning out racist posts with flashy, cheerful &#8220;fancam&#8221; videos of BTS and other Korean performers.</p><p>BTS&#8217;s <strong>so-called ARMY</strong> and fans of other K-pop artists are known for regularly descending on viral tweets with pop propaganda. This week, they&#8217;ve mostly targeted vilifying or insulting posts that used the slogan White Lives Matter, which the Anti-Defamation League has<strong> linked to white supremacist groups</strong>.</p><p>The hordes eventually expanded their trolling to social-media posts tagged #BlueLivesMatter and #MAGA as well.</p><p>The fans are likely based in the US, as fans in Korea are less involved in Twitter, <strong>according to Variety</strong>.</p><p>&#8220;Hope the white supremacists who wanted to trend this burn in hell,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/jungkooksmom7/status/1268221037231161350?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said one fan</a>, who posted a clip of a music video by BTS along with the #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag.</p><p>&#8220;#WhiteLivesMatters fun fact Im Nayeon from South Korean girl group Twice hunts and eats white people for breakfast!!&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/kyananbb/status/1268152451301023746?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweeted a Twice fan</a> with a clip of the superstar practicing her archery skills.</p><p>Given how fast the K-pop stans descended on #WhiteLivesMatter, some believe the groups created brand-new Twitter handles just to amplify their cause.</p><div class="embed-wrapper twitter"><div class="embed-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhiteLivesMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhiteLivesMatters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wlm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wlm</a> keep them coming ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 <strong>pic.twitter.com/4XvRhw41Rj</strong></p><p>&mdash; . (@_9999_55) <a href="https://twitter.com/_9999_55/status/1268192802246139907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></div><p>K-pop fans and their peers pulled a similar stunt earlier this week, after the Dallas Police Department <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasPD/status/1266969685532332032?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">asked the city</a> to send them videos of &#8220;illegal activity from the protests,&#8221; using an app called iWatch Dallas. The fans responded by inundating the service with GIFs, video clips and images from K-pop entertainers, the cultish Nintendo game &#8220;Animal Crossing&#8221; and anime, the Verge <strong>reported on Monday</strong>.</p><p>They were also sure to tank the app&#8217;s ratings on Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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