I’d honestly feel better to hear someone calling us dog eating chingchong than this tankie shit. At least they’re open about being racist and there’s some truth to it.
I’d honestly feel better to hear someone calling us dog eating chingchong than this tankie shit. At least they’re open about being racist and there’s some truth to it.
The history of white skin in Korea is still kind weird though right? I think it’s American exceptionalism to pretend it’s all America’s doing but capitalism has definitely taken up the white skin cause in a big way in South Korea lol
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/popularity-skin-whitening-sparks-debate-south-korea
The industry is wild
Not as weird as other cultures where lighter skin is preferable. I wouldn’t even blame is as a capitalism thing as a lot of cultures have skin whitening/bleaching for centuries.
you’re right, capitalism has definitely contributed to its rise in popularity. nevertheless, this phenomenon is ancient, and not limited to Korea
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_whitening#East_Asia