Stray Kids’s Bang Chan Has A New Hairstyle And Everyone Is Upset

Stray Kids‘s Bang Chan was spotted with a new hairstyle and no one was happy about it. His blond hair was braided back and finished off with a bandanna. But, the braids were what rubbed everyone the wrong way.

Fans were quick to defend Bang Chan, claiming that his stylist was responsible for the poor choice in hairstyle.

don't EVER blame chan for his hair, it's his stylists' fault. stays knew he respects everyone, he mentioned it in 3racha song "cause i represent and i show respect to all people and the whole world". he also showed how he much respects maori culture so you can see my point.

— CB97 🗝 3RACHA (@chanknots) April 18, 2019

Bang Chan has showed in the past that he’s respectful of other cultures, so it’s totally possible that he wouldn’t have allowed such a faux-pas if he’d known about it.

Yet, some fans are claiming his braids are simply a hairstyle. And, that’s where they’re completely misinformed. Braids are a hairstyle worn by African Americans to protect their natural hair, but African Americans who wear the style are discriminated against simply for doing so.

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its just a hairstyle and doesn't mean anything he just accepted the hairstyle done by the stylists he is just a new artist so he can‘t decide anything so plz stop scold him its not his fault peace pic.twitter.com/cPgbRLzJFS

— 찬스온찬 (@CHANCEONCHAN) April 18, 2019

It’s more than just a hairstyle; it’s a symbol of a long history of discrimination and racism in the United States. So, fans have calmly decided it would be best for Bang Chan to deliver an apology to those he’d hurt and take the incident as a learning experience not only for him but the rest of Stray Kids as well.

black stays deserve an apology and an explanation. all of the members deserve to be able to educate themselves and to learn from their mistakes. please don’t let your love for someone make you look past that, cause this does need to be addressed by chan.

— ash 🗝 3RACHA LOCKDOWN (@straysos) April 18, 2019

From this photo taken on the day of the incident, the members of Stray Kids are clearly upset by it, but it’s a very important lesson to learn in furthering their success as a global group.