Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea?
Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea?
A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film's feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for 'Barbie' in Korea.”
A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film's feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for 'Barbie' in Korea.”
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There is a huge debate in South Korea over feminism. I'm not Korean, but I've read a lot that Korean men do get special treatment from the government, colleges, and workplaces, but mostly for their mandatory military service. The argument seems to be that if women want the same treatment, they're free to sign up for military service.
Maybe the issue is compelling your citizens to join your military in the first place?
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Then it seems pretty sexist to leave women out of the opportunity to effectively defend themselves in case North Korea ever attacks.
Isn't that why men say that if they want to get the same privileges they should enroll as well?
The caviat is that the mandatory service is two years long, which most Korean women don't want to waste in the military
No rational human should ever want to waste 2 years of their life learning how to kill.
That's a perfectly reasonable thing to learn whilst still technically at war with a tyrannical socialist neighbour.
This was an incredibly stupid thing to say when their only direct neighbor wants them all dead.
If the threat is that large then it should be no issue to have a standing, regular army instead of forced conscription.
There's this thing called pride... and not the type you're likely all about.
Young men die for old men's pride... close enough?
Sounds fair to me.
i also think blackmailing women into joining the military is a sustainable idea
Oh, but I guess totally okay to blackmail men because they're disposable
Makes sense for a country still technically in a civil war, I guess.