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omonatheydidNovelist Bok Geo-il's lecture at Ewha Womans University is causing a stir with comments which students claim were sexist.
In a special lecture on March 21, the 66-year-old conservative culture critic said married women should be watched all the time because they are prone to have extramarital affairs.
"That's why women used to live in the husband's parents' home. Married life in the parents-in-law's house was a measure to preserve the husband's genes. A hard life in parents-in-law's home prevented women from turning their eyes away to other men and made them have sex only with their husbands," he said.
On the reason for women putting on makeup, he said they do to sexually appeal to men. "Men want younger women genetically, so women put on makeup to look as young as possible."
Bok also said, "Men need to keep having sex with other women, as they can't confirm whether their offspring has the same genes as their own."
He continued: "Customs are what have been handed down since long ago, so we should not abolish them recklessly. The hojuje (patriarchal family register system) should not have been abolished."
Afterwards, students expressed displeasure, saying his remarks were unacceptable and had nothing to do with the theme of his lecture indicated by the organizer, the school's Public Administration Department.
Some of them complained formally about Bok to the school's Center for Gender Affairs where students report sexual harassment cases. A student said on the school's community board, "I was so surprised that he claimed past customs suppressing women were justifiable scientifically and genetically."
Regarding the controversy, Bok told a local daily that he was only introducing evolutionary biology. "I'm displeased that some students singled out specific parts without considering the whole context of my three-hour lecture," he said.
He said that if students found problems with his lecture, they should have raised the issue with him during the lecture instead of causing a hoopla online.
Officials of the school said they are looking into whether Bok actually made such comments, and that they would take appropriate steps if necessary.
source: The Korea Times
In a special lecture on March 21, the 66-year-old conservative culture critic said married women should be watched all the time because they are prone to have extramarital affairs.
"That's why women used to live in the husband's parents' home. Married life in the parents-in-law's house was a measure to preserve the husband's genes. A hard life in parents-in-law's home prevented women from turning their eyes away to other men and made them have sex only with their husbands," he said.
On the reason for women putting on makeup, he said they do to sexually appeal to men. "Men want younger women genetically, so women put on makeup to look as young as possible."
Bok also said, "Men need to keep having sex with other women, as they can't confirm whether their offspring has the same genes as their own."
He continued: "Customs are what have been handed down since long ago, so we should not abolish them recklessly. The hojuje (patriarchal family register system) should not have been abolished."
Afterwards, students expressed displeasure, saying his remarks were unacceptable and had nothing to do with the theme of his lecture indicated by the organizer, the school's Public Administration Department.
Some of them complained formally about Bok to the school's Center for Gender Affairs where students report sexual harassment cases. A student said on the school's community board, "I was so surprised that he claimed past customs suppressing women were justifiable scientifically and genetically."
Regarding the controversy, Bok told a local daily that he was only introducing evolutionary biology. "I'm displeased that some students singled out specific parts without considering the whole context of my three-hour lecture," he said.
He said that if students found problems with his lecture, they should have raised the issue with him during the lecture instead of causing a hoopla online.
Officials of the school said they are looking into whether Bok actually made such comments, and that they would take appropriate steps if necessary.
source: The Korea Times
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Date: 2012-03-30 03:57 am (UTC)No one would do that during a lecture unless the lecturer asked for questions; otherwise he would think they were rude and interrupting him. It also could have just turned into an argument.
What a dumb guy, to say stuff like this at a women's university.
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Date: 2012-03-30 03:58 am (UTC)at a women's university.Fixed it.
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Date: 2012-03-30 12:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:05 am (UTC)And he based it on custom/cultural reference, instead of actual science or genealogy, right? what's his specialty anyway?
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:05 am (UTC)What a fool. Those students had every right to "cause a hoopla online".
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:07 am (UTC)I love it when men think that the world revolves around them, especially what women choose to do with their life goals or appearance. It's so egocentric it's not even sexist, it's just megalomanic.
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:08 am (UTC)bitch say what?
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:15 am (UTC)There are so many layers to this fuckery that it's like an onion or some shit; Idek.
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:23 am (UTC)wonder if he ever read or watch Ooku....no subject
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:26 am (UTC)"I'm displeased that some students singled out specific parts without considering the whole context of my three-hour lecture,"
pretty sure putting the whole context in there won't change anything
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:26 am (UTC)I don't think there is a single gif in my entire collection that would properly emote my feelings towards this fuckery.
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:32 am (UTC)..... what in gods name.................
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:33 am (UTC)Reproductive success is male-dominated blah blah blah yeah but we also evolved a badass telencephalon and magnificent powers of executive function for a reason. Intelligence begets culture and advancement beyond the mere need to pass one's genes on. This guy needs to stop taking evolutionary biology's name in vain by using it as a poor veil for his terribly aged and offensive viewpoints.
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Date: 2012-03-30 05:26 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-03-30 04:34 am (UTC)How nice that a cultural critic and novelist took it upon himself to provide a primer in evolutionary biology. It's a shame he left out the fact that evolution and natural selection continues as environments change. For example, in a changed economic and social environment (such as modern-day Korea), attractive mates probably don't include men who want to keep their women locked up at home with an abusive mother-in-law while they go around screwing every woman they lay eyes on. Heterosexual mating among humans, like many species, usually relies on the female of the species selecting a male who exhibits the most attractive traits. Just because he feels a biological need to procreate does not mean he and the men like him have an absolute right to procreate. Men like him will find themselves with no one wanting to have sex with them and eventually men who exhibit those negative traits will die off.
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