Anti-sex buying campaign causes stir

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

“You will get 410,000 won if you promise not to buy sex during year-end drinking sessions.”

This is a campaign a male rights group is promoting in a bid to criticize the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family’s anti-prostitution policies. But the campaign is causing a stir, as the prize money is fake and the ministry’s policies which the group stated have been non-existent.

The group, called Man of Korea, launched the “White Stockings Campaign” Thursday and sent its members an email introducing the movement. It said the campaign is supported by the ministry. The group said the campaign is aimed at lampooning the ministry’s support program for former prostitutes. They claimed that under the ministry’s plan, if a female prostitute decides to quit selling sex and receive job training through support centers, the ministry provides her with 410,000 won per month for up to three years along with legal and medical services.

“We wanted to show that the ministry’s support program for former prostitutes is not effective. The ministry spends about 11-12 billion won per year on the program. But such support is given to any women who claim they were prostitutes, and the ministry is unable to verify whether they were really engaged in the sex trade or not,” said Sung Jae-gi, the head of the group.

As the group didn’t clearly state whether it would give 410,000 won only to women or men as well, it was flooded with phone calls from men who were inquiring if it was true.

Regarding the campaign, the ministry said the campaign is apparently fake and has nothing to do with the ministry.

“We have never launched any campaign named ‘white stockings’ and are not supporting any of the group’s activities,” the ministry said in a press release.

The ministry also said giving 410,000 won to those promising not to be involved in the sex trade is groundless and it is also far from the ministry’s actual policy.

“The support program is not about giving cash but about financing support centers, which provide former prostitutes with legal and medical services as well as job training,” ministry director Seo Young-hak said.

Seo said the ministry temporarily offered cash to such women after the special law banning prostitution took effect in 2004. “As such women suddenly couldn’t make money, we provided around 300,000 won monthly in living expenses for up to six months to those who took counseling and completed job training programs. But we don’t offer cash anymore.”

The ministry is considering taking legal action against Man of Korea for spreading false information as well as using the ministry’s logo in the campaign without permission.

In 2005, the ministry held a campaign named “White Tie,” in which it urged men to practice a “sound” drinking culture and not to buy sex after drinking. In 2006, it waged another campaign to offer money to groups of company workers who promised not to buy sex during their year-end dinner gatherings. The move faced strong criticism for spending taxpayers’ money on supporting drinking sessions and recognizing all men as potential sex buyers. The ministry soon scrapped the campaign.

Source: Koreatimes

Comments

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

"male rights" i quit

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

http://www.reddit.com/r/mensrights get ready for suicidal ideation/a sudden urge to read the SCUM manifesto

[izze-izzy.livejournal.com]

O_____________O

I just read the SCUM manifesto as per your suggestion. I feel enlightened.

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

now, if you ever read Calvin & Hobbes, think about G.R.O.S.S.

[spassbremse123.livejournal.com]

ITA... those poor menz!

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

I stopped reading after that.

[nobodyelse-care.livejournal.com]

Wait, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family actually supports prostitution? Wow, where i live, anti-prostitution is considered to be a good thing.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

"the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family’s anti-prostitution policies"
"ministry’s support program for former prostitutes"

I don't tink they support prostitution, quite the contrary. From what I understand they're trying to provide prostitutes with better option.

[lyuna.livejournal.com]

These poor men, won't somebody think of the men??

[swhyeon1991.livejournal.com]

omg i lol'd at your icon

[swhyeon1991.livejournal.com]

omg i lol'd at your icon

[bababerry.livejournal.com]

title should've been false anti-sex buying campaign causes stir

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I kept the original title

[regnsky.livejournal.com]

A male rights group? Are you kidding me?

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Money which would've been used to buy sex at any other time in the year.

This is stupid.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

What the hell does this have to do with male rights, and what is that anyways.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Don't you see, those poor men are deprived of the right to pay for sex.
It's awful, it's like stealing a candy from a kid

[tippani.livejournal.com]

shedding feminine tears for them tbh

[tippani.livejournal.com]

o yes, just like leeteuk said when a woman cries it's just water but when a man cries it's blood!!!

[iamunchien.livejournal.com]

male rights group

[purekpopology.livejournal.com]

I really don't see what's so shocking about the idea of men's rights. At least in America, there are some real issues men face, just like there's issues women face. I could get into specific problems, but I'm not sure anyone here cares enough to listen/read, but really don't disregard men's rights. It's true they've never been as oppressed as women, but that doesn't mean the problems don't exist.

[purekpopology.livejournal.com]

I'm not saying not being able to buy sex is one of the issues, just that there ARE some ACTUAL issues.

[izze-izzy.livejournal.com]

For example, when a girl ends up on a boys baseball/soccer/football/whatever team, she is lauded. When a boy ends up on a girls team (or doing dance/cheerleading/other "girly" activities), he's pretty much considered a "pussy."

It's not as bad as women have had it. But it does exist despite the fact that it shouldn't.

[purekpopology.livejournal.com]

Exactly, and that's just one of the problems. Thanks for making me feel not alone haha!

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

I still think those issues are still largely due to patriarchy. men should talk to men about those issues if they want to address them imo.

[stinky259.livejournal.com]

The idea of misandry derives from patriarchy anyway which is why I (and probably most people above) think that "men's rights" is bullshit. Using the example of a male doing a female thing and being considered weak is because it's like "women are weak, why should a man be doing something a weak woman does" and thus sexist against women.

...that's not the greatest explanation, but hopefully you get my point.

[purekpopology.livejournal.com]

I understand what you're saying, and it's a valid argument, but more often I don't see men being accused of being weak by doing "girly" things, but being accused of being "gay".

There are other issues though, like custody of children. Mothers get custody the vast majority of the time even if the father is a perfectly fit parent, just because the "deadbeat dad" story is so wide spread.

Also, the media portrayal of men is awful. They're shown as emotionless, sex obsessed, and generally stupid or inconsiderate.

The last thing that stands out in my mind is how women are lead to believe that most men are potential rapists. At night walking in a parking lot or college campus, women are instinctively afraid of any man who might also be walking in the same area. It's discrimination, just like assuming someone is likely to rob you because they're black, or a woman is likely to be a whore because she dresses a certain way.

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it's the same where you are, but over here the woman almost automatically gets the children until a certain age (if the child is under, I believe, 5-7 years old) because it's seen as the time the woman can get off work to look after her child (the earlier years) and bonding (the later years), and left over from women-don't-work times. I believe that after 5 years old, depending on whether the mother or father are more fit to be a parent, the child can go with the father, though it isn't quite as common as the child going with the mother.

[stinky259.livejournal.com]

I wrote a reply to you ages ago, but my computer died and my reply disappeared. I would have just ignored this instead of responding so late, but I don't want to leave you thinking you're right.

You're wrong. Yes, it is sad that those custody cases you're talking about end up like that. I'm not qualified or educated on custody rights in the entire world, so I can't add to that at all. I disagree with the media portrayal of men being awful. You are a dumbass, sorry. And no, our rape culture is not the same thing as fucking RACISM or slut shaming. It's not right that women are trained to be afraid of men, but you think that's discriminating against men?

Educate yourself. Here are a few good, short links on ~*~misandry~*~: one (http://feministhistorian.tumblr.com/post/15259812004/twrg-couldnt-figure-out-how-to-reblog-her-post) & two (http://stfusexists.tumblr.com/post/14193574684/weallspreaddisease-stfusexists).

And one on rape culture (http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/10/rape-culture-101.html) for you, just in case.

[o-o-mai-o-o.livejournal.com]

what the actual fuck
Male rights group? smh.