A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film’s feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for ‘Barbie’ in Korea.”
A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film’s feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for ‘Barbie’ in Korea.”
There is a huge debate in South Korea over feminism. I’m not Korean, but I’ve read a lot that Korean men do get special treatment from the government, colleges, and workplaces, but mostly for their mandatory military service. The argument seems to be that if women want the same treatment, they’re free to sign up for military service.
Maybe the issue is compelling your citizens to join your military in the first place?
The common understanding is with DPRK ready to go at any given moment in theory that they need the population to be trained just in case.
Then it seems pretty sexist to leave women out of the opportunity to effectively defend themselves in case North Korea ever attacks.
This was an incredibly stupid thing to say when their only direct neighbor wants them all dead.
If the threat is that large then it should be no issue to have a standing, regular army instead of forced conscription.
Sounds fair to me.
i also think blackmailing women into joining the military is a sustainable idea
Oh, but I guess totally okay to blackmail men because they’re disposable
Makes sense for a country still technically in a civil war, I guess.