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=== Feminist reboot === | === Feminist reboot === | ||
In February of 2015, feminism in South Korea went through a revival after the hashtag #IAmAFeminist trended on Twitter. This hashtag sparked conversation surrounding feminist issues and encouraged online organizing. In August of the same year, | In February of 2015, feminism in South Korea went through a revival after the hashtag #IAmAFeminist trended on Twitter. This hashtag sparked conversation surrounding feminist issues and encouraged online organizing. In August of the same year, the MERS Gallery on the website DC Inside was used by Korean male users to spread false rumors that two Korean women infected with Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome chose not to quarantine and instead continued shopping in Hong Kong. These rumors sparked intense misogynistic hatred towards these women and to Korean women in general. Female users of DC Inside decided to respond to the hatred inside of the MERS Gallery by mirroring their misogyny. <ref>서정민 , 최서영 . 2020, “Introduction”, vol.49, no.4, pp. 371 - 398. Available from: doi:10.21588/dns.2020.49.4.001</ref> | ||
[[Megalia]] is a now-defunct website that started in August of 2015 as a response to the misogyny many women face by Korean men, particularly on websites dominated by men such as DC Inside. “Megallians”, as users of the website were often called, turned to a strategy of “[[mirroring]]”, where they would mimic and invert the misogynistic language and behavior typically aimed at women and direct it towards men instead. This tactic was seen as divisive and offensive by many, which led to a lot of public backlash. The website shut down in 2017. | [[Megalia]] is a now-defunct website that started in August of 2015 as a response to the misogyny many women face by Korean men, particularly on websites dominated by men such as DC Inside. “Megallians”, as users of the website were often called, turned to a strategy of “[[mirroring]]”, where they would mimic and invert the misogynistic language and behavior typically aimed at women and direct it towards men instead. This tactic was seen as divisive and offensive by many, which led to a lot of public backlash. The website shut down in 2017. | ||
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=== Wikipedia === | === Wikipedia === | ||
The Korean American male user seafooddiet is the most prominent editor to the Wikipedia page for the 4B Movement. As of January 26th, 2025 he has made 94 edits and has added 5,955 bytes of text to the article. Seafooddiet is primarily responsible for writing the entirety of the section which argues that the 4B Movement is transphobic. <ref>“4B Movement - Page History - XTools.” ''Wmcloud.org'', 2019, xtools.wmcloud.org/articleinfo/en.wikipedia.org/4B_movement. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.</ref> | The Korean American male user seafooddiet is the most prominent editor to the Wikipedia page for the 4B Movement. As of January 26th, 2025 he has made 94 edits and has added 5,955 bytes of text to the article. Seafooddiet is primarily responsible for writing the entirety of the section which argues that the 4B Movement is transphobic. <ref>“4B Movement - Page History - XTools.” ''Wmcloud.org'', 2019, xtools.wmcloud.org/articleinfo/en.wikipedia.org/4B_movement. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.</ref> His contribution to the article only extends to the biased criticism section. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||