“The gender war in Korea is quite bad, especially among the younger generation,” says Katharine Moon, a professor of political science at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. “Men feel that they are swallowing water, that they are just flailing in a sea that is changing upon them.” A matter of economics Like social change elsewhere, the war between the sexes in Korea has its roots in economics. Young Korean men, who no longer enjoy the same economic security and position of power in society, are virtually, and literally, taking their frustrations out on women. Yet as more women push against deep-set conservative attitudes in Korea, the backlash has been vicious. Megalia’s online activism was a bold step in a country where women continue to face discrimination at home, in the workplace, and on the streets. The ensuing uproar forced Maxim US to issue an apology. The headline read “The Real Bad Guy.” A newly-formed online feminist group called Megalia immediately shared the cover with media outlets and feminist groups around the world. A pair of woman’s legs, bound at the ankles, was sticking out of the trunk. 한국어로 읽기: Seoul, South Korea Last September, the Korean edition of Maxim, a men’s magazine, showing Kim Byeong-ok, an actor who starred in cult favorite film “Oldboy,” posing with a cigarette in his hand next to a car. Maxim Korea - June 2015 Korean HQ PDF 189 pages 112 MB.
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