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Lazio
Joined: 15 Dec 2010
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 Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:04 am Post subject: Re: hmmm |
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| Those with a tan were considered to be part of a working class, even social status of "untouchables" and therefore shunned. |
It has changed a bit recently. A nice sun tan, especially in winter can mean that the person was able to afford a trip to the tropical zone. Not really money wise, but more like free-time wise. As we all know, Koreans have very limited vacation time in a year.
So as I heard. |
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nero
Joined: 11 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:45 am Post subject: Re: hmmm |
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| Lazio wrote: |
| no_tofu_speed wrote: |
| Those with a tan were considered to be part of a working class, even social status of "untouchables" and therefore shunned. |
It has changed a bit recently. A nice sun tan, especially in winter can mean that the person was able to afford a trip to the tropical zone. Not really money wise, but more like free-time wise. As we all know, Koreans have very limited vacation time in a year.
So as I heard. |
Yeah, some of my co teachers have taken it to an extreme and look quite ill. My students (who are rich and tanned) refer to them as the ghosts! |
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cragesmure
Joined: 23 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:36 am Post subject: Re: Racism against dark skinned koreans? |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
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Anybody have any links to articles about this?
I heard it was bad back in the day, but does it still linger. |
Racism? How is that racism? Hahaha... |
Nice use of the quote. Didn't contain the word "racism" at all. I get that it was in the original topic, but I think we can all assume that the OP was talking about prejudice. It may be that more helpful insights and fewer comments regarding semantics might be useful. |
Read the title of the thread, Einstein. |
I think I did, hence my comment. Where are your comprehension skills? The quote was misused, Einstein. But thanks for the input. |
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ZIFA
Joined: 23 Feb 2011
Location: Dici che il fiume..Trova la via al mare
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:06 am Post subject: |
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| I have heard Koreans jokingly refer to dark-skinned people as "kammagi" (crows). |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: Racism against dark skinned koreans? |
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| cragesmure wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| cragesmure wrote: |
| methdxman wrote: |
| minos wrote: |
Anybody have any links to articles about this?
I heard it was bad back in the day, but does it still linger. |
Racism? How is that racism? Hahaha... |
Nice use of the quote. Didn't contain the word "racism" at all. I get that it was in the original topic, but I think we can all assume that the OP was talking about prejudice. It may be that more helpful insights and fewer comments regarding semantics might be useful. |
Read the title of the thread, Einstein. |
I think I did, hence my comment. Where are your comprehension skills? The quote was misused, Einstein. But thanks for the input. |
You said that it didn't contain the word at all, but it was the OP, which is directly linked to the TITLE. Your post was wrong.
Good try, though. |
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Slowmotion
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| lol @ racism towards your own race |
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cyui
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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Yep. Thanks. I love it. 'Don't hate someone because of who they are;hate
them because of who you are".
Can you comprehend that, Einstein? :lol: |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:06 am Post subject: |
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| IMO, the way I think Koreans look at this, if you clearly have tons of money, then it's okay to have a tan.......but being poor and tanned is a no-no. |
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cyui
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| I know some people have such a warped sense of reality. :shock: |
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travel zen
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Location: Good old Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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| In the black community it used to be a big issue, t wouldn't susprise me if it occured here. |
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I think its like black Americans in the South. That darker skin looks like suntanned skin from working in the fields, rather than a fairer complexion from inside workers or rich elites or what have you.
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You guys talk about this, but is it an American thing? Most Africans think darker skin is better. I myself much prefer darker skin than anything else.
In the American South, 150 years ago, was this a 'thing' ? |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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| In the American South, 150 years ago, was this a 'thing' ? |
Try fifty years ago or less. |
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MyNameIsNobody
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:45 pm Post subject: Racism against dark skinned koreans? |
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| travel zen wrote: |
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| In the black community it used to be a big issue, t wouldn't susprise me if it occured here. |
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I think its like black Americans in the South. That darker skin looks like suntanned skin from working in the fields, rather than a fairer complexion from inside workers or rich elites or what have you.
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You guys talk about this, but is it an American thing? Most Africans think darker skin is better. I myself much prefer darker skin than anything else.
In the American South, 150 years ago, was this a 'thing' ? |
Sure it was/is "an American thing" as long as we include Central and South America too (and the Caribbean). I can't really speak about Canada beyond anecdotal stuff.
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| Most Africans think darker skin is better. |
Out of curiosity, what are you basing this on? |
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methdxman
Joined: 14 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: Racism against dark skinned koreans? |
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| cragesmure wrote: |
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| minos wrote: |
Anybody have any links to articles about this?
I heard it was bad back in the day, but does it still linger. |
Racism? How is that racism? Hahaha... |
Nice use of the quote. Didn't contain the word "racism" at all. I get that it was in the original topic, but I think we can all assume that the OP was talking about prejudice. It may be that more helpful insights and fewer comments regarding semantics might be useful. |
Please, whatever you do, do not raise children. |
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travel zen
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Location: Good old Toronto, Canada
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Sure it was/is "an American thing" as long as we include Central and South America too (and the Caribbean). I can't really speak about Canada beyond anecdotal stuff.
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Most Africans think darker skin is better.
Out of curiosity, what are you basing this on? |
I don't think you are black, but my family from the Caribbean, and their extended friends do not hold such an idiotic idea.
I can only imagine that an oppresive slave society would think of the darker/lighter thing. How many shades of brown is there?
African people I've known forever, I can list the countries that couldn't care less about darker/lighter shades. I've been to West Africa and I'm going there again.
It might be something you have read in a book dated 1950 by Fitzgerald McKennon   
It's not a black thing generally, its too unnatural. Do people really hate themselves? Not unless they have mental problems.
I would conceed that the Arab/Tuareg/Black African intermix has caused societal problems (slavery/genocide,etc) but black people do not want to be 'lighter skin' even then. |
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minos
Joined: 01 Dec 2010
Location: kOREA
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It used to be the case 50 or so years ago.
The lighter, mixed black folks (mulatto) used to be richer, more educated than the poorer, darker ones. It's referenced quite a bit in literature from that era. I think it died out after the civil rights era or at least stopped being an issue.
Since Korean only modernized recently, I wonder if some old, pale folks are prejudiced still. |
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