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Guidelines for a Beautiful Penis
(“Atomic Avenue #1” by Glen Orbik, detail. Via: Dark Roasted Blend) Remember the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s guidelines for “beautiful breasts“? By definition absurd, the reaction was vociferous,...
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To Understand Modern Korean Misogyny, Look to the Modern Girls of the 1930s
(Revealing the Korean Body Politic, Part 9) (Source, edited: 살구나무 아랫집) Wasting money on frivolous Western things, gaining financial independence, following their hearts instead of the wishes of their...
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“Spring Girls,” by Sunwoo Jung-a, Is Both Feminist and as Sexy as Hell. Lets...
(Source, all screenshots: YouTube) Spring Girls, by singer-songwriter Sunwoo Jung-a, is literally dripping with sex. For starters, take the word cheonyeo (처녀) in its Korean title. Many sources do give...
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(Guest Post) Misogyny is Sexy: The power structure of sex
(Source, left: Isabel Santos Pilot; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Source, right: SenseiAlan; CC BY 2.0. Both pictures edited.) The 2016 US presidential election can be viewed as a struggle for power. Not only was...
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노출이 강간 유혹?…허튼소리 말라 Wearing Revealing Clothes Leads to Rape? Don’t Be Absurd
(Revealing the Korean Body Politic, Part 11) (Caption: 이렇게 입으면 혼난다?: 경찰청의 과다 노출 단속 지침은 그 기준이 애매해 단속 경찰관과 대상자들 간에 갈등이 생길 것으로 예상된다. If you dress like this, you’ll get a telling-off? Police guidelines for...
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17-Year-Old Tzuyu: “A Special Gift for Korean Men”
Turning Boys Into Men? The Performance of Gender for South Korean Conscripts, Part 4 “Do one thing everyday, that scares you.” My personal motto adopted from Wear Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann...
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Why Korea Has so Many Celebrity Endorsements, and Why That’s so Important for...
(Source) To find out, please check out my journal article “Just beautiful people holding a bottle: the driving forces behind South Korea’s love of celebrity endorsement”, which has just been published...
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Korean Students Challenging Slut-Shaming and the Madonna-Whore Complex
(Source: @smile_ystkyrk) Today’s post is a collection of encouraging images and words from the incredibly woke students of the Ewha University Women’s Committee (이화여성위원회/@ewhalovewom), which were used...
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South Korea’s Invisible Military Girlfriends
Turning Boys Into Men? The Performance of Gender for South Korean Conscripts, Part 5 (Source: HanCinema) Wait for each other, or split up? It’s a dilemma as old as the military itself. In its modern...
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How Slut-Shaming and Victim-Blaming Begin in Korean Schools
From the moment Korean schoolchildren start developing, and their hormones start raging, Korea’s school uniform codes give them a daily reminder that girls’ bodies should be hidden and controlled....
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한국인이세요? 한국인이랑 데이트 해봤어요? 이 연구가를 도와주세요!
Source: Pakutaso Grand Narrative 독자분들께, 안녕하세요! 제 이름은 Edward Glayzer입니다. 저는 미시간주립대학교 인류학과의 박사과정생이고, Grand Narrative의 오래된 독자이기도 합니다. James Turnbull씨는 제가 서울에 와서 한국의 성불평등에 대한 학위논문 연구를 시작할 때부터 많은 도움을 주셨고,...
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Open Thread: What Got YOU Interested in Gender and Sexuality?
(Source: YouTube) I’ll start. Do you remember the rave scene from The Matrix Reloaded? What did you think of it? Most people I ask express their disdain. To them, it represents everything that went...
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Free The Nipple in Korea? Why Not? Uncovering the history of a taboo
Earlier this month, the Korean media ignored a Free the Nipple event held by Womenlink. This lack of coverage is just one reason why the campaign may struggle to take-off in Korea. But stranger things...
View ArticleFinding the Queer Female Gaze, and What it Says About Anda’s Touch
Part 1 of 3. Estimated reading time: 15 minutes. Source, all screenshots: YouTube Face-sitting. A woman’s POV shot as Anda kneels in front of her crotch. Women making out in the background. Anda...
View ArticleCalling all Korean Conscripts, and Their Girlfriends and Family Members!
Estimated reading time: 1 minute. Image source: HanCinema I’ve been asked to pass on the following: My name is Mary Perez, and I’m a Documentary Photography student living in the UK. I am traveling to...
View ArticleTeaching Public Safety Through Objectifying AND Slut-Shaming Women Was a...
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes. Image source: YouTube The first time I watched the TVs on the KTX, Korea’s high-speed train, I wondered if graphic footage of insects eating each other was really the...
View ArticleThe Surprising Reason Koreans Don’t Buy Red Underwear for Valentine’s Day
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes. Image sources, edited: Summer Yolo Shop, KoBiz. Go clothes shopping in East Asia at the moment, and it seems impossible to avoid all the red underwear. But it’s not...
View ArticleTo Understand Modern Korean Misogyny, Look to the Modern Girls of the 1930s
(Revealing the Korean Body Politic, Part 9) (Source, edited: 살구나무 아랫집) Wasting money on frivolous Western things, gaining financial independence, following their hearts instead of the wishes of their...
View Article한국인이세요? 한국인이랑 데이트 해봤어요? 이 연구가를 도와주세요!
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Image source: Hutomo Abrianto @Pexels (CC0). 도와주세요! (2탄) Grand Narrative 독자분들께, 안녕하세요! 제 이름은 Edward Glayzer입니다. 저는 미시간주립대학교 인류학과의 박사과정생이고, Grand Narrative의 오래된 독자이기도...
View ArticleFun, Fearless, Korean Females Can’t Talk About Sex?
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Source: @kimminseoyoung Writing about feminism for 10 years, I’m no stranger to double-standards. What always strikes me when I encounter a new one though, is not...
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