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Revealing the Korean Body Politic, Part 4: Girls are different from boys
(Sources: left, right) The JoongAng Ilbo reports that having a full rack is seen as a disadvantage for women in North Korea. This is in marked contrast to the South, where a thin figure and big breasts...
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The Vagina Monologues in Seoul, March 15-17
See the Facebook page for further details, and thanks again to director Barri and cast member Rae for inviting me to sit in on a rehearsal last weekend (which was just AWESOME I might add). Also, I...
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A reading list for Korean Feminism 101!
(Sources: left, right) Thanks very much to the 10 Magazine Book Club for being such a great — and forgiving! — audience last weekend. As promised,* here are the books I mentioned in it, as well as some...
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SISTAR19: Begone, Calling Them “Objectified” Any Longer
(“Victims? Nous?” Source) Misuse feminist rhetoric, and it’s easy to come across as a prude. The author of this music column, for instance, laments that SISTAR19 are mere victims, forced to objectify...
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Quick Hit: Korean Play 10 Girls ChoonHyang Satirizes Sexual Objectification
(Source) First, watch this short MBN news report about the play. Unfortunately, I can’t embed or save the video, but I can provide a transcript: ‘열녀춘향‘, 고전 비틀기로 성상품화 고발 / 10 Girls ChoonHyang: A Twist...
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Announcements: Two Very Worthy Causes to Support!
Today, some information about two very worthy causes. First, on ongoing volunteer opportunities for the Korean Unwed Mothers’ Families Association in Daegu and the 3rd Single Moms’ Day Conference this...
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Revealing the Korean Body Politic: Links
(Source) In Part 4 back in February, I mentioned that Korean women were getting less breast augmentation and more breast reduction procedures than their counterparts in the US and Brazil, despite...
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Korean Sociological Image #77: Sexualized Girl-Group Performances at Schools
Back in August, I wrote the following about girl-group performances for the Korean military: With 300-350,000 new conscripts annually, one of the longest conscription periods in the world, and a...
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Have a Queer Weekend~!
(Source) To those of you in the south of the country, I hope to see you all at Busan’s Second Annual Drag Prom this Saturday night, which promises to be a much bigger event — at 3 locations instead of...
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Article about Abortion in Korea: Readers’ Experiences Needed!
(Source: Unknown) I’ve been asked to pass on the following: Groove Magazine, the leading English ex-pat magazine here in Seoul, is putting together a sensitive story about abortion in Korea, the...
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Consent is Sexy: SISTAR, slut-shaming, and sexual objectification in the...
(Sources, edited: text, image) Give it to me, SISTAR. Slip up just once while you’re promoting your new album, and give me your honest opinion of your costumes, your choreography, or your lyrics. Tell...
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English-to-Korean Translator Needed!
(Source) I’ve been asked to pass on the following: Research Project Korea is urgently looking for an English-to-Korean translator for a one-off translation job. In May, leading German news magazine DER...
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Consent is Sexy, Part 3: Female President by Girl’s Day #FAIL
(Source) …whenever claims of female empowerment or sexual expression are made of girl groups, just a little investigation reveals the conspicuous absence of the voices of the girls themselves. Rather,...
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Single Korean Female? Love Sex?
(Source) If so, do you carry a condom in your handbag these days? Because not so long ago, academic research on the subject said you probably didn’t — Korean women were just too scared of being...
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Quick Hit: Korean police blaming sex crimes on scantily clad women
(Sources: left, right) From the Korea Times: The government is vowing stronger punishment on sex offenses. As a start, the Justice Ministry has rewritten the law to allow law enforcement authorities to...
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Radio Interview on Gay Marriage Tonight, 7pm
(Source) In a few hours I’ll be on Busan e-FM’s Let’s Talk Busan again, this time talking about gay marriage. You can listen on the radio at 90.5, online here (please note that you’ll have to download...
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URGENT: International Day of Protest against Violent Abuse and Murders of Sex...
(Source) I’ve just been asked to pass on the following. The organizers apologize for the last minute notice: International Day of Protest against violent Abuse and Murders of Sex Workers 세계 성노동자 폭행 및...
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Talking Points: From Music Downloads to Sweaty Crotches
(Source) Sorry for the lack of posts everyone. I’ve been absentmindedly researching many, not realizing that I hadn’t put pen to paper for a while. To remedy that, here’s some interesting links that...
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Korean Sociological Image #78: Multicultural Families in Korean Textbooks
Over at Korean Circle and Squares, Emanuel Pastreich has scanned some pages of the Korean ethics textbook currently used in Korean elementary schools. He comments that the very existence of such an...
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The Pornification of K-pop?
Pornography is art, sometimes harmonious, sometimes dissonant. Its glut and glitter are a Babylonian excess. Modern middle-class women cannot bear the thought that their hard-won professional...
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