Comments on: Can’t blame the English teachers for this one http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 16 May 2008 04:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: daeguowl http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47433 daeguowl Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:54:32 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47433 This news has completely changed my views on the Chris Charles saga. I now firmly believe that he was seduced into it one of his adult students who also happened to be one of the depraved ajummas from the website detailed above. It is clear to me that she was getting photos put up on an American blogsite as the next proponent of Hallyu...... This news has completely changed my views on the Chris Charles saga. I now firmly believe that he was seduced into it one of his adult students who also happened to be one of the depraved ajummas from the website detailed above. It is clear to me that she was getting photos put up on an American blogsite as the next proponent of Hallyu……

]]> By: Kunsanpcv http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47424 Kunsanpcv Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:17:50 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47424 This remains so weird. When I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea (30 years ago) I noted that it cost more to buy a black market used playboy than actually do the deed with a live woman (don't know about dead ones?) Korean attitudes toward sex remain contradictory to say the least. This remains so weird. When I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea (30 years ago) I noted that it cost more to buy a black market used playboy than actually do the deed with a live woman (don’t know about dead ones?) Korean attitudes toward sex remain contradictory to say the least.

]]> By: Origami http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47376 Origami Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:00:47 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47376 They wouldn't have gotten into trouble if they were discrete or flocking near a beach getting fresh air. :P They wouldn’t have gotten into trouble if they were discrete or flocking near a beach getting fresh air.
:P

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47341 michael Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:55:40 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47341 Ajumma's nude except for her sun visor.... --shudder-- Ajumma’s nude except for her sun visor….

–shudder–

]]> By: usinkorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47336 usinkorea Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:51:11 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47336 Wait......I remember a story from a couple of years back about a Korean website that had live sex via the internet. Was that based outside of Korea? I thought the studio and sex were done inside Korea....???.... Wait……I remember a story from a couple of years back about a Korean website that had live sex via the internet. Was that based outside of Korea? I thought the studio and sex were done inside Korea….???….

]]> By: usinkorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47335 usinkorea Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:49:39 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47335 "who get their kicks by looking at nude pictures rather than, say, getting some trim off a prostitute." That's the part I find bizarre: that in the land of 10,000 ways to get a prostitute, sharing nude pictures is illegal... “who get their kicks by looking at nude pictures rather than, say, getting some trim off a prostitute.”

That’s the part I find bizarre: that in the land of 10,000 ways to get a prostitute, sharing nude pictures is illegal…

]]> By: Zonath http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47333 Zonath Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:58:45 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47333 <blockquote>Police said some of the couple posed for the camera to make ends meet, but it seems most of the offenders did so because of their “abnormal sexual tastes” or to show of the beauty of their significant others.</blockquote> ...and of course, this is really all the motivation you need -- bust 41 people (out of 300,000) in order to reinforce the idea that there's something 'abnormal' about posting or looking at nude photos. Just like any of the other "crackdowns" that have been announced, it really seems to be more about image than substance -- a chance for the government to grab a couple headlines away from the newest scandal and make it look like they're actually doing something useful -- protecting society from the types of 'perverts' who get their kicks by looking at nude pictures rather than, say, getting some trim off a prostitute.

Police said some of the couple posed for the camera to make ends meet, but it seems most of the offenders did so because of their “abnormal sexual tastes” or to show of the beauty of their significant others.

…and of course, this is really all the motivation you need — bust 41 people (out of 300,000) in order to reinforce the idea that there’s something ‘abnormal’ about posting or looking at nude photos. Just like any of the other “crackdowns” that have been announced, it really seems to be more about image than substance — a chance for the government to grab a couple headlines away from the newest scandal and make it look like they’re actually doing something useful — protecting society from the types of ‘perverts’ who get their kicks by looking at nude pictures rather than, say, getting some trim off a prostitute.

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47332 Sonagi Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:31:24 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47332 <blockquote>Korean porn sites, yes, and I could <strike>recommend</strike>rattle off a couple of them if you need visual evidence.</blockquote>

Korean porn sites, yes, and I could recommendrattle off a couple of them if you need visual evidence.

]]> By: gammazamma http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47330 gammazamma Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:51:07 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47330 This proves that the majority of closet pervs tend to come from the elites of Korean society. Sicko bastards. This proves that the majority of closet pervs tend to come from the elites of Korean society. Sicko bastards.

]]> By: Robert Koehler http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47326 Robert Koehler Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:15:40 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/28/cant-blame-the-english-teachers-for-this-one/#comment-47326 <blockquote>Am I missing something here? Are there no Korean-based porn sites? There are no porn sites for paying customers? If there are, what laws are these people breaking? It becomes illegal only if the people putting up the images are not Korean gangsters who have paid off the police, or what?</blockquote> <i>As far as I know</i>, there are no Korea-based <i>porn</i> sites (i.e., ones that show muff). Korean porn sites, yes, and I could rattle off a couple of them if you need visual evidence. But I believe the servers are all based overseas, and in the United States in particular. I'm not sure what the deal is with the site mentioned in the Yonhap piece. Perhaps the server was in the States but the administrators here, or perhaps the server was here. I really can't say. <blockquote>And an even bigger conundrum: has there been a real crackdown on the sex industry in Korea I haven’t heard about?</blockquote> The short answer is no. The red-light districts have taken a beating, but other places of prostitution are still doing a brisk trade. <blockquote>Has all that disappeared? Or is busting these people just a very selective event? I honestly, really don’t get it. How can all these other things I’ve seen in public not bring the police if this photo sharing site does?</blockquote> Well, with things like this, police tend to be very selective. For the most part, police see prostitution and porn as victimless crimes, so even though the current administration see things differently and occassionally makes the police launch crackdowns, the cops are willing to turn a blind eye as long as certain lines aren't crossed. Spouse photos and wife swapping are apparently two of those lines.

Am I missing something here? Are there no Korean-based porn sites? There are no porn sites for paying customers? If there are, what laws are these people breaking? It becomes illegal only if the people putting up the images are not Korean gangsters who have paid off the police, or what?

As far as I know, there are no Korea-based porn sites (i.e., ones that show muff). Korean porn sites, yes, and I could rattle off a couple of them if you need visual evidence. But I believe the servers are all based overseas, and in the United States in particular. I’m not sure what the deal is with the site mentioned in the Yonhap piece. Perhaps the server was in the States but the administrators here, or perhaps the server was here. I really can’t say.

And an even bigger conundrum: has there been a real crackdown on the sex industry in Korea I haven’t heard about?

The short answer is no. The red-light districts have taken a beating, but other places of prostitution are still doing a brisk trade.

Has all that disappeared? Or is busting these people just a very selective event? I honestly, really don’t get it. How can all these other things I’ve seen in public not bring the police if this photo sharing site does?

Well, with things like this, police tend to be very selective. For the most part, police see prostitution and porn as victimless crimes, so even though the current administration see things differently and occassionally makes the police launch crackdowns, the cops are willing to turn a blind eye as long as certain lines aren’t crossed. Spouse photos and wife swapping are apparently two of those lines.

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