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"I – Camui GACKT until now I did not and from now I will not do anything to make you feel shame when you say you’re my fan.
GACKT, 15.05.2013."  -

Reported by Miyuki Anh (Thank you Miyuki for your report ♥)

https://www.facebook.com/miyuki.nguyen/posts/10200118302104377

(via mirielvinya)

I really wish I could hug Gackt really tight right now. He has my 100% support and love! 

socially-awkward-platypus:

If a Japanese tabloid published an article about how Gackt is actually Space Hitler and almost exterminated an alien race, the average aramatheydidnt reader would believe it without a second thought.

Word

zalicex:

Just because Gackt didn’t respond in a “politically correct” manner to the charges being flung at him, that does not automatically make him guilty of said charges.

As bad as it is to slut-shame/victim-blame in such cases, it is no different to accuse a (possibly innocent) man of doing something…

There is no Ms. A 

THIS.

socially-awkward-platypus:

Okay stupid aramtheydidnt comments and Gackt fantarding (stop saying “Why would he rape someone if he has thousands of willing fangirls?!” that’s not how rape works, STOP) aside, let’s talk about this for a second

If this happened in September 2011 and this supposed Ms. A was RAPED (assuming this person even exists), why not go to the police THEN and get a DNA test instead of waiting two years?

I realize the Japanese police system works differently from the U.S. but I find it difficult to believe a first world country doesn’t have something akin to rape kits and DNA testing for rape victims.

Given how Japanese police crack down on musicians for drugs, even famous, well-loved musicians, if there was an actual police report filed for RAPE, why hasn’t Gackt been taken in for questioning or outright arrested?

Again, not an expert on Japanese law but I think it’s safe to guess rape is considered a more serious crime than drug possession and yet we have seen that result in jail time and dead careers — and not just to small-time indie bands either (hello Sakura and L’Arc~en~Ciel — all of their events were canceled, all of their merch removed from shelves, and they were shipped off to England for a sabbatical and then not allowed to perform live shows under their own name; they were almost disbanded).

I have often pondered there being a shred of truth in past sex scandals involving jilted groupies (“オレンジジュスください”  “He never texted me again!”) but nothing about this seems REMOTELY factual and I’m floored that so many people are buying into it or giving it any credence whatsoever.

Edit: The actual article makes this look even MORE absurd and unbelievable.

“Ms. A’s” bruised eye looks like someone used the basic brush tool in Photoshop.

Also what is a tabloid doing with evidence from a violent crime?

For all who cried ‘rape’ 

I won’t beat around the bush and get straight to the point because frankly, I’m just completely and utterly disgusted by the public right now. Yes, this is about the recent rape allegations against GACKT. I don’t even know where to begin, considering how this is all sorts of wrong. I guess a good starting point would be the article itself. 

This article originally written in FLASH, a third rate, attention-hungry Japanese tabloid, has been translated quite colorfully for foreign fans who like to read Japanese news in English - to put it in a wide, general context - for the West. Now, the Western world has a very interesting habit - of playing God. We’ve seen it in the past, we are seeing it now and we’ll see it for years to come. For anyone wondering, I’m from India. That puts me to the west of Japan, but I don’t really belong to “the West”. As anyone following world news may have known, in December, a rape case from our capital, Delhi, made headlines all over the world for how brutal and heartless it was. This post gave the Western world the glorious chance to attack and demonize ALL Indian men as rapists and hungry, sex-crazed monsters - and thus including every Indian man into this stereotype (my own father, uncle, grandfather…if the West is to be believed, there’s a dormant rapist in each of them). 

Now, in this Delhi case, the rape really did happen - nobody can change that. The accused were charged and found guilty, etcetera…AFTER a trial. Coming back to the case of GACKT, what I see is another classic example of demonization. The man hasn’t even been taken to court yet, there is hardly much evidence (bruises on the victim’s body do not count….they may have been done by somebody, not necessarily GACKT) and oh, Arama and their article that could very well be a part of 50 Shades of Grey. GACKT asks his girlfriends to give him a blowjob in the car, so GACKT must be a rapist. Right. If that’s proof, that makes a lot of people in the world potential rapists. Yes, he can be very sexist at times. Even borderline misogynistic. That does not mean he endorses brutality or is in any way forcing himself upon a woman. How can I be so sure? Because he hasn’t been proven guilty yet. And innocent until proven guilty, let’s not forget that people.

