#jiho park

[firstaffiliatepatient]

#lookism #sally park #daniel park #jiho park #gun park #gun lookism

[ventivente]

Back on my Lookism bullshit

#lookism #johan seong #zack lee #jake kim #samuel seo #gun park #goo kim #daniel park #jiho park #park jiho #sinu han #han sinwoo #lookism textposts #incorrect lookism #VenVen.png

[yessvlo]

my roman empire

ifykyk

#olly wang #jiho park #seongji yuk #seongji yook #kwak jichang #jichang #manwha lookism #lookism #lookism manwha #lookism webtoon #manwha #webtoon #yessvlo #anime #lookism anime #anime lookism #foryou #jichang lookism #seongji lookism #jiho lookism #olly lookism #lookism olly wang #jiho park lookism #foryoupage #ifykyk #romanempire #spoilers #kinda #webtoon lookism #manhwa lookism

[gimyung]

nah cus why jiho sittin there with an uwu face on while talking to jake's fine ass 😭

"i-im here to keep my pwomise 🥺👉 👈"

#LIIIIKE!?!?!? #him just there twinking hard #lookism dump #jake kim #jiho park #lookism

[alliumike]

I got bored, enjoy

#lookism #daniel park #jay hong #crystal choi #hong jaeyeol #park hyungsuk #gun park #goo kim #johan seong #eli jang #olly wang #jiho park #lookism vasco #lee euntae #jace park #park bumjae #how should i go about tagging all of them christ on a bike #lookism memes

[shesalewa]

This is the relationship Daniel and Jay have.

Jay: ... (Daniel, do you wanna eat at a restaurant instead of the cafeteria with me today?)

Daniel: really!? Oh wait. I don't have money on me right now...

Jay: ... (Don't worry I'll pay.)

(Jay manages to bring Daniel to a restaurant and pay for it)

Daniel: the food here is good! The service is nice too! And It's not as expensive so I get to pay you back next time!

Jay: ... (Yeah! Haha... How the F-CK are you guys here.)

Vasco, jace, Zack, Zoe, Mira, Vinjin, Mary Kim, Duke, Jiho, Eli: ... Hi.

(I'mma bet that Jay tries to bring and spoil Daniel on fake friendship dates but it gets ruined because other people end up joining them.)

Basically this picture. And Zack is just there to leech off of Jay.

#jay hong #jay x daniel #jaydan #janiel #eli jang #Duke lookism #jiho park #euntae lee #jace park #zack lee #zoe park #mary kim #vin jin

[lookismstuff]

458 Chapters Later, Lookism Webtoon/Manhwa is Still About Lookism (Posting About This Again)

Apparently the discourse that "Lookism is no longer about lookism" is so dominant in the fandom. But I disagree with this take. I don't think the lookism theme is gone.

For a longer, more detailed argument please read my older post here.

But for a shorter argument (SPOILERS ALERT):

Do you think Daniel is now free from lookism, when in the current arc, Logan still calls him Pikachu because it's easier for Logan to see him as Pikachu no matter how far Daniel has come? That even when Daniel had to defend himself he had to call Logan "pig" like those bullies in his past?

Here are some of the evidence of lookism theme across the story in the recent arcs (some I have talked about in that old post, some I haven't).

D.G., one of the main villains, is a juvenile criminal masquerading as an idol. And is worshipped in and outside of the webtoon for his beauty.

Daniel is only treated better by his relatives after he slimmed down and even then they still can't believe that he made such a tremendous effort to grow.

Vasco and Burn Knuckles are still stigmatized because of their looks, that's why Eugene could co-opt/abuse the cops' authority to round up Burn Knuckles and Big Deal, you see. It's because the general public and the cops sees the two groups as criminals.

The businesses that Ilhae (Workers) crew are running depend on various facets of lookism: using a pretty girl to run an underground fight club, another pretty girl to cover up sexual assaults, drug trade, and illegal imprisonment (Vivi & Mitsuki, Ms.Raccoon of One MCN),

Hangyeol OF WORKERS IS ALSO RUNNING A PLASTIC SURGERY CLINIC THAT COVERS UP AN ILLEGAL ASYLUM & MALPRACTICE.

Charles Choi, a 0th generation killer, has been using his facade of genteel respectability and his daughter's beauty to appear as a legit businessman.

Channing of Ansan Public branded his opponents with a tattoo pen to humiliate them. Because tattoos are still stigmatized in many places worldwide including in Korea.

