February 2012
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to the anon who just asked the blackface question
I will give you a detailed answer tomorrow, because I really like your question and you ask something that I think many people get confused one.
-admin; genesis
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This is the twitter account for MBC: https://twitter.com/#!/withMBC
This is the station’s site: http://www.imbc.com/
However, I don’t speak Korean so I can’t translate it enough to find a way to send complaints to the studio directly; if anyone could do that, that would be wonderful. Blackface is always racist, is always offensive, and there is no excuse.
Please remember to be...
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Blackface in Korean Entertainment
todiedreaming:
It hurts to see that my skin color is the butt of every joke, well into the 21th century. I refuse to treat South Korea as a child that needs to be scolded and then dismissed under the pretense that they do not know any better. Because they do. And they can no longer hide under the excuse that their blackface is purely for “homage” or “honoring” black people. Because 1) you cannot...
Anonymous asked: Do you think that the rampant crossdressing in Kpop is offensive? What makes crossdressing okay to do when one is not transexual? I'm wondering about this because of two situations of crossdressing (Infinite's Hyuna and Black Butler's Ciel). In Black Butler, it's comedic, but it's for a reason and is an important part of that story. However, in Infinite's situation,...
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Anonymous asked: die, fuckers. you're embarrassing feminists everywhere. go to the kitchen and make sandwiches for the people who actually work.
vanillastarx3 asked: I'm not sure who started the petition, but for any blogs that make a strong stand against Jenny Hyun and have a lot of followers, I think it'd be really useful for them to post up any products that she's produced or will produce when they come out so we know not to support it.
sign this petition to stop racist jenny hyun →
w-omen:
Jenny Hyun (@jennyhyun) who alleges to have writing credits for both Girls’ Generation and Chocolat has recently made a series of disgusting racist comments on her twitter. The screen-captures below show that she believes that black people are “disgusting, disrespectful, violent, arrogant and stupid”. She also makes several other allusions to the superiority of pale skin to dark skin,...
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Anonymous asked: I just recently downloaded some of Block B's stuff, and since I missed any discussions that would have been going on when it was new, can you tell me if any kpop fans of color responded to the line "black one's gonna lead you like Barack Obama" in LOL?
About my last post:
It’s not that B.A.P did anything wrong mind you, I think it was more of they said something that in their minds means “We really love and appreciate black people and culture”, but it raises problems and in that same vein a lot of you kpops fans say “I wish I was Korean.”
These statements undermine and fetishize an entire group of people.
I hope...
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Anonymous asked:...
todiedreaming:
Not too sure why you put this in my box though…. but I will talk about what I think.
http://www.asianjunkie.com/2012/02/b-a-p-takes-imitation-a-step-further-wishes-to-be-black/
Here’s what was in the link:
Trying to emulate a style is soooooooooooooooooooooo last week, the new hotness is wanting to change race.
The six member group — comprised of leader Bang Yong Guk, Zelo,...
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Happy Valentine’s Day to all our lovely followers! I’ll make a special Seungho macro later just for you (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ♥
-Anna
Anonymous asked: Hi, are any of your admins Korean? If not, I think it would be good if you added one to the feminoona team. I really appreciate the fact that you all voice the issues in kpop fandom/Korea, especially issues pertaining to international fans like blackface. Still, I think it's vital to have a Korean feminist speak their voice about the issues revolving their own culture, especially if they...
Anonymous asked: Not sure how to word this without sounding like I am defending their terrible morals, but in case of Simon and Martina, Is is ok to like the messenger but not the message?... if that makes sense.... For example if I admit their sexist,classist,etc views wrong is it still ok to support their other non-horrible works?
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Anonymous asked: Can I ask you your opinion on using the word "bitch" as an insult? For example: when a woman does something rude, degrading, insulting, etc. to another person, they immediately respond with "you're such a bitch".
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Anonymous asked: you guys are really an inspiration. A lot of what you post has opened my eyes to the biases/ stereotypes we see everyday, but don't notice. I wonder, how have you come to form opinions on these types of things? I am an African-American female, so, you'd think that I would be the first to pick up on these types of things. But actually, your blog has made me realize just how ignorant I,...
