Super Junior's Choi Siwon accused of transphobia over shared meme
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K-pop star Choi Siwon, a member of the popular group Super Junior, has been accused of transphobia over a meme he posted on a private online discussion platform.
The controversial meme, which Siwon shared on Bubble on Monday, shows a scene from the movie "Titanic" in which actor Billy Zane's character Caledon Hockley is trying to be rescued but is told "women and children first." Zane's character then claims to be transgender in an attempt to evacuate the ship more quickly.
"It's funny kekekekeke," the 36-year-old singer wrote along with the image.
since yall say i only sent the pic and not the ss i had to ask my friend to go back and send the entire ss to me ,, are you happy now? are you sastified nkww? https://t.co/N447QRYhkL pic.twitter.com/6uO2JFaIwp
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— dave (@heechwang) April 24, 2023
Many users of the platform, including members of the Super Junior fandom, ELFs, found the meme insensitive and accused Siwon of mocking transgender people.
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it was elfs who actually exposed him, because it was on bbl. if you saw someone protecting him, it's someone stupid and transphobic too. if you want to be fair, check out what happened. the fandom exposed him. most of us will not accept his attitudes. never.
— susu (@chokiswa) April 25, 2023
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Choi Siwon is getting worse while LT is being supportive of trans people, he on the other hand 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ https://t.co/9jB3eTyPmf
— Val 🐺🌷 (@shipping4fun) April 24, 2023
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While Siwon has maintained an overall positive public reputation throughout his career, some social media users began looking through Siwon’s previous posts to find and highlight his views on homosexuality.
LIKE WDYM YOU “DO NOT WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE” GAY PEOPLEKEKE pic.twitter.com/KmGPTepcXV
— ʚïɞ soyeon’s gf (real) ♤ (@lgbtjinho) April 25, 2023
Others also commented critically on his alleged admiration for former United States Presidents Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump.
siwon is such a loser omg pic.twitter.com/cFQCkjbstP
— ʚïɞ soyeon’s gf (real) ♤ (@lgbtjinho) April 25, 2023
Why not? Believe And do what you have to do! And Thanks! pic.twitter.com/F8sbGVrDAz
— 최시원 • Siwon Choi (@siwonchoi) January 6, 2021
Siwon is set to be a part of MBC's upcoming variety talk show "Doing Something I Haven't Done Before," scheduled to air in June.
As of this writing, the singer has yet to respond to the online criticisms.