Johan and Vin hide their disability because society sees it as a shame or a blemish. This shame is related to lookism. At one point, Vin even stated that he had abandoned his dream of becoming a rapper because people at the illegal fight club saw his impaired eye, while Johan insists that nobody should know about his visual impairment (and is angry that Zack knows).

Jake and alternate body Daniel could enter and work at a nightclub because they don't look like minors, while the real Daniel (before Gun's training arc) does look like one so he couldn't enter before he showed his Workers pin.

The reason why Jiho was imprisoned after a series of crimes was his insecurities about zero acceptance in society from lookism-related reasons.

So the fate of Big Deal was indirectly related to lookism because: A) it was related to Jiho's illegal gambling case and B) Sinu was trafficked and enslaved by Workers through a deceptively pretty girl (Mitsuki).

Olly of Hostel A was thought to be insane because of his looks when in fact he was both a sharp, sly leader and a traumatized kid.

Mary had to cover up her judoka past because of lookism (she used to be bigger than she is now). And she could only rely on Vin, who knew her back then and helped her during a traumatic event.

Yet now there's Taejin, someone who's possibly related to Mary's and Vin's traumatic past. EDIT: And he is both able-bodied and good-looking (seemingly flawless from the start compared to Vin and Mary).

Taesoo, Hudson's teacher from Ansan, has a trauma about his missing eye (specifically the loss of it through his duel with James Lee/past D.G.) so much that it affected his self-confidence and destroyed his faith in his technique. He also retreats from society (and enjoys wealth, but still).

Jerry of Big Deal is often thought and treated as older than he is, which makes him uncomfortable because he's still a teen. I think there were several ocassions when he was called "uncle" or was even thought as someone (Jake?)'s dad.

EDIT: Jin Jang, formerly of God Dog, Big Deal and now of K House, is underestimated because of his unassuming looks but is actually a ruthless gang leader and analyst.

EDIT: Luah of Big Deal is petite and pretty, so she's underestimated a lot. But she's actually a great investigator for her crew.

Hope this helps.

#lookism #lookism manhwa #lookism webtoon #rant post #lookism rant #daniel park #park hyungseok #dg lookism #charles choi #jiho park #jerry lookism #jake kim #vin jin #johan song

[whore4zoro]

I’m about to write some Jiho fanfics cause I can barley find any. If anyone has any requests feel free to comment them. I’m open to character x character, x reader, and smut, I’ve only wrote one shots 3 times before so my writing may not be the best but I’ll improve with practice.

#jiho park #jiho park x reader #lookism x reader #lookism

[squishyneet]

I know everybody jokes that the “lookism” is lost and there is less meaning. and people complain that PTJ focuses on too many side characters. But there is a certain beauty in all the different characters. Lookism shows us how different people respond to lookism and to bullying.

We have Daniel who gets to see the other side through his handsome body and chooses to be the best person he can.

There’s Jiho who kept trying to get in the with cool guys and later the bullies. He ends up going crazy, suffering even more in prison, and committing suicide.

Duke, who was only more motivated to pursue his dream.

Eugene, who fucking hired his bullies?? and chose to pursue a life of happiness and safety without caring for anyone other than himself and Yuseong.

And all the other characters who haven’t been bullied but go through serious hardships and we get to see how their personalities develop and how they make different choices.

Edit: @whyreyousoobsessedwithme I say that because Eugene was getting bullied at school and it appears that the students work for him instead of going to class?? If you can’t beat em, make sure they work for you i guess.

#lookism #daniel park #park hyungseok #jiho park #duke pyeon #pyeon deok hwa #lookism eugene #lookism yujin #webtoon #manhwa

[ifuckinglovelookism]

I've got stronger feelings about Jiho. I really do.

I feel for every character lile Daniel, who faces his bullying and becomes a great person, we need to keep on mind there are often people who turn out like Jiho.

I understand that he's an extreme case, but it sheds light on a very real thing: bullying and the mindset that comes with it.

Daniel's mindset was to become strong. He was always a reliable person, before he ever got his new body. (Except to his mother, but I feel he way more than makes up for it later in the story)

But Jiho

Jiho was desperate. He tried everything he thought he could (albeit all awful choices) and still continued to sprial.

But it was always everyone else's fault.

He blamed everyone around him for his actions, and was never able to see Daniel ad a friend.

I'm still unclear why he was killed off? He was such a great character. Probably my fourth favorite in the entire webtoon.

Honestly, I could go on and on about this character, but I'll stop here so im not ranting.

