Women’s Bodies in Korea’s Consumer Society, Part 1: Their Neo-Confucian Heritage
(Screen capture from the movie Dasepo Naughty Girls/다세포소녀. Source: martin francisco) “Koreans are conformist because of their Confucian heritage…yada yada yada” Even though I’ve chosen to live in Korea...
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( Source ) For all my love of Korean culture, I’ve never really understood the appeal of modern hanbok (한복). Primarily, because of their impracticality: after performing the ancestor worship rites...
View ArticleFree The Nipple in Korea? Why Not? Uncovering the history of a taboo
Earlier this month, the Korean media ignored a Free the Nipple event held by Womenlink. This lack of coverage is just one reason why the campaign may struggle to take-off in Korea. But stranger things...
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