Viral Claims of BTS’s V Being “Racist” Ignite Widespread Outrage
BTS’s V is facing backlash after a clip accusing him of being racist went viral.
The controversy began when a video surfaced from the Mnet show American Hustle Life. In the clip, a fan named Victoria tries to hug V, but some users claimed V’s reaction was racist. One viral tweet claimed V was “genuinely disgusted he had to touch a black woman.”
dis nigga genuinely disgusted he had to touch a black woman im crying son
— bestmane(it gets better!) 『𝙵𝙰𝚃𝙴𝙳』 (@best_mane5) February 17, 2026
As the situation escalated, ARMYs quickly pushed back with receipts.
Fans shared more of the original video and screenshots showing V hugging Victoria with open arms first. Then, when she hugged him back, V looked shy—not disgusted. Fans called out the false accusations and spread the full context.
In fact, he did hug Victoria when she arrived; he received her with open arms. But then, when she hugged him back, he became shy; he was just a shy teenager Eleven years have passed since that moment, but they continue to use it to spread misinformation.
— Safiye (@Safiye_rpwp) February 18, 2026
Man, y’all really on the internet beefin over some dumb K-pop stan mess, choppin clips up and runnin with it. Nigga was clearly embarrassed.
Atleast watch the damn entire video before y’all start hollerin’ and jumpin’ to loud nd wrong conclusions.— Titiiii (@Mi_teetee) February 18, 2026
Not everything is racism the kid was shy to hug her in front of the camera like can we yall stop spreading misinformation like this also he is gay as you can see bear hugging a black man
— (@onlypretygirls) February 18, 2026
And this is same guy who is opening his arms to hug Victoria. God forbid if a man is shy after seeing a baddie.
— ria (@riaisyapper) February 18, 2026
Fans firmly insist that V was just shy as a teenager and that this video is being twisted to spread false information.
The timing of the viral clip is causing frustration among fans who want the truth to be clear amid the misinformation.
No official statement from V or BTS has been made yet. The debate over the clip continues online.