In a world full of bullies, be a Daniel, not a Jiho.

Self reflect. Apologize to your friends when your bad to them, instead of using them. Him and Daniel could have been beasties, but he was unable to see Daniel for who he was.

Sorry for the rant. I just got reintroduce to this character again, and forgot how strongly I feel about him.

I love him in thw way most people have a favorite Villan. Maybe it's because when I was bullied, for a while I was just a trash person.

Not saying the bullying was my fault, or I deserved it. But u could have been kinder to those who actually cared about me, and I stead saw everyone as an enemy and pushed them away. Thankfully I've grown as a person and cherish my friends now. But it was hard when I viewed everyone as a possible threat.

Thanks for listening

#lookism #lookism manhwa #lookism webtoon #lookism fandom #jiho park

[sweetmctart]

emo jiho

#lookism #jiho park #tw knife #tw blood #tw violent imagery #ncndhcndnd ​this is kinda different from what i usually post sorry #aww man tumlr kisnda ruine dthe quality

[monochromaticbutter]

(CW: Mentions of rape)

Source: @welovelookism on twitter | Original post

Image transcriptions:

"My favourite character was Jiho tbh. I drew Jiho as the 'dark side of PTJ', so I expressed my inferiority, sadness, shame and all the thoughts that I couldn't speak up to others through Jiho. Basically my inner self. I originally had Jiho's own story ahead and his backstory, but the main story had so many big turns. Which is why Jiho's role kinda disappeared. He was the antithesis of Daniel Park. I can't really write them out because he is dead. Anyways, he had a definite role and clear situations in the story, but as I was writing the story I started to have another storyline and ending in my mind, making Jiho a little uncertain. I might be the saddest one to feel about Jiho's death. To conclude, he wasn't the type of guy to die in that way, he shouldn't have died like that. Readers were asking if Jiho is going to resurrect… but no, he is not going to. But 'this' guy is going to resurrect. He is going to resurrect in the most bs way possible. There is a character that is going to resurrect in Lookism. Jiho got a lot of hate when he made an appearence. I always felt sad about it but at the same time I liked it because I knew I wrote this character well. Jiho is like an inner self of everybody at least to a certain extent."

"Juvenile prison arc was the arc where I was so greedy about it. Tbh, there were a lot of things that weren't available for the Lookism age limit. Readers only saw 60% of what I wrote. It is actually very dark and full of speechless stuff, I knew Naver would ask me to edit it. But I just drew. I even drew the panels that I knew that would not be available to readers with all I got… because I was hoping if Naver would allow them. But they rejected them as I expected. Jiho actually got raped by Darius. I drew it to show that it is a very terrifying thing, but there were a lot of changes in the end. From removed dialogues to panels… a lot of edited panels. The Darius dialogue 'I will come back later' before Jiho's one when he fought got edited too. When Jiho said 'I made sure I washed motherfucker'. Darius's lone was originally 'I will come back after I wish'. That is why Jiho went for a revenge match against him, where Jiho's mindset of actually killing someone was fully completed. Jiho says 'I made sure I washed motherfucker' after seeing his lowest point of himself and his misery. It didn't really manage to connect with Darius's previous dialogue. The dialogue 'I made sure I washed motherfucker' is for Jiho to say to Darius, but I put a meaning of where Jiho washed his old self away. But I think not a lot of reader noticed it."

Although the translation seems a bit messy, there's a lot to unpack here. This is a very interesting piece from PTJ's writing.

The parallel between Jiho and Daniel has always been there. It's more obvious some times than others. Both of them suffered a lot at the hands of others and both of them were offered "a light" (a positive situation to make things better), but the main difference is: Daniel managed to hold onto it, Jiho didn't.

Daniel's insecurities are, most of the time, internalized. The one time he lashed out at his mother, it stuck with him and made him value her more than anything in the world. It's easy to like and relate to him, because he's the palatable side of trauma-related issues.

Jiho isn't. He always takes the worst decisions possible, he lashes out at his parents and friends, he acts selfishly many times. Even after attempting to murder one of his closest friends, he's desperately thinking of a way out for himself, not the guy in a coma. His arcs are frustrating to read through at first, because his worldview is so distorted and his actions are hard to digest.

And at the same time, it's clear Jiho really hates himself. From start to finish. But he spirals and never stops; even at his last appearance, he can't acknowledge that Daniel took better decisions (and ultimately is "a better person" in the world's eyes) and boils it down to him "being luckier".

