I just had a mindblowing realization

You know the phenomenon where female kpop idols who show a little skin or do something a little bit sexy get so much shit for it from female fans, but male kpop idols who do the same thing, get thirst comments?

it's because women don't watch female idols because they like them as idols.

they watch them because they want to become them.

but with men, they simp for them, so they don't mind thirst traps.

sure, it's a little more complicated than that, but fundamentally, the reason why female kpop idols get so much shit from female fans for doing the most harmless things ever is because those female fans are the types of people who don't behave in said way.

so the second they deviate, they go insane.

idk if this was something commonly know, but I just realized it.