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| G-Dragon of BIGBANG and Zico of Block B |
Having a “bias” is a
very new concept for me. When I first
started watching K-Dramas and listening to K-Pop, and I came across the term
used in reference to individual people, it almost seemed like the word was used
incorrectly. To me, having a bias was
more a state of mind, and almost always comes with a negative connotation as in
‘I am biased… against something.’ For the record I still find it hard to start a sentence off
with ‘My bias is…’ in reference to my favorite male and female actors and idols.
Now I’m more amused
than anything about how often I use the phrase, and its particular meaning. It’s
just one more sign that I’m helplessly immersed in the lingo of modern
fangirldom- a fact that has become an endless sort of amusement and irony to me.
Take a look at my two precious K-Pop biases above, and realize that even my noona status can’t diminish how
much I admire and respect (and completely adore to bits!) two absolute
strangers from across the world.
Sometimes, having a
bias is a scary thing – as is coming to terms with it. As such, I have put
together a list of definitions from as many sources as applicable. So what is being biased? What is a
bias? And what does it mean to be biased, have a bias, or live professing such
biases. Read more for this and many more questions (and probably fewer
answers).