But no. These rules obviously don’t apply to our all-knowing God that is the Western public. If a woman comes out claiming to be a victim, it’s innocent until proven guilty. But if a man is accused of being a rapist, and a lot of times wrongly accused, he’s definitely guilty until proven innocent. Heck, the amount of hatred GACKT is already receiving for something he might not even have done is astounding. What I find most interesting and a perfect case of nitwittedness is that not only are these people thoroughly inclined to believe he’s a criminal through and through despite insufficient to no evidence, they are also certain that if he’s declared innocent, it’s probably going to be because he’s rich and powerful and bought off everyone in the jury. So, one way or another, our man here is a criminal. Okay. As for the more politically correct of this obtuse lot, they say they don’t want to judge him until there’s proof. Yet, what I see is the exact opposite. They are running his name through the mud, just like our “victim” Ms. A here and still claiming to be neutral. Talk about gutless. 

Yeah, now the next two things I will be accused of being are #1 - Crazy Fan. #2 - Victim Blamer. I’ll tackle them one at a time. I’ll repeat this just in case anyone missed it earlier - FLASH is a tabloid. I apologize dearly if I don’t jump up to believe a tabloid that writes articles with no ground proof to back up their story. If that makes me a crazy fan, I think I am one then. As for being a victim blamer…this makes me recall something that happened in the recent past. The father of my best friend was wrongly accused of molestation by his colleague (they are both lawyers at the High Court here). Not only did he undergo immense psychological trauma from all the criticism until he was cleared, it also affected his family very greatly. And why the accusation? Because this woman wanted his position at court (one higher than hers, obviously). This is not even the only one; there are many more such examples all around us. I’m not denying that women ARE raped, and that the trauma that follows it is devastating. It is, there is no doubt about that. Rape is heinous, and women must be encouraged to speak up if they have been wronged. But just like the woman receives the benefit of doubt until the legal proceedings are through, why shouldn’t the man? We speak of an ideal world where everyone is equal. So is this our idea of equality then, simply to elevate women to a higher status than men? 

In all that has ensued, this woman (whose claims I find very unreal) may just have made it even more difficult for real rape victims to come out and speak up, turning this into a case of the boy who cried wolf. In her need for two minutes of fame, glory, attention and money minting, she’s deprived real victims of their voices. Those who were without speech will remain so now, while a lying hostess makes money and fame off this whole blackmailing racket. Also, for any idealistic fool out there who believes the media never lies - the media doesn’t always tell the truth either. So before you go around pointing fingers at someone and cite the media as the ultimate upholder of all things true, try and learn how journalism works first. It’s all about perspective. 

Anyhow, to round off this massive rant - have a little patience, boys and girls. We don’t know the truth yet. I choose to support GACKT and believe in him, because that’s my choice. But most importantly, that is because there is nothing out there yet to prove that he did it. So before you start firing the bullets of hate, just think about it. I’ve already made my reasons for not believing in this victim clear. What happens from this point on is yet to be seen. But in the meanwhile, if the mud flinging could be kept to a minimum, that would be great. In all of this, people fail to see that GACKT’s career could just end completely if this keeps up. His TV appearances have already been cancelled and he was even thrown out of the Uta no Matsuri list. Even if you feel he deserves it, wait till it’s been proven first. 

P.S. When I attacked the West, I was using a general umbrella term for those with the questionable viewpoints. No offense to the foreign fans who are keeping a calm head. 

tenshin26100:

GACKT - Oh!どや顔サミット (I guess the screencaps makes a great summary of how he felt during the show, don’t you think ? :P xD)

"Never cry, even to the last moment. It’s not over now, it starts from here. You are not alone. When you’re lonely, put your hand on your chest. You’ll see we’re always right beside you"  - GACKT (via yfczangel777)