Comments on: Protests Halt Kamikaze Memorial

By: HSPark

HSPark — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:33:45 +0000

swlee = stacked = jk?

never seen someone so obsessed with shakuhachi like some sort of sick stalker who can’t let go of his hatred/complex for another individual who seems to get under his nerves.

By: swlee

swlee — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:24:41 +0000

wow Sakachi, your comment has an uncanny resemblence to my remark.
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ps, don’t you have your own blog?

By: swlee

swlee — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:22:41 +0000

Anyway, a lot of the redneck/expat commenters obviously have problems that are unrelated to what is going on here. They bring with them the redneck/expat version of “black rage”, with passive-aggressive posturing in opposition to the ‘culturally inferior’ Korean men.

By: shakuhachi

shakuhachi — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:11:48 +0000

Who in turn are often set off by the Korean/gyopo baiting.

Are you sure it starts off with “Korean/gyopo baiting”, Robert? In case you haven’t noticed, race baiting is the game the white man usually loses, and to my eyes the kyopo/Korean anger on this site is unjustified.

Surely you are not saying the invective from the likes of swlee is an appropriate reaction from reading the commentary here.

Anyway, a lot of the Korean/kyopo commenters obviously have problems that are unrelated to what is going on here. They bring with them the Korean/kyopo version of “black rage”, with passive-aggressive posturing in opposition to the evil white man.

By: swlee

swlee — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:36:49 +0000

“As for Stacked, he does go overboard….but then again, I didn’t think anyone would take him seriously.”
I think this is a good point, when the insult is blatantly bait, why swallow it? Perhaps such overly sensitive peoples shouldn’t be allowed to climb on the Internet.
Sure racism is bad, but it is not alone type of insult here. What about cheap personal attacks on peoples wives, like ******************** (content deleted by Robert Koehler). We need to emliminate shuch references to make Marmots Hole clean and fresh, somewhere we can all relax while saving the worlds problems. Not have to listen to derogatory talk about ****************, or something else.
Policing for racebaiting is a good idea, however it is something many of us Koreans have been doing on this site ever since the occidendalist rats jumped ship and infested this blog board. Lets work together.

By: JK

JK — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:08:44 +0000

Okay, dogbert, yes, the racism displayed toward Chinese, Japanese, and Mexicans by some kyopos is wrong. And the usage of the term “Jap” on this blog by one or two kyopo commenters did make my cringe.

(Then again, I had one Korean-American friend who would refer to his Chinese friend as a “Chink” which I thought was racist and inappropriate till I found out that he used the term to describe people of ANY Asian descent, be it Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. Some sort of Gen X, Southern, ghetto talk or whatever. And yes, he referred to me as a “Chink” as well. I would have normally kicked anyone’s ass that had said that to me, but it coming from )a smaller fellow Korean-American who described himself as such, what could I do?)

As for Stacked, he does go overboard….but then again, I didn’t think anyone would take him seriously.

By: Skookum

Skookum — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:40:56 +0000

#108
As for Japan, I think they really believe that asserting Korean cultural suzerainty over Japan’s is a just cause, because for one, they really believe Japan cheated its way to becoming a major world power by stealing a lot, if not everything, from the Koreans, and for two, they believe the entire Japanese nation is in denial of Korean influences on its culture and gene pool, which makes them all the more angry given their first belief. The unthankful Japanese.

By: mizar5

mizar5 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:22:44 +0000

“Mizar, does the same thing apply to people of Korean descent living in America and Canada who point out the often-negative behavior of so-called “experienced cross-cultural dwellers”?”

Naturally.

“I and others of Korean descent have been accused of racism on this blog frequently by some of the “angry expats” when I felt it was not called for.”

Same here. What you describe would be inexcusable. I’m sure there are some angry people around but I personally do not pay that much attention to race baiting. Next time it happens, point it out, and I will support you in condemning it.

By: dogbert

dogbert — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:06:11 +0000

JK, all well and good, but it does not explain or excuse the blatant racism and prejudice some of those same Korean or kyopo commenters display toward Chinese, Japanese, or Mexicans, for example.

By: JK

JK — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:41:34 +0000

“No, what I witness here are not ‘angry expats’ but experienced cross-cultural dwellers who are highly qualified by firsthand experince to express their cultural criticisms.”

Mizar, does the same thing apply to people of Korean descent living in America and Canada who point out the often-negative behavior of so-called “experienced cross-cultural dwellers”? Because the ones swlee refers to as the “angry expat” do throw the “racist” term around a lot, too, as it regards Koreans and those of Korean descent like myself while those of Korean descent think it’s the other way around.

I just want some consistency from you. If you’re sick of the “racist” accusation in regards to those who (often overly and unreasonably) criticize Korea, Koreans, and even Americans and Canadians of Korean descent I hope that means you’re tired of it coming from white expats living in Korea as well. I and others of Korean descent have been accused of racism on this blog frequently by some of the “angry expats” when I felt it was not called for. I hope you will be consistent and say that such an accusation is wrong since you are so quick to brush aside the “racist” label in regards to white expats in Korea.