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The South Korean feminists rejecting the limp ‘brand’ of liberal feminism
Jo Bartosch speaks to NAYOUNG KIM about how South Korean women have lit a fire of feminist activism by rejecting the confining ‘corset’ of sex role stereotypes
Nayoung Kim has rejected traditional ideas about ‘femininity’
SEVIM DAGDELEN says European Nato states are escalating ever closer to direct conflict with a nuclear power, and sacrificing welfare states built up over a century to finance it
KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how
IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
STEPHEN ARNELL looks at some of the notorious political corruption cases from British history
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
RADICAL change is coming for women, and it’s rising from the east.
In South Korea a new feminist movement dubbed “Ditch the Corset” is tearing down the restrictions and expectations placed on women and girls.
I spoke with Nayoung Kim, a 29-year-old radical feminist from Seoul. An attorney full of feminist fire, Nayoung told me more about the new generation turning their backs on the suffocating “corset” of femininity: “South Korea has always had feminists engaged in activism against male dominance but very few massive ‘waves.’ The most recent explosion of feminist sentiments and activism started happening around 2014 and has continued to grow.”
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