Comments on: (Seriously Stupid Department) KBS ‘foreign beauty’ program slammed for racism http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:42:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Gender Iconography & Transformations in Korean Pop Culture: What Can We Learn From Japanese Women’s SF? : gordsellar.com http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-184427 Gender Iconography & Transformations in Korean Pop Culture: What Can We Learn From Japanese Women’s SF? : gordsellar.com Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:16:08 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-184427 [...] and other appearances on TV, from the controversy-igniting blackface routine on [...] [...] and other appearances on TV, from the controversy-igniting blackface routine on [...]

]]> By: hanja http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-97732 hanja Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:07:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-97732 So... I wonder, can anyone answer how the producers seemed to have gotten the picture? Have any of you noticed a change it the program? Because the scene from 2006 seems completely inappropriate to me... So… I wonder, can anyone answer how the producers seemed to have gotten the picture? Have any of you noticed a change it the program? Because the scene from 2006 seems completely inappropriate to me…

]]> By: hanja http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-97728 hanja Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:38:08 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-97728 Perhaps the show has changed since 2006. However, from recently seeing it and talking to Korean friends about it, it seems to actually be a voice for foreigners in Korea who are interested enough to learn the language, who have relationships with Korean people, who criticize but also love Korea. The women speak about their own experiences as well as about their own countries. The questions are generally open-ended and the women seem to speak their minds without censorship. Most Koreans I've spoken with are impressed with the women's abilities in speaking Korean and enjoy the different perspectives the women bring on Korean culture. To me, the women seem to speak and act with dignity, and are not asked to do anything that would not be proper for a Korean woman to do. Perhaps the show has changed since 2006. However, from recently seeing it and talking to Korean friends about it, it seems to actually be a voice for foreigners in Korea who are interested enough to learn the language, who have relationships with Korean people, who criticize but also love Korea. The women speak about their own experiences as well as about their own countries. The questions are generally open-ended and the women seem to speak their minds without censorship. Most Koreans I’ve spoken with are impressed with the women’s abilities in speaking Korean and enjoy the different perspectives the women bring on Korean culture. To me, the women seem to speak and act with dignity, and are not asked to do anything that would not be proper for a Korean woman to do.

]]> By: Gillian http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58970 Gillian Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:55:54 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58970 So, let me see if I understand this, one the one hand, Koreans "Should" offer an appology, but Foreigners get charged with a "Crime." Okay. I understand now..... http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200612/14/200612142001142179900090409041.html So, let me see if I understand this, one the one hand, Koreans “Should” offer an appology, but Foreigners get charged with a “Crime.” Okay. I understand now…..
http://joongangdaily.joins.com.....09041.html

]]> By: logoman http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58962 logoman Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:41:51 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58962 I am very disturbed by the posts on this site. I think some of you here seriously need proper education regarding what is racism. It's just shocking to witness the site full of people generalizing and stereotyping Korean people(that is RACISM). I do agree that what happend on that stupid TV program should never happened again. Yet, that does not mean that generalizing every Korean people as racists is justifiable. More to say, some of the racial jokes that you are pulling is very disturbing, and even down-right scary. You guys are sounding like haters. Racism is everywhere, man. Don't think your country is free from that. I have lived in Canada for a half of my life, and I had always thought that racism in Canada is relatively minimal compared to other countries, until I heard this story. One of my Korean friend living in Toronto got scorned by a police officer, and what he said was pretty shocking: "I hate fucking koreans! You korean fuckers are always fighting!". Since then, he got this impression that Canada is a country full of racists. He also mention something about people shouting at him things like "Go back to North KOrea!", "fucking chink" Those verbal assaults are surprisingly frequent. In Russia, I read a newpaper article that the biggest trend over there is to follow Neo-nazi. Can you believe that? And most scary thing is that those Neo-nazi followers are targetting foreigners. Number of foreign people got murdered, mostly asians, was record-high, last year. I am very disturbed by the posts on this site.