So, he's easy to hate. Even if you relate to some of his attitudes, you might end up disliking Jiho, because deep inside you know those are wrong.

However, there's a deeper reason for that.

(Other than us being conditioned into empathizing with people who match Daniel's profile of mental illness and trauma and casting those like Jiho aside.)

And the reason is: people don't like seeing the ugly side of themselves on the screen. They don't like the senseless aggression, lashing out or other behavioural problems that are common in humans. Being unnatractive, being physically weak, being paranoid, taking bad decisions at every corner, misreading kindness, fucking up even the purest of relationships, those are all very human "flaws" that might not be easy to fix. Jiho checks all of those items.

That's the same reason so many people hate on Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Both of these characters are traumatized and abused, but the audience frequently turns to the "pathetic" or "insufferable" aspects of their personalities.

Anyways, this was a short analysis I needed to do after seeing this post. Good night 💜

#lookism #spoilers for anime onlies #my thoughts #ptjs videos #jiho park #daniel park #park hyungseok

[nomnomdiary]

Daniel falls from the building : coma

Jiho and Olly fall from the building : died

Jake and Xiaolong falls from the building : still concious

*No hate, I just think this is funny...

What's do you think guys?

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[angelsshades]

i drew jihos two bodies fr

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[gimyung]

uhhh lookism incorrect tweets ? twt aus?

what is it called

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[i-like-giving-orders]

[ID: 2 dialogue bubbles. The first one on the left says "If you didn't have your body..." The second one picks it up where the last one left off. It says "...you would definitely be like me." /End ID.]

i know that daniel will probably be haunted by these words and wonder whether there's some truth to them but imo while jiho is right that daniel only got better as a consequence of having 2 bodies, jiho and daniel are very different people

jiho is right that they suffered similarly by being bullied for their looks and he is also right that daniel was able to escape that when he switched, but the things that sets them apart are 2 things imo: kindness and a fighting spirit.

you see, when given the opportunity, daniel chooses kindness. jiho has to be grudgingly coaxed into it. when daniel got his second body, he decided to use his privilege to stop jiho and duke from being bullied. he gave duke a nudge and duke ran with it. he tried to do the same with jiho and jiho got entitled. truthfully, if jiho had gotten a second body, i cannot imagine he would have done similarly. he simply would not have become the handsome and strong saviour of the weak. if anything, he probably would have cozied up to vin jin and become a bully himself.

i dont think daniel would have improved without the confidence his second body gave him and the opportunities it opened to him, but the thing with people is that most don't improve without some kind of support. while his mom tried his best, we see him hiding stuff from her since the beginning as to not worry her, so there's only so much she can do. once he got support tho, just a little, he thrived. jiho, well, is not the same way. he got it, but he focused on the wrong things, and, as the last chapter of his arc pointed out, his schizophrenia didn't help his situation and overall personality.

now, im not sure fighting spirit is the correct term, but english is not my first language so i hope i will be able to make clear what i mean.

so at the beginning of the story neither daniel nor jiho fight. they don't have the confidence, the strength, the technique, etc. they both learn to fight in different parts of their lives: daniel with his friends in an attempt to become better and jiho in prison in an attempt to survive. since they are in such different places for this, we cannot compare them. however, we can compare their spirit.

at every opportunity, daniel is trying to do good. when daniel has to make a tough choice, he doesn't shy away from it. he's making mistakes, and he doesn't let people stop him, but because he cannot conceive giving up now that he knows what he is capable of. on the other hand, jiho fought, sure, and we see he is taking decisive action, but all with the intention of getting a second body so he can escape. daniel even offers him a second chance, despite everything he did, which includes but it is not limited to trying to kill him, and he turns him away to try to kill him again. why? perhaps because it's difficult. it's easier to think you can't change. that way, you can't disappoint yourself. despite what he said, we know it's not because he actually thinks people dont change. his mind didn't conjure an image of his past self trailing after him like a spectre, like a whole ass different person, for nothing. in the end, when refused the chance to escape and fearing betrayal from jake, he committed suicide. jiho didn't sit on the edge the building by mistake. although he didn't know it yet, the moment he had stepped foot on the roof, he had given up.

tldr: despite their similarities, when given a little help, daniel chooses to be better, helps others, and offers second chances. jiho, on the other hand, doesn't.

#wow this got long #daniel park #park hyung seok #park hyungseok #jiho park #lookism webtoon #line webtoon #lookism meta #lookism #my property #queueing this and not looking back lol #park ji ho #park jiho