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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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 Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:03 pm Post subject: This is how you spend your time? |
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Really?
I really don't want people like this in my son's classroom.
***NSFW***
http://youtu.be/UhWKLGb54Ks
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Ranman
Joined: 18 Aug 2012
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| I don't see the problem? He's raising awareness of the double standard of how foreigners are perceived in Korea. He's making a mockery of it. Is it off-putting to some? Well, yeah, but I think that's the point. |
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Seoulman69
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| While I think his intentions are good I don't think that's the way to go about it. Korean's aren't big on satire and the *beep* is pushing it too far. The fact that he couldn't get a Korean girl to play the part of a Korean girl would seem to confirm that. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Any credibility the performance had went out of the window the minute he strapped on the metre-long neon pink phallus. |
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transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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While you can understand the motives behind it, it's a pretty dumb, shallow and lazy way of going about it.
Just because it is satire doesn't mean it is exempt from quality control. |
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Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Korean Based British artist James Topple will be performing in the streets of Itaewon on Saturday March 9th a piece titled Victim of Foreigner. |
I thought it was quite funny until I saw that he is an 'artist' (and a Brit too)
I now hang my head in shame 
And he has 3 kids! I guess they'll be pround of their daddy in the years to come! |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Doesn't take much to be an artist these days. I'd love to see him do his show outside of itaewon. |
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EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I see where they're coming from, but it was the wrong way to go about it, in my opinion. I imagine most Koreans won't get the humor and will see it as a confirmation of what they already believe about foreigners. |
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hiamnotcool
Joined: 06 Feb 2012
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Ranman wrote: |
| I don't see the problem? He's raising awareness of the double standard of how foreigners are perceived in Korea. He's making a mockery of it. Is it off-putting to some? Well, yeah, but I think that's the point. |
He isn't raising awareness about anything except why foreigners shouldn't be supervised while they live in Korea. I don't want a gigantic !@#% shoved in my face while I'm trying to have a cup of coffee. This is where I have to scoff at the foreigners that claim Korean adults are immature.
I think he is more interested in becoming famous through controversy in Korea than actually helping foreigners fight discrimination. Hopefully this gets ignored and blows over. Best case scenario for him is having this make the news and all that. I really feel sorry for his daughters. |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| He looks like a moron, and is part of the problem. The takeaway from the encounter for Koreans (and maybe myself too) would be "foreigners are morons." |
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creeper1
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:42 pm Post subject: art |
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For me it was a wonderful piece of abstract, modern art.
It grappled with issues as broad as xenophobia in an ingenious satirical way.
Whoever thought of that skit and designed it need to be recognized.
I need to send this to the Tate modern and see if they can have a display this in their museum.
Such a masterpiece deserves a wider audience. |
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rkc76sf
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:01 am Post subject: Re: art |
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| creeper1 wrote: |
For me it was a wonderful piece of abstract, modern art.
It grappled with issues as broad as xenophobia in an ingenious satirical way.
Whoever thought of that skit and designed it need to be recognized.
I need to send this to the Tate modern and see if they can have a display this in their museum.
Such a masterpiece deserves a wider audience. |
Now that's good satire. |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:15 am Post subject: Re: art |
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| creeper1 wrote: |
For me it was a wonderful piece of abstract, modern art.
It grappled with issues as broad as xenophobia in an ingenious satirical way.
Whoever thought of that skit and designed it need to be recognized.
I need to send this to the Tate modern and see if they can have a display this in their museum.
Such a masterpiece deserves a wider audience. |
maybe theyll do with they did with that tracy emin piece - mistake it for a pile of crap and throw it in the skip |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| However they go about it, I'm glad at least someone is doing something to shine a light on the old fashioned attitudes Koreans have towards us |
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drcrazy
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan
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| Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:42 am Post subject: |
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I ain't never seen nothin like that in Pusan.  |
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