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Semi-Nude Photos of 14-Year Old Draw Controversy
No, despite my reputation I’m not going to weigh in with heavy commentary on these pictures of 14-year old female student Park Seo-jin (박서진) for the Mnet reality show I Am A Model, my plan to translate...
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Quick Statistics on Child Sexual Abuse in Korea
( Source: unknown ) The Ministry for Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs can certainly be misguided in the “protection” it provides to youngsters sometimes (see#2 here), but given Korean television’s...
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Countering Sexual Violence in Korea (Updated)
Once again, Korea has gotten the lowest score of all high-income countries in a recent survey of gender-equality worldwide. And, at 104th out of 131 countries surveyed, it was bested by numerous much...
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Korean Police Can Now Give Restraining Orders on the Spot
(Source) It’s just a short article, tucked away on page 6 of the Busan edition of the November 10th Focus (below). But still, it’s always nice to hear that a new domestic violence law is actually being...
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Ali Meets Father of 8 year-old Rape Victim “Na-young”
(Source) If you’ve never heard of Ali (알리), Na-young (나영; a pseudonym), or their connection, please see Seoulbeats for some background. Assuming that you have, I’d like to add just two things here....
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Korean Sociological Image #74: Child Sex Offender Notices
(Source) Update: With thanks to reader Lily for pointing it out, the notice I received says not to post it on the internet. I’ve replaced it with a screenshot of the Korean sex offender registry...
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Quick Hit: Harassment Framed as Affection
(Dummy Harassment by gaelx; CC BY-SA 2.0) Via The Korea Herald: Former National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae is to be questioned over allegations of molesting a golf caddie, police said Saturday…...
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“Sexy Concepts with James Turnbull”
(Source) Ahem. But really, they’re just a very small part of my July interview with Colin Marshall for the Notebook on Cities and Culture podcast, where we also discuss: …what Westerners find so...
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Korean Sociological Image #93: Korea’s Dark Circles
Very busy with work and deadlines these days (sorry), I picked up these daily planner post-its to try to make more efficient use of my time: (Source: ebay) I don’t recommend them: at 8cm in diameter,...
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