January 2012
Article on "Bikini Protest" issue in English →
Actually, it looks like the Korea Times beat me to the punch, though the translation is sketchy, it will do the job for now.
I want to write my own thoughts on this in detail after work (including the conversation I’m having on my FB).
Also, if you look at the comments on The Marmot’s Hole blog (one of the most famous K-blogs) regarding the “Bikini Protest” before it...
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deathtoclones replied to your link: More on 나꼼수 “Bikini Protest” controversy
I wish there were English articles about this. I’ve been searching all day and have yet to find any…
if people are interested in this, i will try to write something in english, summarizing what’s going on. i’m currently in a heated debate about it on my facebook wall with one of my old coworkers...
More on 나꼼수 "Bikini Protest" controversy →
공지영 작가는 “대한민국이라는 이 마초 세상에서 어린아이의 성폭행 형량을 늘려달라고 소설쓰고 영화만들고 대법원까지 가서 증언하고 그래도 같은 학교 여학생을 윤간이나 성추행하는 자들이 술이 취했다든가, 여자의 노출이 심했다든가, 심지어 여자의 평소 행실이 그렇고 그랬다든가 하는 이유로 집행유예로 석방되는 나라에서, 전 국민 중 남자 70%가 성매매경험이 있는 (여타 OECD국의 2-3배)나라에서 여자의 몸에 대한 시각은 당연히 정치적이다”고 전제했다.
Novelist Gong Jiyoung opposes the "Bikini Protest"... →
나 원래 라디오나 팟케스트 잘 안 듣지만 뉴스나 블로그를 통해 나꼼수 조금 따라했어. 정치를 비판하는 면, 시민들을 동원하는 면에서 응원했지만… 이 비키니 시위에 대한 반응을 볼때는 좀 실망했어. 특히 진보적인 남자들도 여성을 무시하는 행동을 보면 참 실망스럽고 희망을 좀 잃은 듯…
I don’t really listen to radio or podcasts, but I have been following 나꼼수 through the news and blogs. Personally, I supported the way they criticized the government and mobilized people…but seeing their response to...
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awkwardsideofseoul asked: Hi there ~ ! I just found your blog and find it so interesting! I'm a Korean major from the UK currently studying in Seoul and I'm kind of interested in the volunteering work you do.. especially with KUMFA. My Korean is not fluent, but is there some way I can get involved? Thanks!
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나의 못된 고백
나는 가끔 다른 입양인들과 자기 한국 가족을 만날 때, 통역사로 나간다. 이럴 때는 나의 영광이라고 생각한다. 그러나 어쩌다가 아주 가끔씩 세상이 정말 불공평하다는 생각도 든다. Occasionally I go as a translator when adoptees meet their Korean families. I always think it’s an honor to be able to help at these times. But sometimes, every now and again, I think the world is really unfair.
나는 한국에서 5년동안 한국어를 죽을 정도로 공부하면서 나의 한국 가족을 찾아왔다. 하지만 홀트아동복지사가 나의 입양서류에 비윤리적으로 무책임하게 기록을...
WTF White Privilege: "Being a Maid" by James... →
imnopicasso:
wtfwhiteprivilege:
“Being a Maid” by James McBride
Last night, President Obama, our first African American President, delivered his third State of the Union address. On that same day, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated two gifted African American actresses, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, for Oscars for playing maids in “The Help.” This is 73...
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coffeejusayo replied to your post: soulsentwined replied to your post: was brutally…
Can I also somewhat arbitrarily add that you are one my favorite tumblrs? You’re so inspirational. When I am back in Korea and my Korean is at a better level, can I get involved in the volunteer work you are doing? I want to so badly!
yessssss, we have volunteers that speak almost no korean!! with kids,...
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soulsentwined replied to your post: was brutally told yesterday by big issue and my…
I didn’t learn I was considered light skinned until I was 13. At a family reunion, someone asked my half sister who that light skin girl was and pointed in my direction. I turned around to see who she was pointing at and I was the lightest one there.
hidden-midden replied to your post: 2009.12.08. A...
in response to my post about my process of “de-exotifying” myself and the “default human being”, i got this note and i wanted to share it because she brings up a good point. in the spirit of full disclosure, i edited my response to anna ever so slightly (i tried to mark all of those with square parenthesis). i have also added her response to my response at the bottom.
