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Published 17:51 IST, August 20th 2020

 Red Velvet's Joy's ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ T-shirt sparks online debate

Red Velvet's Joy who is the main singer, dancer in the group caught in a stir of controversy after donning ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ T-shirt. Read more about

Reported by: Shrishaila Bhandary
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Girl group Red Velvet’s member Joy was caught in a stir of controversies after she posted a picture of her wearing a text T-shirt. The T-shirt that she was wearing had the words, “We Should All Be Feminists” written it. According to fan comments and reactions, some of the male fanbases of Red Velvet was furious over her wearing a T-shirt that supported feminism.

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Red Velvet's Joy's t-shirt sparks online controversy 

In the pictures, Red Velvet's Joy was wearing a pantsuit with grey and black stripes paired with a white text T. The K-pop idol shared several pictures in the look. In one such picture, which is a close-up of the idol, the partial test on the T-shirt can be seen.

According to reports in All K-pop media portal, the pictures were ed before Joy and Seulgi were chosen as ambassadors for the 'Blue Sky For All' day. The event is going to take place on September 7, 2020. According to the same report, the event is to promote clean air and pollution-free air in the country. The two aforementioned idols will be the face of the campaign which is supposed to have lasting effects on the young population which forms the fan base of Red Velvet.

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Fans react to Red Velvet's Joy's t-shirt

Coming back to Joy's t-shirt, several fans resorted to social media accounts to call her ‘selfish’ for propagating her opinion which could possibly ‘harm the group’. Some fans spoke in favour of the K-idol. While the argument was between fans of Red Velvet who were pro-feminism and anti-feminism, some fans wrote that they respected her ‘opinions’ in all ways. Some fans speculated that Joy's t-shirt could have been sponsored content.

Some fans were quick to support the idol. Here is what they shared in favour of the look-

This was not the first instance when Red Velvet's members sported a pro-feminist item-

On the other hand, Joy's T-shirt with ‘We should all be Feminist’ text is available on the Dior website for a whopping 860 USD. Check out the T-shirt and its price below-

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Updated 17:51 IST, August 20th 2020

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