Comments on: Violent Crime Against Women in the News

By: colontos

colontos — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:26:17 +0000

“I don’t believe a single dong could withstand so many sexual assaults”

Quote of the month!

By: Breaktrack

Breaktrack — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:47:38 +0000

Again, xenophobia at it’s best me thinks. If a story like this was published about Korean males sexually assaulting non Korean females in a national newspaper in the US or somewhere else, that place would be deemed 100% racist. Of course Koreans aren’t being racist, they’re just protecting their country. It’s a form of patriotism you know. I guess there’s no point in bitching, Korea isn’t going to change.

By: dda

dda — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:09:52 +0000

Where can I take a foreign friend, for future reference?

Try JJ Mahoney’s at the Hyatt.

By: pixel

pixel — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:00:54 +0000

It looks like Korean women aren’t only at risk here in Korea.
Today’s Hidden Slave Trade -NYT

By: swlee

swlee — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:20:12 +0000

“If there really have been 180 registered complaints of sexual assaults committed by foreigners in just a single dong, it would suggest a very legitimate problem.”
I don’t believe single dong could withstand so many sexual assaults (are there any other kind?), although over what time period is a factor.
And can we please refrain from making racist comments about south asian peoples.

By: globalvillageidiot

globalvillageidiot — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:07:19 +0000

I’m looking forward to Robert’s findings at the police station. If there really have been 180 registered complaints of sexual assaults committed by foreigners in just a single dong, it would suggest a very legitimate problem.

By: Paul H.

Paul H. — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:54:59 +0000

#29: “..Aren’t Bangaladeshis like ueberhappy Buddhists or Hindis or somesuch?…”

Until 1971, Bangladesh was formally known as East Pakistan and was united politically with the predominantly Muslim state of what we now call Pakistan (which was then called West Pakistan). The 1971 war between “Pakistan” and India involved the Indians helping the Muslim Bengalis of East Pakistan to achieve independence from the political domination of the Bangladeshis’ fellow Muslims of West Pakistan (who, though co-religionists, were of different ethnicity).

In 1947 when India and Pakistan were formed from British India, the western part of British administered Bengal province choose to separate from the predominantly Hindu eastern portion (which went with India). The movie “Ghandi” gives a hint as to the violence and ethnic displacement which accompanied this change.

A Bangladeshi in Korea is most likely to be a Muslim Bengali. 98 per cent of the population of Bangladesh is “Bangla” (Bengali), 83 per cent is Muslim, according to wikipedia.

By: setnaffa

setnaffa — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:27:11 +0000

Those of you who seek to be apologists for Muslim hate-crimes against women must either be Muslims or dhimmis.

Heck, even in Itaewon, the only unfriendly words or glances I’ve received in Korea have been from readily apparent followers of a certain misogynistic cult of pedophiles (look up “Kandahar” and “Beslan” for many recent examples)… and that from folks staying at the same hotel…

And may I say that counts a lot of time spent shopping, eating, walking, and talking around points from Incheon to Yoido to Downtown Seoul and from Guri to Pyeongtaek… More than 75% of the time I was the only Caucasian face within shouting distance… Lots of traveling on subways, buses, and taxis.

By the way, we already know about “al-taqiyyah”… We want to tell you about how to get to heaven based on the blood of Jesus; but if you think lying to non-Muslims and wearing Semtec(tm) sneakers is the way, well, we hope you find wisdom before it’s too late.

By: luweiqd

luweiqd — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:24:03 +0000

Look at trackback #2 below… that’s Malagasy (after some research), how random?

How on earth did this thread get picked up by someone in Madagascar? Maybe there’s a hidden community of labourers in Ansan looking to whisk meek Korean virgins off to Antananarivo and Tamatave.

By: hardyandtiny

hardyandtiny — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:09:24 +0000

“The problem is that the sexual crimes committed by these foreigners against Korean women has surpassed the danger level.”

ah yeah “the danger level”, that’s a problem. Those guys need to drawback a bit and only rape a few Korean women a month.