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Essential Reading: “Multiple Exposures: Korean Bodies and the Transnational...
(Sources — left: unknown; right) See The Asia-Pacific Journal for the article. Covering many of the themes discussed on the blog, and much more besides, expect to see me linking to it for many years to...
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Korean Gender Reader
(Source) Some good news and bad news: after announcing earlier this year that monthly birth-control and morning-after pills were to be reclassified as prescription-only and over-the-counter...
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What’s Wrong With Marrying First-born Sons?
(Source; edited) As every Korean woman looking for a husband knows, hapless first-born sons are best avoided. After all, customarily moving in with — or very close to — his parents, she would just have...
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From the Archives: Bagel Girls, Banking, and Babies!
(Source) …[the character of] Chi-Yong’s mother sees marriage as a way to achieve social advancement and material prosperity, as it was in the Victorian era. These ambitions have come to the forefront...
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Korean Poster: ETIQUETTE FOR MEN AT NIGHT
(Source) Via Tales of Wonderlost, who also passes on a translation by Opress-Crackatron3000: Protesting sexual harassment and violence against women ETIQUETTE FOR MEN AT NIGHT 1. Remember that your...
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Korean (Movie) Censors in Retreat?
(Sources, edited: left, right) With so much attention on restrictive censorship in K-pop these days, it’s easy to overlook how much standards in movies have actually been relaxed in recent years. See...
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Radio Interview Tonight, 7pm
Tonight at 7pm I’ll be on Busan e-FM’s Let’s Talk Busan again, this time talking about bans on alcohol consumption on Korean campuses, and then Korean weddings. You can listen on the radio at 90.5, or...
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New York Times Looking for People Currently Engaged or Married via the “Seon”...
(Source) I’ve been asked to pass on the following: The New York Times is looking to interview Koreans and Korean Americans who are currently engaged or married according to the “seon” arrangement....
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The More Risqué, The More Boring (OR, Something You Didn’t Know About the...
(Source) Sorry, but I just can’t help it: I get very excited when I see the words “성 상품화” (sexual objectification) and “걸그룹” (girl-group) together. That’s because I struggled for years to find critical...
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Korean Sociological Image #74: Child Sex Offender Notices
(Source) Update: With thanks to reader Lily for pointing it out, the notice I received says not to post it on the internet. I’ve replaced it with a screenshot of the Korean sex offender registry...
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Announcement: Red Maria (레드마리아) Screening Saturday, December 8
I’ve been asked to pass on the following: ★ YOU MUST RSVP via Email: womens.global.solidarity@gmail.com ★ In Korea, Japan and The Philippines, there are many women with diverse jobs and her stories....
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Pin-up Grrrl #2: Ga-in, Bloom, and why we’ll still be talking about both 30...
(Source) Ga-in shared, “Our previous MVs had received R-ratings and we didn’t understand the reason why. So for my recent MV, I decided to give them one.” (Daily K-Pop News) And to help, she watched...
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Victim Blaming: Why “she should have just moved” isn’t a solution to...
(Source) First, please read “Man Tries to Take Advantage of Drunk Girl on Seoul Subway” at koreaBANG. Then, with permission, my friend’s response to it: Line 2 [in Seoul] really disturbs me, I try to...
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The Korea Herald: Should pornography be censored?
(Source) I make a brief appearance in the Korea Herald today, in an article by John Power on the recent government crackdown on pornography. With his permission, here are all of his original questions...
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Update
(Source) Just a quick note to apologize for the slow posting everyone. Actually, I’m not taking a holiday (although Christmas was a little busy), it’s just that my next post is taking longer than...
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Let’s Talk About 섹스, 베이비~
(Source) I showed my (Korean) wife this thread. Her response: “They think Koreans can’t talk about gay rights? How insulting. We’re more advanced than you think. Gay issues are talked about all the...
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You know my hips don’t lie. And I’m starting to feel it’s right. BUT…let’s...
(Source: by Janine, Flickr) Kramare and Treichler (1996): “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” Geher (2009): “Evolutionary psychology is the radical notion that human behavior is...
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Korean Movie Review #8: My Wife Got Married (아내가 결혼했다; 2008)
(Source) Starring: Son Yae-jin (Joo In-Ah), Kim Ju-Hyeok (Noh Deok-Hoon), and Joo Sang-Wook (Han Jae-Kyeong). Written by Song Hye-Jin (original novel by Park Hyun-Wook) and directed by Jeong...
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“Cute Lines for Cute Girls”: Street Harassment Framed as Fun
With her permission, here is a reader’s email I recently received. While I don’t usually post things that aren’t specifically Korea-related, I thought I’d make an exception this time! Dear Mr....
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“Cute Lines for Cute Girls”: Street Harassment Framed as Fun (Continued)
I’ve been asked by Jerry Liu, the maker of the “Cute Lines for Cute Girls” video featured 2 weeks ago, to ask what readers’ reactions are to the above video. As explained by the makers of this one...
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