Comments on: This is Getting Way Over Blown

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:11:10 +0000

His analogy may be a stretch but he is trying to draw a connection to the double standards given to foreigners in Korea. You can't tell me Korean men don't have forums of how to seduce Korean women just like the ESL forum. Maybe I need to ask some of my KATUSA's to do some research into this theory. I'm sure they would be more than happy to help out. But who cares if they have the forums or not. Even if they are English teachers or Korean guys. Guys will be guys. Nobody is forcing anyone to read that garbage.

By: bbb

bbb — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:10:51 +0000

Makes me wonder who these netizens were. If you think about it, Korea's own men do some dirty stuff with their "Korean women." Talk about hypocrisy.

By: me

me — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:10:14 +0000

Oh come on, GI. Having a press conference in China is a little different from participating in that ESL forum. It's a bit of a reach trying tie that up with something that's totally irrelevant don't you think?

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:09:32 +0000

What he is implying is that when some Korean lawmakers were insensitive to Chinese sensibilities by holding the press conference in China there is an outrage against China. However, when some foreigners are insensitive to Korean sensibilities in Korea all hell breaks loose. It is a double standard. But like I said this whole things way to over blown now that even the Korea Times is getting in on it.

By: me

me — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:09:13 +0000

Wait a minute, how was he able to take this internet fight and tie it up with the 4 GNP members who got man handled over in China for trying speak out for the North Koreans in China?

By: me

me — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:07:50 +0000

This internet war story should have stayed in the Internet forums where it belongs. Just like you said, it's gotten blown out of porportion. So some hot talkers chat anonymously behind their screens, is this really worthy news to write an entire editorial about? It's just as bad as the original offending Joongang Daily article. Now it would have been a different story if foreigners were being attacked on the streets because of the urgings by the Naver sites. But nothing has happened except hot air, why is this story being legitimized? The posters who posted at that ESL site were bunch of anonymous posters writing hot air – agreed. On the other hand, what's the difference for the Korean Naver sites? The only difference I see are that there are more of them naturally because there are more Koreans in Korea.