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A poster for the upcoming movie Plump Revolution, in which Lee So-jeong puts on weight for a man (Lee Hyeon-jin) whose ideal type is a plump woman. Hopefully, it will have more helpful social messages than 200 Pounds Beauty (2006) did!
Body Image/Health:
— Lookism or Insecurity: Cosmetic Surgery in South Korea (Kim Yuri; video by Jean Chung)
— Unrealistic Representations of Women in G-Market Ads: Part 1, Part 2 (Kim Yuri)
— In China, a Radical Solution for the Sunburn (The Atlantic)
— Where is the ‘S-Line’? Male-Female Split in Netizen Opinion (Korea Bang)
— Rainbow’s leader wins suit against plastic surgeon (Korea Joongang Daily)
— When Idolizing Idols Goes Too Far (Seoulbeats)
— North Korean women can wear trousers and high heels at last (Daily News)
— Confessions of a Retoucher (gemmaruthwilson{dot}com)
Censorship:
— MV Censorship to Hit Online Content Next Month (MTV-K)
— New Regulation That Might Shake Up K-Pop World: Music Videos Require Review Before Online Releases (Soompi)
— Korean Groups Declare War on Internet Pornography (Korea Bang)
Crime:
— School Employee Sentenced to 12 Years for Raping Deaf Student (Omona They Didnt)
— Supreme Court puts to rest Korea University molestation case (Asian Correspondent)
— Women’s rights group protests violence against women (The Korea Herald)
— Odd Sexual Harassment Ruling Gets Mocked Online (Global Voices)
— Korean police seek reforms to ‘prevent another Oh Won-chun’ (Asian Correspondent)
— Man ‘Molests’ Girl at Driving Range, is Fined. Netizens Divided (Korea Bang)
Dating/Relationships/Marriage:
— Growing up with Banana Fever (The F-Word)
— Touching the Opposite Sex in Korea (Seoulistic Videos)
— The menace of ‘foreign peril’ media (Groove Korea)
— Response(s) to the MBC report (Gusts of Popular Feeling)
History:
— The dangers of the call of nature (The Marmot’s Hole)
LGBT/Sexuality:
— In Pictures: Korean Sex Workers’ Day (Research Project Korea)
— Decriminalizing prostitution in Korea (The Korea Herald)
— Seoul court rules to prevent posters advocating for gay rights (Korea Joongang Daily)
— Korean prostitutes caught on tape in Tokyo (The Tokyo Reporter)
— Can Korea ever accept homosexuals? (The Korea Herald)
— When We Acknowledge Difference, Life Becomes a Festival: Participating in the 13th Korea Queer Culture Festival’s Parade (Ilda)
Misc:
— North Korea has Girl Groups Similar to Girls’ Generation? (Soompi)
— Poor Treatment of Female Inmates in North Korean Gulags (Korea Bang)
— Spotting Suicidal Tendencies on Social Networks (Technology Review)
— The gentleman’s syndrome: A look into the real-life 40-something man-about-town (The Korea Herald)
Politics/Economics/Workplaces:
— To people who ask, “What is it that women’s organizations have done?”: The hate underlying the “__ Girl series” and criticism of women’s organizations (Ilda)
— ‘Strikingly’ few women in Asia’s top jobs (Rappler)
— Seoul City initiatives to improve lives of women (Korea: Circles and Squares)
— Park Chu-young’s Military Service Mess (The Diplomat)
— Women can help save the Korean economy (The Dong-a Ilbo)
— Lookism, Snarkiness, and Judgment at Work in Korea (The Unlikely Expat)
— Income Gap between Men and Women Widens in Korea (Arirang)
— The place of young women: Girl power up (The Economist; China)
— New-fangled feminism: Self-dignified indeed (The Economist; China)
Pop Culture:
— What’s it like to be women in Korea’s indie scene? (MTV-K; video automatically opens)
— The Baddest Female Seoul City Ever Had: CL, artist of the year 2011 (Frank Kogan)
— Photos of Tanned K-pop Band Spark Controversy over Skin Colour (Korea Bang)
— A Gentleman’s Dignity: Dumped for Wearing a Sexy Dress (Lobotronic)
— Only Caucasian Actress/Models Sought for B2ST MV (Omona They Didn’t; Asian Junkie)
— 4-Minute sings Hindi: Re-visiting cultural insensitivity and why society sucks (Angry K-Pop Fan)
— Four Minutes to Build a Case for Cultural Sensitivity (Seoulbeats)
— More on cross-cultural encounters: a response to Seoulbeats (Radio Palava)
Pregnancy/Abortion/Childbirth/Demographics/Parenting/Education/Multiculturalism:
— Electronic Wristlet Rental Service for Children at Haeundae Beach (Busan Haps)
— Turning One (Lee’s Korea Blog)
— More Older Singles Are a Challenge for the Government (The Chosun Ilbo)
— Many Prefer to Stay Single Forever (The Chosun Ilbo)
— …Or maybe it should be titled Many have no choice but to stay single forever (Alleyways)
— Should Mommy Blogs Be Censored? (Geek in Heels)
— Dads of Reddit: How has having daughters changed your perception of women? (Reddit)
— Asians Are Immigrations New Face (The New York Times; The Unlikely Expat; ROK Drop)
(Links are not necessarily endorsements)
Filed under: Korean Gender Reader
