Group MONSTA X has joined the anti-racism campaign that started in the US and is spreading around the world.
MONSTA X posted a photo on its official Twitter account on the 4th with the phrase "We stand together for equality, justice and dignity" with a black background. The hashtags "#NoRacism, #NoViolence and #BlackLivesMatter," were added to express their support on campaign on anti-racism. The root of such worldwide call sprang from an ill-fated incident that lead to massive protesting in may states in the United States of America.
In late of May with the death of a black man, George Floyd, who died under the hands of cops in are now spreading across the United States, with many cultural celebrities expressing their support. It was on the 25th of May, when the said Black-American was reported to have died while being arrested of allegedly paying fake bills in one of the stores in Minneapolis. Such scene sparked protests among citizens of US and they believe that Floyd's killing is a clear example of racism.
Thus, lots of celebrities around the world have expressed their support against the movement. With these, MONSTA X is one of the kpop idol groups who are speaking up against bullying individuals because of race, color and color. As of press time the said tweet post gathered over 44.3k re-tweets and more than 7k comments from fans.
Netizens on the mentioned social media platform have expressed their gratefulness for standing strong and voicing-out their side on racism that has become a common culture in the world.
Here are some of the comments of the fans:
"Thank you for speaking out, Monsta X. Much respect."
"My excitement aside thank you so much for supporting such an important cause, and using your platform to spread the word. It truly means a lot."
"The world needs to be united now more than ever. Let's be all part of the change now."
There were also hashtag campaigns for social networking services (SNS) account with the message "BLACK LIVES MATTER," and a "Black Out Tuesday" campaign, which was launched with the aim of putting down workers for a day and joining forces to resist racism. In addition, the number of stars participating in direct demonstrations, including Kara Delevinge, is increasing.
More and more Korean singers are joining the campaign. Earlier, BTS, BoA, Rain, Tiffany, Eric Nam and Taeyang also joined the SNS campaign.
