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Racism on TV Again?
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ghostrider



Joined: 27 Jun 2011

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:30 pm    Post subject: Racism on TV Again? Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpJ5Lbm1GT4

Apparently, it's a video about foreign sexual predators who target Korean women. It looks like there is a lot of heated debate in the comments section.
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World Traveler



Joined: 29 May 2009

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think TV shows like this are a contributing factor to why so many job ads (for teaching positions of all ages, university jobs included) say "female only":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIoZa1eA3rY
[2:38-7:35]
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ghostrider



Joined: 27 Jun 2011

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

World Traveler wrote:
I think TV shows like this are a contributing factor to why so many job ads (for teaching positions of all ages, university jobs included) say "female only":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIoZa1eA3rY
[2:38-7:35]

That's from a show that used to be popular a few years ago. It was kind of like Jerry Springer. They'd reenact some bad things people did and then those people would confront each other on TV. That episode was called "Foreign teachers and club girls." At the end you can see a Korean girl confronting one of the teachers that raped her and the teacher who cheated on her.
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aq8knyus



Joined: 28 Jul 2010
Location: London

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bet you wont be able to find any videos warning Korean men about the danger of white women.

When it comes to guys, women should be cautious irrespective of race or nationality. Also how many different nationalities does 'white guy' cover, they could range from Kenyan to Ecuadorian.

Does anyone have a link to the reaction by the rest of the audience? I was watching the other videos and Sam Hammington did a good job, I would like to see his response.
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ghostrider



Joined: 27 Jun 2011

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

aq8knyus wrote:
I was watching the other videos and Sam Hammington did a good job, I would like to see his response.

He does talk a little bit about it in his latest podcast. Go to about 17:45 in episode 15.
http://s2irecords.com/?audio=the-podcast-of-destiny
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EZE



Joined: 05 May 2012

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was chatting on a social media site recently with a friend from my hometown who, along with his wife, had adopted two Korean orphans years ago. He was telling me about how he had taken his daughters to Korea last fall so they could see the country where they were born, and people were looking worried over a white guy hanging out with two teenage Korean girls even though he's the only dad they've ever known.

He's probably an amazing father, but people looked at him like he's some sort of perverted, dirty man, and it's probably because of the racist propaganda on TV here.
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Dodge7



Joined: 21 Oct 2011

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

EZE wrote:
I was chatting on a social media site recently with a friend from my hometown who, along with his wife, had adopted two Korean orphans years ago. He was telling me about how he had taken his daughters to Korea last fall so they could see the country where they were born, and people were looking worried over a white guy hanging out with two teenage Korean girls even though he's the only dad they've ever known.

He's probably an amazing father, but people looked at him like he's some sort of perverted, dirty man, and it's probably because of the racist propaganda on TV here.
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lol well you do have to admit it would look kind of strange seeing some old dude walking around with a couple young Korean females. I'm sure adoption probably didn't cross their minds, nor would mine if I saw them.
You can't really blame Koreans in this case for not knowing a strangers life story and how it came about that they are walking together. I'm sure they got strange looks in their home country, too. They can only go by what they see on the outside (in this situation).
I got the same kind of stares when I was 26 dating a 40 year old. People couldn't tell if I was her son or if we were dating. It was funny.
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EZE



Joined: 05 May 2012

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing I understand where you're coming from, but I maintain that he could've been given the benefit of the doubt. Young female Korean cult members are always chatting me up in public and even come to my door, even at late hours, to convince me to join their cults. It seems like that should've been guess #1 for anyone sticking their nose into his personal business.
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Kepler



Joined: 24 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Korean Sentry comments:

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lol and they say Koreans are so racist at trying to frame Westerners. LOL they would be saying the same thing and showing the same thing on TV if i went to America doing the same thing with their western women. Absolute hypocrites!
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comm



Joined: 22 Jun 2010

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kepler wrote:
Korean Sentry comments:

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lol and they say Koreans are so racist at trying to frame Westerners. LOL they would be saying the same thing and showing the same thing on TV if i went to America doing the same thing with their western women. Absolute hypocrites!

That, or we'd hire him to write an advice column for LA Weekly. JT Tran is American, but I think the point still holds since this seems to be about race.
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sluggo832004



Joined: 04 Sep 2010

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote