Peer Review

Peer Review

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!

Yumi Chang (talk)08:49, 22 March 2018