Korean Job Discussion Forums

[cmxc]

So the Norks are calling President Obama a 'wicked black money with a red bum'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/08/north-korea-obama-monkey_n_5288121.html

The real question is, are the attitudes displayed by the Norks toward persons of color that different from the attitudes held by the majority of South Koreans, especially the ones older than say, 30 or 40?

Question: if Barry Obama came to Korea, not having been President of the US, but as a business man or political-activist, just how welcome would he be to the average Korean person?

[Steelrails]

I think its a bit of a stretch to connect two countries, even if they have the same ethnicity and language, if one does things like have hundreds of thousands in gulags, and executes people in bizarre and cruel ways and is essentially an organized crime syndicate.

Besides, you're talking about a press release from the North Korean media. This isn't an opinion freely given. This is a bit written by somebody at the Ministry of Propaganda who crafted the statement, and the people reporting it have to read it or be shot and have their families thrown into a labor camp.

[dairyairy]

North Korea always says extreme things about the USA, Japan, and the leadership in South Korea.

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

Of course, it's right back at them from some in South Korea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEvnM0I3EWs

[maitaidads]

[Who's Your Daddy?]

North Korean statements don't relate to South Koreans. North Korean propaganda even tells N. Koreans that South Korean blood is impure because they're mixing with foreigners. North Koreans are so isolated and brainwashed. Here an interesting piece:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163817/How-North-Korean-children-taught-hate-American-b----kindergarten.html

[atwood]

The racist remarks that Americans make regarding President Obama, such as those of Ted Nugent, are of much more concern that what any Korean thinks or says, IMO.

[Stan Rogers]

The North Korean regime does not care what you think of them. You can say what you want about them, tweet it death, hashtag the Hell out it. It makes no difference.

[catman]

Kim Jung-Un is a Tea Party member.

[teedram]

Making ignorant comments about the US president is nothing compared to what the NK government does to its own people.

[Steelrails]

[jazzmaster]

I was called a miguk nom on Friday by an older Korean man. The mentality mentioned in the article also exists in South Korea.

[andrewchon]

If he came as a jr Senator (IL, D), then probably go unnoticed.
If he came as a Harvard Law professor to meet with former presidents: Kim Dae Jung or Noh Moo Hyun, then pro-leftist media would've made some polite remarks.
If he came to organise ESL teachers then he'd been told "there's no need and please go back".

Other than those I can't see any other reason for Barack Obama to come to Korea. He doesn't have any business backgound.

As for NK's 'black monkey...' thing: that's what Koreans used to call the Japanese occupiers. Koreans in 30-40's don't use that metaphor. People in 50-60's do. Would they call Obama 'black....'? Why not? Their life sucks and will continue to suck. Things ain't gonna improve by holding back. However, not many would bother. Most powerful man in the world he maybe, he just isn't relevant to them in their lives. War against racism? Wh....hip, straight over their heads.

[Stan Rogers]

[Stan Rogers]

What was Obama's response?

[jazzmaster]