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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Source: Part 1 and Part 2

Tl;dw - Unlike China and Japan, medieval Korea followed an extreme school of Confucianism that emphasized hierarchy and age over practicality. After WW2, the South Korean ~~dictatorship~~ government used this tradition to cement their own power. The video argues that these have made South Korea an extremely hierarchical, and in particular, sexist, society. A video game's refusal to sexualize a female character for their (mostly male) audience was thus seen as an attack on the system. A female artist at the studio was accused of being a 'radical feminist', and either fired or resigned to appease fans.

Edit: As Denjin pointed out, it should be Ming Dynasty and not Tang Dynasty.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

TIL about Korea rejection of Neo Confucianism in a Lemmy meme. I'm glad I went here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not the artist who worked on the character model, either. Just a random woman who had written some of the story, and had previously retweeted support of a movement to keep incels from secretly videotaping people in bathrooms and hotels. For this, she wa labeled a radical feminist and fired.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I need an outoftheloop here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

You need to watch at least the start of the first video.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I absolutely adore Moon Channel!

My favorite is the video "Why Are There No Good Christian Games?"

It gave so much more clarity to the lifelong issues I've had while growing up Christian.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

That channel has done an exceptional job toning down my distaste for some Japanese media by explaining the roots for the tropes I despise. Highly recommend.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So why did the release of an insufficiently sexy M&M create a storm among US TV show hosts?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It didn't, no one really cares about that. It's culture war propaganda to distract from real issues.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, the real issues like Lola Bunny.