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Anonymous asked: Ugh, thank you for pointing out the "English scale" in Simon and Martina's videos. I live in a Brazilian household and my mother struggles with her English because she has a heavy accent from living in Brazil for so long. I hear people talk behind her back about it and they think her intelligence is low because of that barrier. So I personally found that English scale offensive...
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Anonymous asked: this is a different anon. i find kpop fanfics or any kind of rpf fanfic offensive/disturbing because they're about real people. its like fanfic writers think they have an idea what an idol would say/do, and they really don't have that right because that idol is a real person who has they own sense of agency that can't simply be written down or predicted especially in some fanfic....
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Anonymous asked: Anon, was your question more about the characterization of particular idols or about sex in fanfiction in general? I’m just a bit confused. --- I think that might be the better word to use... sorry. i'm very bad at expressing what I think.
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Anonymous asked: i guess the "problem" is that people usually see sex as something dangerous or holy or dirty or anything other than "a normal thing that also happens irl", so they probably feel that imagining idols in a sexualized way and putting them in sexual situations just for the sake of your personal enjoyment is "wrong". idek what i'm saying, i just have this feeling.
Anonymous asked: If you had a daughter and she was...
marxisforbros:
If the next generation has sons that are as repulsed by rape as they should be then we won’t need to worry about our daughter’s clothing. Hell, if we just make our generation shift the blame from the victim to the perpetrator and recognize rape as an act of violence rather than a natural hazard then we won’t even notice clothing. In fact the only way that I’ll need to worry about...
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liajt314 asked: I think this is a great post but tumblr won't let me give it as a link, so I had to do the spaces. But the post is amazing, imo. "marxisforbros. com/post/5609927621/if-you-had-a-daughter-and-she-was-going-to-go-out-to-a"
Anonymous asked: Do I even need to ask how you guys feel about Yayaya?
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brogigayo asked: there are plenty of kpop fanfics that don't involve sex. there's fluff and AU and mystery etc etc. and there are romantic fics that just allude to sex without going into super sexual detail. most fics have ratings at the beginning and they tell you why the fic is rated the way it is. if you keep reading a fic that is clearly labeled smut or pwp or nc-17, that's your own fault.
Anonymous asked: I'm sorry I wasn't clear about the fanfics, I don't mind that they do but just that there are lots of fanfics that is merely about sex and how "it should be like". Which is very problematic. I just find it offensive that it's all abt sex. I stop reading those fics but yeah, am I just too conservative or sensitive?
brogigayo asked: i don't think the way that idols dress has to do with the smut fanfics, really. i mean i'm dead sure there's smut about sherlock and benedict cumberbatch is covered neck to toe on that show at all times. i think it's just a matter of people wanting to read about people they find attractive in sexual situations. not your cup of tea? that's fine, you don't have to read...
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Anonymous asked: Like the posts said Simon and Martina come from a privileged, white, middle class background. I don't need to be Korean to see that say things wrong about Korea already. The thing that bugs me that most if the rating of English. Grammar, I would understand a but but pronunciation, is a harsh, since they have a heavy accent when they speak Korean. Has anyone bother to point that out to them?
Anonymous asked: what do you think about seungho telling leo to apologize to lauren because he's the guy?
Anonymous asked: I was curious about what's your opinion on fanfics and fangirls making Kpop stars like sex machines? I personally find it border line offensive and have been told I am way too conservative and I need to open up. I'm not saying that all of them are virgins but just because their dances and clothing are "suggestive", it doesn't defend anything of them. I can dress and act...
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Anonymous asked: I really do want to apologize, that's not what I meant at all. I meant that I get the feeling that S&M aren't particularly intelligent. I understand the bad connotations behind the word ghetto, but it seems unfair to harp on them in particular when everyone I know has used it since, well, forever. That's all I meant. I do agree with many of the points made, just that one in...
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Anonymous asked: Sorry for again writing you, but I'm kind of mortified right now. I love your blog, I really do, I'm just really sorry for not being clear with my wording. I'll go hide now, I'm quite embarrassed.
