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It's not uniquely American. Do some searches on Korea about the escalating fight between Feminist and Anti-Feminist groups. Megalia is probably the most well

It's not uniquely American. Do some searches on Korea about the escalating fight between Feminist and Anti-Feminist groups. Megalia is probably the most well known and infamous organization. It's difficult to comment on due to the sheer . . . well. I'll give some links as an example: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/29/487832991/south-korea-is-contending-with-a-gamergate-of-its-own-over-a-t-shirt http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/29/487... https://www.10mag.com/megalia-south-koreas-radical-feminism-community/ https://www.10mag.com/megalia-south-koreas-radical-feminism-... https://www.koreabang.com/2016/features/the-rise-of-radical-korean-feminist-community-megalia.html https://www.koreabang.com/2016/features/the-rise-of-radical-... https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/4vb3lb/megalia_south_korean_feminism_goes_online/ https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/4vb3lb/megalia_south... http://i.imgur.com/1uePL0H.png http://i.imgur.com/1uePL0H.png I've given more than several different links for a reason. The difference in perspectives is really jarring and it's difficult to reconcile the two perspectives. Depending on who you talk to, Megalia is anything from a beleaguered feminist organization under attack from a misogynistic society, to a radical feminist group that is deeply hateful towards men of all kinds (straight/gay). If you dig deep enough, you'll see that a lot of important details in accounts on both sides get shaved away to create a compelling narrative. The end result is a real online bloodbath that has touched a lot of different aspects of Korean society.

mc32 9y ago
I've only heard of these kinds of vitriol in S.K --but I'm still surprised by the amount of all out hate outlined in your links --in an otherwise, at least on the surface, cohesive society. I'm just grateful that so far, Korea seems an outlier of this, at the present moment --not that it doesn't happen elsewhere or that it could not happen in places where it's rather tame. I hope as a species we find ways out of this kind of unfettered rancor. To be fair, not unlike a few other countries out there, S.K historically has been pretty patriarchal, so given this new outlet, this vehemence is not all that surprising as they learn to navigate these waters (who other might have to learn as well).
- guildwriter 9y ago
  The pent up rage of Megalia is not hard to understand if you've read up on Korean society. I'm not sure if it's still in practice, but I've heard from multiple sources that Korean companies will require women to have face shots with their resumes along with details like height and weight. It gets worse (doesn't it always), so this sort of clash is definitely wont to happen as society fights to figure out what the new "normal" is. That being said, Korea might be at the forefront, but other countries have it simmering underneath as well. Take this article on China for example: https://www.economist.com/news/china/21704853-online-mobs-get-rowdier-they-also-get-label-east-pink https://www.economist.com/news/china/21704853-online-mobs-ge... One of the reasons I've heard that the Communist Party heavily censors their web is to keep the nationalist elements of their populace under control. The article makes it sound fairly tame, but I've read around and seen some pretty ugly stuff. Obviously harder to find sources due to the nature of the Chinese web. You can see it in their media as well with how deeply patriotic many of their productions are.
dvfjsdhgfv 9y ago
It's because women in S. Korea (and several other Asian countries) have been treated almost like animals, and it was a cultural thing. It's a backlash for something that's been happening for a very long time, and in a way arguably more violent than in the West.

mc32 9y ago

I've only heard of these kinds of vitriol in S.K --but I'm still surprised by the amount of all out hate outlined in your links --in an otherwise, at least on the surface, cohesive society. I'm just grateful that so far, Korea seems an outlier of this, at the present moment --not that it doesn't happen elsewhere or that it could not happen in places where it's rather tame. I hope as a species we find ways out of this kind of unfettered rancor. To be fair, not unlike a few other countries out there, S.K historically has been pretty patriarchal, so given this new outlet, this vehemence is not all that surprising as they learn to navigate these waters (who other might have to learn as well).

guildwriter 9y ago
The pent up rage of Megalia is not hard to understand if you've read up on Korean society. I'm not sure if it's still in practice, but I've heard from multiple sources that Korean companies will require women to have face shots with their resumes along with details like height and weight. It gets worse (doesn't it always), so this sort of clash is definitely wont to happen as society fights to figure out what the new "normal" is. That being said, Korea might be at the forefront, but other countries have it simmering underneath as well. Take this article on China for example: https://www.economist.com/news/china/21704853-online-mobs-get-rowdier-they-also-get-label-east-pink https://www.economist.com/news/china/21704853-online-mobs-ge... One of the reasons I've heard that the Communist Party heavily censors their web is to keep the nationalist elements of their populace under control. The article makes it sound fairly tame, but I've read around and seen some pretty ugly stuff. Obviously harder to find sources due to the nature of the Chinese web. You can see it in their media as well with how deeply patriotic many of their productions are.

dvfjsdhgfv 9y ago

It's because women in S. Korea (and several other Asian countries) have been treated almost like animals, and it was a cultural thing. It's a backlash for something that's been happening for a very long time, and in a way arguably more violent than in the West.