Submitted by Mrloler70 t3_117zrfs in UpliftingNews
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pink_thieff t1_j9gqdvf wrote
same! i went there with my family about four of five years ago. there was a protest against same-sex marriage while i was there. disheartening to see and experience.
moal09 t1_j9honiq wrote
S. Korea is unique as far as east asian countries go where the majority of the population is Christian -- in part from a century of American missionary work, but also due to a lot of the fallout from the Japanese occupation during World War 2.
A conservative culture + a conservative religion means stuff like this takes a while to get going.
mayssi t1_j9j5ki5 wrote
The majority of the population in Korea aka 60% does not have a religion.
cesarmac t1_j9gxs6s wrote
I recently got into kdramas, a rare few of them are surprisingly good at delivering realistic life interactions and friend groups that you just don't see in western shows. Yet I never really noticed any kind of gay representation in the shows with the exception of one.
Decided to look it up and apparently South Korea has basically no rights for same sex couples or even gays in general. Good to hear that they are making a change.
AFatz t1_j9hwk0y wrote
I think the show Nevertheless, has a lesbian relationship, or at least they were both women by whatever denomination they go by.
Also Love to Hate You just came out and has at least 1 other lesbian couple.
GreyMooseBoost t1_j9i6jt4 wrote
Yes! I seriously teared up while watching Nevertheless when I got to that story line. It may seem small to most but progress is still great to see
Carazhan t1_jaeowao wrote
reality shows are starting to cover same sex relationships too, merry queer following all sorts of lgbt people and their day to day struggles on a basic level, and i forget what this dating reality show was but one of the women confessed and asked to go on a date with another of the women, and was accepted
mayssi t1_j9j5m1e wrote
There’s plenty of korean dramas with gay relationships. The genre is called bl in asia
cesarmac t1_j9j7f03 wrote
From what I can father this is a fairly new thing, not an established type of show.
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Tokishi7 t1_j9iw20h wrote
Kdramas are also heavily monitored and influenced by the government. It’s one of the issues we have here is that kdramas will often come in waves from government incentives
SoulSearchingRaven t1_j9elei6 wrote
That’s good :)
Giraf123 t1_j9ev5fe wrote
But that's.. WESTERN PROPAGANDA!?
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Phantomebb t1_j9g664a wrote
Is this just me or is this super racist?
GlitterCoveredUdder t1_j9gwgd6 wrote
Hopefully we will see more LGBTQ ppl getting recognized and respected in Korea
sneak91 t1_j9i3fpb wrote
woooooooow!! 🎉🌈
imperialblitz t1_j9kh8dy wrote
That's one step forward. Congrats South Korea!
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King-Brisingr t1_j9j2aw6 wrote
Glad to see south Korea taking initiative and moving forward in the name of progress. Can't wait to hear the norths propaganda against the south being all gay friendly now.
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grumpykruppy t1_j9fjbgb wrote
... What?
s-mores t1_j9ftcfb wrote
Cuckservative word salad. Just block and move on.
mCanYilmaz t1_j9fugrb wrote
What did he even tried to say?
SilentJester798 t1_j9fw0pf wrote
I think he just typed “That’s rich coming from” and let his phone decide the rest.
mCanYilmaz t1_j9fwttq wrote
Hahaha I’m going to try the same…
“That’s rich coming from you guys lol but I’m sure you’ll get it eventually lol I’m not a big deal at the end but I’m sure it’ll work well for you too.”
I think this sentence makes more sense than his comment.
Dorocche t1_j9gkpoj wrote
How can you even tell it's conservative? None of that is a recognizable talking point unless I've gotten way behind.
According to their comment history, the only two political comments I saw were anti-Proud Boys and anti-Austerity. "Minoroty religion in Nigeria" could maaaaaybe be a reference to Christianity? I'm not sure whether I hope they respond with a clarification or with more nonsense lol.
Pyro-sensual t1_j9hl3uf wrote
>How can you even tell it's conservative? None of that is a recognizable talking point unless I've gotten way behind. > >According to their comment history, the only two political comments I saw were anti-Proud Boys and anti-Austerity. "Minoroty religion in Nigeria" could maaaaaybe be a reference to Christianity? I'm not sure whether I hope they respond with a clarification or with more nonsense lol.
That manner of speech and cryptic references gave me conservative vibes as well, so I looked at their post history as well and found a racist comment about how indigenous criminals get treated better and another comment about how they like the extremely conservative satire news site, The Babylon Bee.
lordofedging81 t1_j9g9ozy wrote
Did you forget to take your meds? No one here has a clue what you're talking about!
BakeSomeCoolShit t1_j9gfial wrote
Holy shit that's huge for Korea. When I was there, it was still very much the idea that gays didn't exist in Korea. Nice!