I think some of you here seriously need proper education regarding what is racism. It’s just shocking to witness the site full of people generalizing and stereotyping Korean people(that is RACISM). I do agree that what happend on that stupid TV program should never happened again. Yet, that does not mean that generalizing every Korean people as racists is justifiable. More to say, some of the racial jokes that you are pulling is very disturbing, and even down-right scary. You guys are sounding like haters.

Racism is everywhere, man. Don’t think your country is free from that. I have lived in Canada for a half of my life, and I had always thought that racism in Canada is relatively minimal compared to other countries, until I heard this story. One of my Korean friend living in Toronto got scorned by a police officer, and what he said was pretty shocking: “I hate fucking koreans! You korean fuckers are always fighting!”. Since then, he got this impression that Canada is a country full of racists. He also mention something about people shouting at him things like “Go back to North KOrea!”, “fucking chink” Those verbal assaults are surprisingly frequent.

In Russia, I read a newpaper article that the biggest trend over there is to follow Neo-nazi. Can you believe that? And most scary thing is that those Neo-nazi followers are targetting foreigners. Number of foreign people got murdered, mostly asians, was record-high, last year.

]]> By: Japan Probe -Japan News & Culture Blog » Blog Archive » “Foreigners” on Japanese TV http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58929 Japan Probe -Japan News & Culture Blog » Blog Archive » “Foreigners” on Japanese TV Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:59:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58929 [...] As Korean netizens and expat bloggers are up in arms about a racially offensive TV segment in which a black woman is mocked by a Korean man wearing an Afro wig, a Japanese TV program that similarly makes humor out of the stereotypical features of another race continues to enjoy immense popularity. If you’ve been reading Japan Probe for a while, you’ve probably seen my previous posts on the rotating sushi segment of “Haneru no Tobira”. If not, here is a recording of last night’s segment: [...] [...] As Korean netizens and expat bloggers are up in arms about a racially offensive TV segment in which a black woman is mocked by a Korean man wearing an Afro wig, a Japanese TV program that similarly makes humor out of the stereotypical features of another race continues to enjoy immense popularity. If you’ve been reading Japan Probe for a while, you’ve probably seen my previous posts on the rotating sushi segment of “Haneru no Tobira”. If not, here is a recording of last night’s segment: [...]

]]> By: Brendon Carr http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58864 Brendon Carr Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:53:57 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58864 My guess is "iloveseoul" doesn't know how to seed. My torrent client (XTorrent for Mac OS X) is currently looking for the seed and thanks to the mighty bandwidth of Korea Telecom I'll have a 2MBps upload going once I get the download complete. But first, iloveseoul will have to seed -- or deliver a CD to me and I'll take care of the seeding. My guess is “iloveseoul” doesn’t know how to seed. My torrent client (XTorrent for Mac OS X) is currently looking for the seed and thanks to the mighty bandwidth of Korea Telecom I’ll have a 2MBps upload going once I get the download complete. But first, iloveseoul will have to seed — or deliver a CD to me and I’ll take care of the seeding.

]]> By: ZenKimchi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58861 ZenKimchi Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:43:18 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58861 Please seed the bit torrent. Please seed the bit torrent.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58859 SomeguyinKorea Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:35:21 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58859 There's a TV show on right now where the guests have to spot the real 'half-Korean' from half a dozen actors. How the hell could this be entertainment? There’s a TV show on right now where the guests have to spot the real ‘half-Korean’ from half a dozen actors. How the hell could this be entertainment?

]]> By: june http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58846 june Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:50:01 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/12/11/seriously-stupid-department-kbs-foreign-beauty-program-slammed-for-racism/#comment-58846 I can't believe that I read the word sikameos (시커먼스). I still remember that the two comedians with big afro wigs danced around and made fun of African descents. When the show was popular (it was around the middle 1980s), Korea didn't have PC at all. But things have been changed, and I don't think that offensive words could be used on TV any more. I can’t believe that I read the word sikameos (시커먼스). I still remember that the two comedians with big afro wigs danced around and made fun of African descents. When the show was popular (it was around the middle 1980s), Korea didn’t have PC at all. But things have been changed, and I don’t think that offensive words could be used on TV any more.

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