This has been bothering me for a while, and I don’t really have anyone to talk to about it, but I’m so frustrated with how people are spamming ONEUS (on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram) with the Saudi Arabian flag over a misunderstanding from years ago. It just keeps getting worse as time goes on, and no one seems to be talking about it! It all started when a tweet from Celebs Arabic and a TikTok video (posted by someone who just reposted the tweet) went viral in 2023. This happened a whole year after ONEUS had already visited Saudi Arabia. The tweet included mistranslated phrases from a fan meet in 2022 that claimed ONEUS said "there were no taxis. We partied in the desert and rode on camels" People took this at face value and believed it without question. The most frustrating part is that I looked into the Celebs Arabic Twitter page, and it doesn’t seem reliable OR official at all! There were no sources to back up what ONEUS supposedly said. The page mostly just reposts other people’s viral videos without credit, so I find it hard to believe people are trusting it without doing any research. It feels like a lot of people who don’t even know the group are just jumping on the hate train, spamming the comments simply because they assume ONEUS said something offensive. Some people from Saudi Arabia have said, "It doesn’t matter, they should have known better. ONEUS knew what they were saying, so it’s insulting to the country." But when asked why it was insulting, many just repeated that the camel comment was rude without offering any real explanation. Instead, the comment sections are flooded with Saudi flags, rude remarks about ONEUS’s music and appearance, and even comments mocking Korea. It’s honestly a little scary and confusing when looking at the comment sections and no one explaining anything unless somebody said something to them. It wasn’t until I saw a TikTok explaining the situation that I finally understood. Apparently, saying you rode a camel in Saudi Arabia can be taken as an insult because it implies the country is uncivilized or primitive. Many people are proud of how modern and developed their cities are, and they don’t want others thinking otherwise. I had no idea that saying riding a camel could be seen that way, and I really doubt that was ONEUS’s intention. They actually complimented the country, calling the buildings beautiful and fancy. Even talked about how they had to mind their actions to not cause offense. I truly don’t believe they meant any harm. They were probably just excited about experiencing something that’s not common in Korea and was likely suggested as a tourist activity. I'm sure there is something foreigners would like to see or wish to do in a country they have never visited. I completely understand why people would get upset if they believed their country was insulted. I really do. But spamming, attacking, and demanding an apology ( some even demand them to weep and beg for forgiveness) just for a comment about wanting to ride a camel seems extreme to me. It’s just frustrating because ONEUS really doesn’t mean any harm. They got excited over a camel and shared their story with fans but it was taken out of context and the wrong way. Now theyre being hated for no reason! submitted by /u/_Lychee_777 [link] [comments]
