Glad to know that Johnny is doing something about this. :woot: Sometimes the media does get out of hand.
Since I am quite new at this I am hoping that someone will help me out here. Does anyone know if this is the usual way Johnny handle scandal like this? I mean, if the idol did do it (such as Uchi, and I have heard something about Goro in the past too), then they get suspended. If an idol did not do it (such as Kame), then the other party will be pursued legally. If this theory is correct, then how does the treatment to Kusano falls in this (he was suspended not for doing it but for misleading the public)? I would appreciate it if "older" fans could give me some guidance.
:bleh:
Well, I'm assuming the picture they took of Kusano putting the can to his mouth is actually a beercan. One could even refute if that's even enough proof. For the sake of it, I can understand why that counts instead of Kame just sitting in front of a table which has a beerglas on it instead of holding it to his lips.
Uchi probably has 'drunk' with the promilage from the breath test in the police report so that can't be denied. I don't know if they did one, but they should have. (doh)
Nonetheless, with all due respect, if a severe punishment is due when you hold it against your lips but legal action against the publisher is taken when you're sitting in front of a glass of beer is a world of extremes. The extremity of it, is my first complaint.
Here is my second, enforcing to the first: What are they going to do when a Johnny <20 gets his picture taken while holding a beer for his older friend that happened to have his hands full at the time?? How many times have you done that in your life? At least once right!? A lot of you will recognize the situation. Kame said the beer was from his grandpa he was visiting at the time. What if he was holding it for granpa? IMHO, when do you actually loose your credibility as a Johnny, and do they even know that exactly themselves?
There's a difference in the way fans react per say because of the difference they interpret the world themselves. Some call Kusano stupid because:
- that's the law.
- that's what you have to deal with when you're an idol.
- that's the way the real world is.
They only see the isst (what is).
Then there's a breed of people that see what
should be (soll). You may call em idealists I suppose. Commonly, they believe the following:
- consistency
- everyone should be treated the same in the eyes of law (idol included) - which is not the case.
- more inclined to prefer common sense and what is reasonable (natural law).
The approach to any situation always lies somewhere in the middle, and that leaves no room for extremes. I'm more of a "soll" person because if everyone only looks at what is (which is accepting) there is no progress. It's an impasse. The only isst I can find myself in for this situation is "that's what you have to deal with when you're an idol". Why? Because I'm a salary worker and Kusano gets to be an idol. Many younger fans won't understand that "jealousy" at full. IMHO, I have no problem if they caught Kusano ass-drunk and punished him. I will get a nasty feeling about it (because of my soll nature) if he just got a taste of that beer and wasn't even lightheaded.
By the way, is 24 old? XDD.