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2009.12.08. A revelation two years in the making
caught my reflection in a bus stop signpost this morning while i was on the way to work. it was the first time i looked at my face and found it common. it wasn’t the face of a whore or a sexpot or a minx. it wasn’t exotic, my eyes weren’t almond and there was no air of mystery surrounding me. it was just two brown eyes, a wide nose, and chapped...
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coffeejusayo replied to your post: was brutally told yesterday by big issue and my…
b-but…but you’re so cute. and your smile is gorgeous! your lips fit your face well, so I give you a 10/10 on the beauty scale.
oooops, i swear it wasn’t meant to be a fishing for compliments kind of post… just sincerely did. not. know.
but it’s seriously a weird feeling!! to realize...
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was brutally told yesterday by big issue and my roommate that i had thin lips. when i expressed my utter surprise at this information, it was changed to “definitely not thick” (is this the right word in english, the conversation was in korean and now i can’t seem to remember if thick is the appropriate opposite for thin in reference to lips). then for accuracy sake, my lips were...
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[my korean adoptee story]: Incheon. →
mykoreanadopteestory:
peaceshannon:
mykoreanadopteestory:
I exchanged phone numbers with my bio grandma and uncle after I met them for the first time. My grandma kept saying to call her but ehhh yeah, my korean is limited to phrases that go with 이다, 있다, 가다, and 먹다 so that would be quite pointless. And she can’t text with her smartphone either. BUT my…
he said, what are you taking to come,...
[my korean adoptee story]: Incheon. →
mykoreanadopteestory:
I exchanged phone numbers with my bio grandma and uncle after I met them for the first time. My grandma kept saying to call her but ehhh yeah, my korean is limited to phrases that go with 이다, 있다, 가다, and 먹다 so that would be quite pointless. And she can’t text with her smartphone either. BUT my…
he said, what are you taking to come, the bus or subway? he’ll tell you...
“You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to...”
– http://www.dressaday.com/2006/10/you-dont-have-to-be-pretty.html. (via feministteapot)
“A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and...”
– Dr. Patricia Hill Collins quoting Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz in her talk Answering the Call to Community Service. (via sexartandpolitics)
hidden midden: Anime and the Social Construction... →
zeezeescorner:
A common misconception about anime cartoons amongst uninitiated audiences in majority-English-speaking countries is that anime characters are drawn to look ‘White’ rather than ‘Asian’. First of all, neither of terms are factual fixed categories - they are social…
DARKJEZ [Stay Fly & Remain Pimpin']: I'm getting... →
thegoddamazon:
Look, I’m going to explain this as clearly as possible.
The exercise was to teach white people/white passing people about the daily racism that POC face by putting them in a position to be discriminated against constantly. This was the point of the “A Class Divided” exercise.
Now, these students were all required to sign waivers saying that they would undergo high emotional...
KoreanKaramel: Holiday Dread →
girlinseoul:
koreankaramel:
You know…I don’t think it’s a good sign that I’m dreading Valentine’s Day this year.
I almost wish I hadn’t remembered it was coming up and just woke up the morning of February 15th like, ‘oh yeah, yesterday was Valentine’s Day. I made it!’
I’m just getting to the point with Ian where I just…
Maybe a bit of hijacking buuuutt My boyfriends get it easy. I’m...
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Watch어제 윤희언니랑 카톡하다가 이 비디오를 받았다 ㅋㅋ 진솔이의 새해 인사래요 어제 어린이집에서 세배하는 법을 제대로 배워왔데요. 너무 귀여워 죽겠는데 여러분도~ 새해 복 많이 받으세요~~!! ^^
“Simply put, what separates white racism from any other form and makes anti-black...”
– Tim Wise, Honky Wanna Cracker? Examining the Myth of “Reverse Racism” (via darkjez)
Still skeptical on how I feel about Tim Wise, but this is a good summation on why reverse racism doesn’t exist.
(via mytongueisforked)
Korean gov't to give free day care for all Korean...
This is great… more info here
“But I didn’t understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would...”
– (via kissmykimchi)
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“Growing up, I was the perfect abducted daughter. Good, smart, considerate. I had...”
– via transracial abductees (via of-praxis)
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다큐 영어자막 작업~ 끝끝끝~!! ^^ 내일 나눔의 집 가서 오래만에 할머니들을 뵐 수 있다. 주말이 참 좋다~! ㅎㅎㅎ
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“Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control, — in prison...”
– legal scholar Michelle Alexander. On Monday’s Fresh Air, Alexander talks about how the mass incarceration of African-Americans in the War on Drugs has undermined many of the gains of the Civil Rights movement. (via nprfreshair) 