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Anonymous asked: I meant I didn't think Simon and Martina were that intelligent, sorry for the confusion. Gah you misunderstood. i'm sorry.
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ikuben asked: I'm really glad I followed this tumblr, you have really good opinions and even if I may not have agreed with everything before I read all that you had to say about it, you have valid points and I respect that, so I take it into consideration and more often than not, get a different opinion ^^ I'm sorry if I don't make a whole lot of sense xD But I would just like to say thank you!
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Anonymous asked: I do agree with a lot said about EYK (like Hyuna the Stripper) but I think some points are a bit nitpicky. In one post you linked to it talked about the use of the word ghetto which, while it has negative origins, is used frequently and isn't particularly offensive, in my experience. While it may not be the best thing to say, I don't think it's fair to rag on them about that in...
Anonymous asked: I just want to thank you for that Simon and Martina post. Couldn't have pointed out their hypocrisy any better than you have. I just don't see their allure and am shocked some people can still defend their offensive remarks. /shakes head
Anonymous asked: What's your opinion on Eatyourkimchi/Simon&Martina? I think they're hilarious and make a lot of valid points in k-pop but lately I've stumbled upon fuming haters who say they shouldn't be in Korea making fun of Koreans. Eh?
Anonymous asked: After being frustrated over people telling me to calm down about an issue in K-pop, when all I did was write that something was wrong and why it was wrong. I'm so glad to find this blog. I've grown up watching Anime on TV and listening to K-pop. Shamefully I admit I always have dreamed what it would be like to live in Asia. I'm not sure if it's the flashiness that the media...
January 2012
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Anonymous asked: Thank you and every one who asked about what cultural appropriation really is I suppose. As english isn't my native language, the term appropriation was one that I had never even heard before, less knew what it meant. Now I know and now I understand. There are things I have done, with a good intention at heart, that might have seemed offensive to other people. a face-palm revelation that I ...
Anonymous asked: I'm crushing on you guise >.< *climbs through comp with food*
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Anonymous asked: I was raped by my soon-to-be-ex-husband 7 years ago. Thank you for what you've said on this blog. I'd just like to say that one of the things that kept me silent for so long *was* the insensitive joking that went on around me *constantly*. It doesn't matter that the people around me didn't know, that's not an excuse. It's not like you can look at someone and say...
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submitted by lycheequeso:
I found this really good post on cultural appropriation from the perspective of an archaeologist (archaeology being a field where cultural appropriation is a big problem). It’s better said than what I’ve posted and it’s a good read!
http://gardant.tumblr.com/post/16714602433/life-with-the-dead-unpopular-opinion-a-rant-on
If you ever have to address...
tae-yeons asked: hi guys! i just wanted to say i love this blog so much and thank you for creating it. :) on another note, one of my close friends was raped last year that made me very sensitive about it. but another friend of mine constantly makes rape jokes like "I WILL RAPE YOU" when someone messes up her hair. I've tried to tell her its wrong and ignorant of her but she always gets mad at me and...
Anonymous asked: In recent talk of cultural appropriation I just want to address something. If people are wondering whether POC are appropriating western culture within the USA and Europe, they're not. I just want to point out that POC have to assimilate into the western culture, whether by conscious choice or not. If you don't there is a higher chance of you being ridiculed in the school environment or...
Anonymous asked: Hi! This isn't a question but suggestions for additional "terms you should know": sexism, sex vs. gender, misogyny, social constructs.
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Though I think the overall point of their ask was to derail, the one anon who referred to the language of Feminoonas “About Me” being problematic since none of the admins are South Korea is correct on that point.
I am personally very specific in trying to engage and discuss fandom and other related things with a blatant stamp on my opinions and posts denoting the fact that I am NOT...
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about the piggy dolls thing
submitted by brogigayo:
i wasn’t sure if you knew exactly what went down but it breaks my fucking heart every single time i read this
On April 9th, Piggy Dolls guested on SBS’s “Star King” and shed tears over the pressure to lose weight. Kim Min Sun (21), who weighs 90kg, began, “My mother runs a small restaurant, and my father runs a Chinese take-out. I was born with the love of eating,...