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there’s something deeply unsettling about watching people demand understanding for themselves while refusing to extend that same understanding to others. honestly, i find it difficult to comprehend how something rooted in genuine concern has been met with so much vitriol. i respect that concert cultures and traditions differ around the world, but at what point does defending a tradition become more important than acknowledging the concerns of others? it’s upsetting to see the members being insulted and mocked for expressing their worries. they had every right to speak up about something that concerned them, and their intentions shouldn’t be twisted into something malicious simply because others interpreted the situation differently. you can explain and defend a cultural practice without invalidating someone’s concerns or belittling them for caring. respecting traditions and prioritising safety aren’t mutually exclusive. what’s exhausting is how quickly empathy becomes conditional when people are unwilling to consider anything beyond what they’ve always known. somewhere, somehow, we seem to have forgotten that there are actual human beings on the receiving end of our words and actions. having different perspectives is inevitable, but resorting to insults, mockery and behaviour that puts someone else’s safety at risk is a choice. is this really what it means to be human? to turn every difference into a confrontation, to interpret concern as criticism and to treat another person’s kindness as something deserving of ridicule? nobody expects everyone to see eye to eye on everything, but surely our differences shouldn’t come at the expense of compassion and basic human decency. at the end of the day, i just wish more people would remember that beyond the music, the performances and everything we admire about them, they’re human beings too. they deserve to feel safe, respected and heard, just like the rest of us.