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Anti-feminism backlash on the rise in South Korea
SEOUL: Condemnation of quotas for women, vilification of a short-haired Olympic gold medallist, and calls to abolish the gender ministry itself: a backlash against feminism is on the rise in South Korea -- with even presidential candidates joining in.
www.bangkokpost.com
"They (anti-feminist movement) have extracted apologies from companies -- and even a government ministry -- for using images of pinching fingers in advertising, which they claim "extreme, misandrist feminists" use as a symbol for small penises.
Critics accuse the department of "deepening" the country's social tensions, with young men claiming equality policies fail to address issues that affect men."
"They say it is especially unreasonable that only South Korean men have to perform near two-year compulsory military service, delaying their career starts in a highly competitive society, while women are exempt.
Through novels and movies women in their 20s and 30s have developed an unfounded victim mentality that they are being discriminated against," Lee (political party leader) told the Korea Economic Daily."
"Young men feel that they are being unfairly asked to compensate for the sexist privileges enjoyed by men in the older generation."