Winter, the talented member of aespa, has shown immense grace while responding to cruel and hurtful comments online. However, her calm reactions have left fans feeling both impressed and deeply saddened.
On January 8th, Winter engaged with fans on the fan platform Weverse, where she received a mix of loving messages and extreme hate comments. Despite the offensive nature of the comments, Winter handled the situation with kindness and composure.
One particularly harsh comment read, "Why haven't you died yet?" along with a cigarette emoji. Winter replied, "Smoking is harmful to your health ♥", turning a hateful message into a gentle reminder.
Another comment insulted her appearance, saying, "You look like a piece of s*", to which Winter calmly responded, "Puppy face".
When a commenter told her to "turn off the dating and just live your life without any fun", Winter responded sweetly with, "Eat ice cream. It makes you feel better ♥", offering kindness in the face of cruelty.
While Winter's kind responses to such hateful messages were admirable, fans couldn’t help but feel heartbroken.
Many expressed their concern, saying things like, "It's better to ignore hate comments, but it's so pitiful", and "Even though she responds like that, she must be hurt, it’s so sad".
Some fans even said, "Winter is too kind. Why does she even interact with these people?" and "It hurts to see her reading these."
In response to the hate, SM Entertainment, aespa’s agency, has announced that they will be gathering hate comments and pursuing legal action.
In fact, earlier in 2023, when a post threatening Winter’s safety was uploaded, SM immediately took action and filed a lawsuit against the person responsible.
Winter’s ability to respond with kindness despite the insults is a testament to her character, but fans can’t help but worry about the emotional toll it must take.
This situation raises an important reminder: artists are human too, and kindness should be spread, not hate.
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