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storkmuffin · 17 days

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A friend (Korean woman in Korea) told me about a 25 yr old guy who stabbed his ex-girlfriend, also 25, to death. It's been revealed that he's a med student and got a perfect score on the college admissions test and got media coverage for it at the time. The question my friend asked was, "Do you think that the reason he killed her was because he's never been rejected, ever, like - he got a perfect score and got into med school, and couldn't accept that she would want to leave someone like him?"

And I just felt so fucking tired but it's not my friend's fault so I said, "OK by that rule then no man who was bad at school or doesn't make a lot of money or is short or ugly or poor should ever kill a woman and we know that isn't true, right?"

That seemed to stop her short so I added, "Misogynist men murder women because we're women, and any sort of man can be a misogynist. A lot of men hate women a LOT. Also why do we have to know about what his dreams and plans were for his life? Why instead aren't we told how many women were murdered so far by a man they knew? That woman probably did everything she could think of to do to have a 'nice' break up - why aren't we told about all the things she tried that didn't work for her?"

And I think I went too far and made it too scary because my friend did that thing of walking backwards away from me when I get my scary autistic feminist face on. Oh I forgot to say - my friend also graduated from a prestige university as well as her husband, so for her this is personal because I guess kids who are brilliant at rote memorization tests aren't supposed to commit murder and like, she really thought that women who get murdered by exes made the mistake of not being good enough for men who went to the Top 3.

The Korean media coverage about the Gangnam Exit 10 killer was just like this too - they talked about how the killer, who specifically said he waited until a woman showed up to his hiding spot to kill one, had at one point been a divinity student or something. The chatter about this murderer is like, Gosh why did someone so smart have to waste his life and become a murderer in this way? Shame attaches so automatically to the woman who got murdered that even her family is asking that nothing about her get revealed. There isn't a discourse about how "she had her whole life ahead of her" and like "This is what she majored in at university" or whatever about the woman who got killed. The fact that she was someone's girlfriend that wasnt loved enough to not get slaughtered by him is shameful so we're all supposed to turn away and let her family mourn in silence. It drives me insane about my culture. If you have a crime happen to you the shame is ON YOU somehow. Not being forced to lose your anonymity after you lose your life is supposedly protective to the dead, but that's so bullshit to me.

#life in south korea #tw woman murder #tw crime #tw feminism i guess i dunno #tw negativity #tw femicide

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yanushkaa · 2 months

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365filmsbyauroranocte · 4 months

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Past Lives (Celine Song, 2023)

#Past Lives #Celine Song #quote #2023 #Greta Lee #John Magaro #poetry #past #Korea #South Korea #legend #love #kiss #fate #destiny #life #magic

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aero-sense · 10 months

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After gaining a little more information about Omashu from the games, I'd like to go into the South Asian/SEA references of the city.

The common headdress for men in Omashu are turbans. They wear it the same style of the Cabbage Man which @atlaculture has matched it to a Khăn Vấn, a vietnamese turban:

The turban does have a similar shape, but depending the style, the Khăn Vấn can be wrapped like a headband that shows hair in the back, unlike the Omashu turbans that wrap completely around the head. Turbans have a long history that spans many cultures and religions, so here are some other turbans I thought looked similar:

These are the Sikh turbans, also referred as a Dastār. This particular style shown in the example is called the modern Dumalla. I thought the wrapped style was similar to the turban design in the game.

Another kind are the Islamic turbans found in South and South East Asia, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. The turban can come in different colors and patterns (I found only white ones for the examples, but I've seen green, yellow, and checkered before).

The women in Omashu also wear head coverings and this one in particular reminded me of the hijab style I've seen Indonesians wear.

Another cultural reference @atlaculture covered is how King Bumi's rock candy he encased Sokka and Katara with is like the rock sugar used in Asia. The method of developing rock sugar, or Misri, was invented in India and is the oldest refined form of sugar. It's used as candy or a sweetener for milk and tea. In Karnataka, it's served with water for guests in the summer.

Lastly, Bumi's name has ties to South and South East Asia. @cyndaquillt has already done a wonderful post going into Bumi's name from a South Asian view:

Bhumi (भूमि, pronounced bhoo-mi) is a Sanskrit word that means ground. The root of the word is Bhu (भू) which means earth.

There's also @ririsasy additions, that Bumi is the Indonesian word for Earth. In Indonesia, Bumi is a name usually given to males, while Bhumi is a name commonly given to Indian women, and is the name of the goddess of Earth in Hinduism.

There's many overlaps between these cultures and more, but overall Omashu leans towards a more South Asian/SEA setting than East Asian compared to the rest of the Earth Kingdom. Any additions or corrections are welcome!

#some of these references are a biiit stretched #because of atla's pan-asia setting #but whats so fun is the mix of culture #that occurs in real life as well #and i really like the idea of Omashu being south asian/sea inspired #to give the EK some variety #like how some of the villages zuko and iroh go to resemble korea or vietnam #atla #atla the game (2006)#king bumi #game sense

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gentlemanmotorslifestyle · 1 month

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move-reason-teacher · 19 hours

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#terato #poetsandwriters #beomgyu #double life smp #madison ivy #Fanart #south korea #cuddles #never have i ever #feetcurves #roped girl #i sell newds

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naksushadows · 7 months

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“Some people are too busy to realize that they have clinical depression.” – Dr. Cha Min Seo

#Daily Dose of Sunshine #정신병동에도 아침이 와요 #korean quotes #kdrama series #kdramas quotes #korean drama #k drama #korean dramas #kdrama quotes #life quotes #netflix series #netflix kdrama #netflix drama #netflix #kdrama #south korea

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iread-studies · 3 days

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You guys, I'm officially spending next semester in Seoul

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, THAT ONE.

I will be an exchange student starting September 1st, 2024.

Someone pinch my arm cause it feels like a dream.

Hopefully they don't refuse me a visa hahahahahahaha nervous laughter increasing.

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yanushkaa · 2 months

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distanreum · 1 month

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Natty • Kiss Of Life

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katre-i-vefaa · 1 month

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chaoticpersontale · 3 months

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Kdrama: Marry my husband

#south korea #korean #romance #kdrama #marry my husband #amazon #prime video #love #revenge #second life #second chance #reborn #time travel #happy ending

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carni611 · 4 months

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COUNTDOWN TO 2024/25

D-130 Jin

D-257 Hobi

D-493 Tae & Joon

D-494 Jimin & JK

D-504 Yoongi

#bts #bangtan #jimin #taehyung #jhope #jungkook #rm #jin #suga #south korea #countdown to comeback 2025 #in this Bangtan life forever

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kissygleam · 1 year

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sung ziyoung moodboard, made with love by victoria.

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#aesthetic #celebrities #beauty #kpop #fashion #education #art #daily life #south korea #moodboard #sung ziyoung

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intothestacks · 11 months

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Adventures in Librarian-ing

"Are you really from Korea?"

-- Grade 1 to parent volunteer during National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations after she said she was Cree.

Her response: No, not Korean, Cree. It's the name of one of the First Nations groups in Canada.

Kid: Oh, 'cause I thought since they both have the "kr" sound...

Her: No, they're different things, but you're right -- they both start with the same sound.