Talk:GRSJ224/Me Too Movement In Korea

Hello, Thanks so much for writing about this topic! I've definitely seen a rise in feminism in South Korea over the past two years, but I had no idea that the #MeToo movement had taken off to this extent. The exact timeline on how the events began to unfold were helpful as well, but a suggestion would be to break it up a little to make it easier to follow. Visuaql aid would be helpful as well! I would love to read over this after your final draft is published, because I'm intrigued by how you will develop your points on the various controversies that surround the movement. It was really interesting to see how there was another side to the movement as opposed to the one that took place in the US and in Canada, which was largely positive and seemingly empowered thousands of women.

hi:) I really enjoyed your reading. I think your topic is really interesting. I did not know how Me too Movement has influenced in South Korea so, it was a good chance to know about it. I would suggest you that if you add more cases about this, it would be better to support your research. I agree with your point that there is some backlash of movement. I believe that Me Too movement is a great movement to protect victims however, it also can make other victims through this movement.

Wow! I had written a small paper that had to do with the Me Too movement and honestly I didn't even know about its popularity in Korea. I think this will be a very interesting topic if you can go into more detail with it. I think your outline/draft is definitely on the right track, you may want to give your information even more explanation and background such as Korean culture around this topic. I think Looks great!

Hi,

Lovely topic! I am personally driven to read articles and news about #MeToo Movement. What I would suggest is that it'll be nice to start off by sharing briefly what exactly the movement is about. I am saying this because whenever I engage myself in writing papers (for instance) I think of my audience having zero knowledge of my topic. This also makes it easier for my paper to flow. Furthermore, you could also shed light on the current state of assault and how it's dealt in South Korea. Lastly, adding some pictures/videos would make your page more engaging.

Goodluck on your assignment!

Hey! I'm super happy you chose the #MeToo movement to talk about on your wiki page. Especially specific to South Korea! As a Korean-Canadian I've actually been keeping up a bit with what's been happening in Korea and was genuinely surprised by the momentum it has built within the nation. I think the movement is particularly important for South Korea, which like most countries men still do dominate the top echelons of government and is still deeply a patriarchal society. In fact, I fully support the movement. It wasn't too long ago that the Korean actress Jung Ryeo Won spoke about sexual violence in the industry in her award speech and was slammed online by netizens calling her a "try hard." However, I'm optimistic that public sentiment on the subject is shifting slowly but surely.

I think it's also great that you mentioned Jo Min Ki and his subsequent suicide. You might even want to add the aftermath of Jo Min Ki's death and how netizens discussed the affect it may have on the #MeToo movement. From what I've read from the Korean Nate forums, many were unsympathetic towards Jo and rather believed his suicide was cowardice if not irresponsible.

For your controversy section, to add to your #3 point (that the #MeToo movement is not only for women) you could reference Lee Hyun Ju, a female director who was accused of sexual misconduct by another female movie director. I think this story was especially controversial because homosexuality is not freely spoken about in Korean society. This also helps challenge the stereotype that sexual abuse is only committed by men.

Good luck on the rest of your wiki page!

Hi,

I think it would be really interesting to better position the reader to the current state of Korea and how sexual assault has been dealt with in the past and how it is being dealt with currently. After this, you could give insight into a few cases, like you have done so far. However, rather then just reporting facts of a story, try and provide analysis as to what the implications would be for women in terms of their safety and well-being. The best way to approach this topic from an intersectional view would be too compare the Me Too Movement to that in other countries, so that the reader can see how race, gender, sexuality, age, or culture, may play a role in the way that sexual assault is dealt with and reported. Rather then titling one section "controversy" maybe look at how each case is controversial and why, then you can relate this information back to that of similar scenarios in the west.

Make sure to provide sources for your information since you want to have credibility for what you are reporting on, or if people wish to further explore the topics themselves.

I hope you are able to gather some more information about the topic, it would even be interesting if you referenced some specific peoples posts via screenshots of their Tweets or Facebook posts. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your finished work!

Cheers,

Mattea

Hi there, Being Korean Canadian myself, I was very intrigued to read specifically how the Me Too movement unfolded in Korea. I was wondering if you could provide references as to where you sourced all this information, it doesn't appear to be common knowledge. I am anticipating to read the last section about the controversies. Could you potentially speak more on the dominant hierarchy culture in Korea? Or find research on the gender roles in Korea and how that plays a role in the perception of this movement. Also, a comparison of the Western Me Too movement to Korea's movement could also reveal a lot about the different intersections of race, culture, ethnicity. I look forward to reading the rest of your wiki!