The Fetishization of Half Koreans

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When it comes to discussing being half Korean, it seems most of the conversation starts - and stops - at looking more attractive. But there's much more to it than that. Following up on my video on "How to Look Half Korean," let's discuss the fetishization of half Koreans by both Koreaboos and Koreans.
Show More When it comes to discussing being half Korean, it seems most of the conversation starts - and stops - at looking more attractive. But there's much more to it than that. Following up on my video on "How to Look Half Korean," let's discuss the fetishization of half Koreans by both Koreaboos and Koreans.

TIMESTAMPS
Intro 0:00
Koreaboos 1:11
What is Fetishization? 1:59
How Korean and Half Korean Stereotypes Overlap 2:34
How Koreaboos Perpetuate These Stereotypes 4:15
Criticizing Half Korean Subliminals 5:46
The Pressure on Half Asians to Prove Their Identity 9:23
How Half Koreans are Treated in Korea 11:06
(^I didn't go into much detail about this specific topic because it's frankly too lengthy of a topic itself, and would require discussing Korean history in general. I might in a future video.)

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SOURCES
"Hard knock lives of Koreans born to U.S. soldiers" (KoreaHerald.com)
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160427000713

"Myth of Pure-Blood Nationalism Blocks Multi-Ethnic Society" (Korea Times)
https://web.archive.org/web/20110725232752/http://www.dhseol.org/activity/ein2006_06.html

"Fetishizing people of color isn’t a compliment, so don’t act like it is" (Collegian.com)
https://collegian.com/2019/04/category-opinion-mcwilliams-fetishizing-people-of-color-isnt-a-compliment-so-dont-act-like-it-is/

"Koreans and Camptowns: Reflections of a Mixed-Raced Korean" (KoreanAmericanStory.org)
https://koreanamericanstory.org/the-conference-that-introduced-me-to-the-legacy-of-being-a-mixed-race-korean/

"Russian-Korean in Incheon was the target of merciless a*use" (Korea Joongang Daily)
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3055868

"Multicultural children still face discrimination at schools" (Korea Times)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2018/06/181_250993.html

Stock footage from videvo.net

Photos:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Insooni_at_the_Expo_2012_Yeosu4.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hines_Ward#/media/File:Pittsburgh_Steelers_at_the_White_House_2009-05-21_2.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jimmy_Wang_Yang.jpg

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minsooky
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