Korean Men's Association Files a Petition to Ban Baek Ji Young's "Good Boy"

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The Korean Men's Association is at it once again by filing a petition to ban Baek Ji Young's newest track, "Good Boy" from being circulated. They claim that the lyrics in the song are degrading to men. This isn't their first time filing a petition against a mainstream work as they have tried to get the film "You're My Pet" out of the theaters in the past.


The Korean Men's Association claim that Baek Ji Young's "Good Boy" has a theme of an older woman dominating a younger man and it is degrading because it makes it seem like a relationship between a dog and its owner. They requested for a ban of circulation. They continued to say, "The song expressed a man going against a woman's wishes as 'barking about,' or 'biting his owner.' The music video actually has dogs in it, as if it is trying to tell the audience that men should be tamed and trained like dogs."

Part of the lyrics from "Good Boy" entail, "Aren't you past puberty? This is so immature. Stop barking about / You're like a piece of ice under my feet, I'm getting tired of this now / Huh... I treat you well and this is how you repay your master?"

Regarding this, the Korean Men's Association stated, "Men might have that fantasy of dating older women but normal, healthy men will definitely feel serious discomfort at this song."

Many K-Pop fans are expressing diverse feelings about this issue. One Netizen stated, "Songs these days have very blunt and straight-forward lyrics. So rather than derogatory lyrics, I think the song is too blunt and impulsive." Another netizen said, "You need to listen to music as music. This isn't degrading men but it's about some people who are in a special situation. I think you are being overly sensitive." Another Netizen added, "It's just mainstream K-Pop. Is there really a need for a ban of circulation?"

But there were some who felt otherwise. One Netizen expressed, "Try thinking it the other way around. If a song or an advertisement contained derogatory themes toward women, this problem would have risen as well. Maybe the intention wasn't there but if you break apart the lyrics, you can definitely say it is degrading to men. If it is received as degrading and uncomfortable, the makers of the song must apologize."

What do you think?

Here are the lyrics to Baek Ji Young's "Good Boy" and check out her music video below:

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Comments

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

I read about this the other day and I can't even. I mean, just, what.

[earthequality.livejournal.com]

YOUR ICON. I feel like I'm the only one who likes her, sometimes.

[quietreveries.livejournal.com]

TIL the korean men's association exists

[yasmine2009.livejournal.com]

(http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b311/Yas_Girl/?action=view&current=tumblr_lpvn2xsChX1qa8kux.jpg)

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

Sephiroth is a brony, and HE KNOWS IT! ACCEPT IT >D

[pivotandsway.livejournal.com]

LOL
mens rights activism... keep fighting the good fight. let me go buy like 10 copies of this tho

[yami-no-hoshi.livejournal.com]

lol mteee

[diapergenie.livejournal.com]

[kiwilovekiwi.livejournal.com]

Ok I laughed at first but then once you think about it ... if a guy were to sing the song instead of BJY and the dog is a girl .... to me he'd be an Ass cuz he compares girls to dogs and he's their master!!!:/

[kiwilovekiwi.livejournal.com]

But I still like the song so whatever!!

[morgenderper.livejournal.com]

FUCK

THEM

[yami-no-hoshi.livejournal.com]

lol at men's rights activism, give me a fucking break

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Perfect icon

[cc9095.livejournal.com]

I LOLed, there are so many lyrics that put women in a... let's just say... not a very good position.
And some men are worried about one song.

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

I can only think of the reaction ONTD would have if this was posted there/an english song.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

[johnnyquest89.livejournal.com]

why'd they deviate from this :/

[kanintallrik.livejournal.com]

"Men might have that fantasy of dating older women but normal, healthy men will definitely feel serious discomfort at this song."

oic

[song-jihyuk.livejournal.com]

LOL ok

[uledy.livejournal.com]

it must be so frustrating to have so much misdirected outrage.

[kiminikaeru.livejournal.com]

just WHY

[unreal.livejournal.com]

Yes because women aren't allowed to degrade men but men are allowed to degrade women.

[xxkumorixx.livejournal.com]

thats the first thing i thought when i read this article. I bet if there was a korean women's association they probably get backlash like no other for being "overly sensitive" if they decide to say something.

[purring-feline.livejournal.com]

"but normal, healthy men will definitely feel serious discomfort at this song"
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MEN WHO WERE, IDK, SICK AT THE TIME. CAN THEY NOT FEEL DISCOMFORT? Discrimination tbh.


Lol at this whole thing.

[kanintallrik.livejournal.com]

/gigglesnorts

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Omg it's so terrible for them to feel that opressed just during one song and be considered like objects and/or animals.

Well guys, welcome to our entire life.

[annhh.livejournal.com]

tru

[jia-zhang.livejournal.com]

So basically, it's okay for men to degrade women, but no the other way around? Puhlease. Women have been putting up with this bullshit since the dawn of fucking time. Honestly, it's only thanks to these last 30 years or so that we've come to be a more gender equal society. In my opinion, it's all fair game. If men feel the right to say what they want about women, then turn around is fair play. This is chauvinism at it's finest.

[scubajr.livejournal.com]

Your icon <3
That's my thought every time there is a international K-pop concert tour and Canada isn't included. Which is every freaking time.

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

/sarcasm on

Ugh! The shame on this woman! SHAME! The b**** should know her place. HA-RUMPH! >:(



Oh wait...


/sarcasm off


Also, Baek Ji Young should hop over to Japan and do a collab with Namie Amuro for "Sit!Stay!Wait!Down! Part II" /joke

[kerplunk.livejournal.com]

lol sorta glad this happened cuz now i know that baek ji young has a really good song out.

she should dedicate to Korean Men's Association nest time she does a live xD

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

SOMEONE PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE MEN!

[jsham89.livejournal.com]

Honestly the first time I watched the video I sensed there would be a problem. The lyrics aren't bad so they should stop attacking the song, but there are clear references to men being compared to dogs in the MV and it is degrading. I don't find a problem with the group fighting for their rights, but I do find it sort of amusing that they tried to petition against, "You're My Pet" only b/c it's just the title of the movie and doesn't really have much to do with it. There are also more important things to probably focus on.

Anyway, I come from a culture in which comparing a person to a dog is very rude and I know in Korea it's the same, so it's not surprising there's some controversy.

[hitsujiga.livejournal.com]

in a country where men still rule the country in every aspect...there should be a women's association FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

[gogoparty.livejournal.com]

there is a women's association in korea btw

[lovelyxbeauty.livejournal.com]

I don't see a problem with there being a 'Men's association' tbh, just because woman are being degraded doesn't mean that men should be as well, it's called equality, no-one should be degraded. Is there not a woman's equivalent in Korea ?

[shineebambi.livejournal.com]

The point of these organizations tho is to protect minority groups from oppression that would otherwise be ignored. Men don't new extra protection the entire global society is built to protect them and oppress women