The incident where Jack97 “let it slip” on stage, blurting out “Lào gì cũng tôn” in front of a fiery crowd, might seem like a fleeting moment of impulsiveness — yet it has peeled open a deeper crack in Vietnam’s pop culture: when young artists no longer know fear, and audiences grow accustomed to what’s wrong.
A Ten-Second Clip That Exposed a Cultural Problem
A video not even ten seconds long was enough to ignite a storm of controversy, outrage, and disappointment. Across social media, people split into camps — some defending Jack for “showing personality,” others condemning him for disrespecting the audience.
Arrogance That’s Been Allowed to Grow
Just days before the scandal, Jack97’s company had been fined for holding a press conference with content inconsistent with what was approved. Yet barely a week later, he stood before thousands and uttered a vulgar phrase, causing public backlash.
It’s fair to ask: Was that defiance?
Maybe Jack didn’t mean to challenge anyone — maybe he was just “joking,” like many young people do. But what’s troubling isn’t the joke — it’s his indifference to consequences, his lack of fear for discipline.
A fine of a few million đồng means nothing to a star earning hundreds of millions per show. The punishment was too small — like a mosquito bite on stainless steel — and it quietly sent the message: “Rebellion is cheap. Being outrageous pays.”
Imagine if anyone could publicly curse and pay just 5% of their daily wage for it — the world would explode in chaos.
But Jack isn’t just anyone. He’s a public figure, seen by millions, a representative of a generation’s cultural image.
Fearless — Because No One Ever Stopped Him
People say, “The young are allowed to make mistakes.” True — but only if they learn from them. Jack97 was punished once, criticized many times, yet he keeps walking the fine line between right and wrong with no sign of remorse.
Why? Because no one has ever truly made him afraid.
Some artists, like Đàm Vĩnh Hưng, once faced performance bans — and they complied. But Jack? His defenders flooded the internet, KOLs sneered “Who can ban him?”, and officials remained silent, waiting for “reports from local authorities.”
That loop of indulgence keeps feeding chaos in the entertainment industry, where a vulgar outburst becomes “no big deal.”
The Blame Doesn’t Stop with Jack
It’s too easy to dump all responsibility on him. Behind his arrogance lies a whole ecosystem of negligence —
TV shows chasing ratings, producers chasing clicks, and audiences watching not for art, but for gossip.
Even that line “Lào gì cũng tôn” — if you look closer — sounds like a self-pitying complaint: “Why is everything aimed at me?”
But was Jack really a victim? No. Every scandal he’s faced — from personal drama to public behavior — was born from his own choices. When you live recklessly, you can’t blame the audience for watching the crash.
It’s Not Just What He Said — It’s Where He Said It
If Jack had expressed his frustration in a song, with a thought-provoking lyric or bold statement, that might have been called artistic expression.
But shouting a vulgar line on stage, in front of a live audience, isn’t art — it’s disrespect.
Artists have the right to rebel, yes — but not the right to drag everyone else into the mud. Every word they speak can echo among thousands of young fans, turning bad manners into a new “norm.”
When Fans and Idols Reflect Each Other
The sad truth is, Jack97’s behavior mirrors something bigger — a society slowly desensitized to indecency. Fans who defend him, share his clip, and flood the comments with heart emojis are part of the mirror reflecting our current mindset:
We love drama more than decency, noise more than meaning.
Let’s be honest — we’ve all cursed in anger once or twice. The difference is, most of us know it’s wrong. Today, many treat vulgarity as “authenticity.” That illusion makes artists like Jack think they’re “loved for being real,” when in fact, they’re just participating in the cheapening of culture.
The Dangerous Silence of Those in Power
Three days after the incident, the Department of Performing Arts still hadn’t said a word. No statement. No warning. Maybe they were “waiting for the proper report.”
But while procedures crawl forward, culture bleeds backward.
This slow, bureaucratic reaction teaches performers one thing: “Go ahead. No one will stop you.”
And soon, vulgar lyrics and crude performances multiply — because silence has become approval.
The Real Problem: The Ones Behind the Curtain
The most frightening part isn’t Jack97 — it’s the producers and showrunners who knowingly put such figures on mainstream TV.
They know exactly who crosses the line, yet they push them into the spotlight because “controversy gets clicks.”
Parents might ban TikTok, but they can’t ban prime-time television.
So when a problematic artist appears on official channels, vulgarity becomes institutionalized, wearing the costume of legitimacy.
It’s No Longer About Jack97 — It’s About Us
That infamous line, “Lào gì cũng tôn?”, is more than an outburst.
It’s a mirror, reflecting an uncomfortable question for our entire pop culture:
Why have we become so tolerant of what’s wrong?
Why can vulgarity and popularity coexist so easily?
Look at our neighbors — their pop music is still fun and commercial, yet full of literary elegance and cultural depth.
Because they invest in aesthetic education and value artistic literacy.
Meanwhile, we’ve reduced everything to numbers — views, likes, interactions — until art is no longer about meaning, but metrics.
When a trashy song hits ten million views, while meaningful art barely reaches a few thousand, the problem runs far deeper than any one artist.
It’s systemic — from policymakers to producers, from performers to audiences.
In the End — Don’t Just Ask Jack, Ask Yourself
Jack97 was wrong, undeniably.
But the bigger tragedy is that an entire culture has stopped feeling that it’s wrong.
When vulgarity becomes entertainment, and absurdity becomes “authentic style,” the question “Lào gì cũng tôn?” isn’t his alone — it’s ours too.
It’s a wake-up call — a reminder that every time we consume such content, we’re shaping the culture we’ll live in.
If we don’t want the next generation to believe that “cursing is confidence” and “being offensive is originality,” then maybe — just maybe —
it’s time we all learned to fear again.
Fear the wrong, fear the ugly, and fear losing our sense of culture.\
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