The Growing Gender War In South Korea

Quartz.com has a long, but interesting read about the growing gender war in South Korea.  Of course the Gangnam murder case is brought up of evidence of growing misogyny against women in South Korea without providing the context that the murder was by a schizophrenic homeless man who was in and out of mental hospitals.  Regardless I think most people would agree there is room for improvement in South Korea in regards to the treatment of women.  However, one group Megalia is accused of being a radical feminist group that is further dividing the sexes in South Korea with its various activities.  The group’s logo in fact makes light of how small male penises are in South Korea.

In response to the growing feminist movement in Korea Korean men are now complaining they are being discriminated against and one guy even jumped off a bridge to promote the idea:

Speaking up for men’s rights isn’t a fringe idea in Korea—it has become mainstream. “What’s striking about the current situation is the extent to which… men seem to be feeling very comfortable in saying that women’s demands for greater rights or greater protection are misguided,” says Koo Se-woong, a former university teacher and managing editor of liberal news site Korea Expose.

In one extreme display of men’s rights, in 2013, the heavily indebted founder of men’s activism group Man of Korea (link in Korean), Song Jae-gi, decided to jump off a bridge to raise money for his group. TV cameras were present as he readied to throw himself into the Han River. Among the goals of Man of Korea was the abolishment of the government’s agency the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and compensation for Korean men who served in the military (all Korean men must serve two years in the army). His body was found a few days later.  [Quartz.com]

Anyway for those that have 15 minutes to spare I recommend reading the whole article.