tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post1035432409395660566..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Ask a Korean! News: "Charity Angel" and the Insanity of Anti-CommunismT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-69666286250015627172008-11-29T01:21:00.000-05:002008-11-29T01:21:00.000-05:00kesumo I don't think she did it herself--accordin...<B>kesumo</B> I don't think she did it herself--according to some people in our music forum, the charity wanted her to get the credit for her donations, because others were giving it to people who hadn't made them. <BR/><BR/><B>Article on moon geung young's hancinema homepage~<BR/><BR/>By Park Si-soo<BR/>Staff Reporter<BR/><BR/>Just a few days after top actress Moon Geun-yeong wowed fans with the surprise revelation of her secret donations to the poor, she has fallen victim to malicious comments on the Internet.<BR/><BR/>The Community Chest, a leading charity group here, last week announced a list of its top individual donors revealing the No. 1 giver's name as an "anonymous actress in her 20s" who has donated more than 850 million won ($597,000) over the past five years.<BR/><BR/>Despite the actress's requests to keep her name secret, the charity group, after being harassed by the press, finally confirmed the 21-year-old donor was Moon.<BR/><BR/>Following the revelation, however, she was subject to cyber attacks by people who called her donations politically motivated. Her private blog and articles praising her behavior were bombarded with numerous nasty comments belittling the donations as a way to enhance her reputation and her career.<BR/><BR/>Also, a conservative columnist claimed Moon's donations promoted communism in Korea, citing her late grandfather's pro-North activities. Her late grandfather Ryu Nak-jin was a pro-communism guerrilla in the South during and after the Korean War (1950-1953) and refused to convert right up to his death in 2005.<BR/><BR/>In an article, Ji Man-won, said, "This is part of communist-led psychological warfare aimed to beautify a descendant of the communist. Articles speaking highly of her donations help make people respect communists as activists striving to reunite the two Koreas".<BR/><BR/>In reaction to the cyber bullying, the opposition Democratic Labor Party made a rare statement calling for it to end. "Her grandfather was a victim of our heart-wrenching history. We should not take it as a means to criticize those with different ideology", it said.<BR/><BR/>Her agency vowed to take a wait-and-see approach.<BR/><BR/>Legal experts said those producing such malicious comments can be punished.<BR/>"If an article was written apparently to insult a specific individual, the writer can be punished even if the article doesn't include any type of abusive language", said Prof. Park Kyung-sin at Korea University's college of law.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, Gangnam Police Station is gathering information on the malicious writers for an investigation at Moon's request. </B><BR/><BR/>(hope it's okay that I posted this here: you can always delete if it's too much.)<BR/><BR/>some people should really mind their own business and stop making trouble for others. <_<uncute tomboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064068788384913575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-67898373196843237312008-11-26T23:26:00.000-05:002008-11-26T23:26:00.000-05:00Well... I guess Rush Limbaugh would feel less alon...Well... I guess Rush Limbaugh would feel less alone in the world, if only he could read hangeul.adabeiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528653783425665623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-91178899142375999452008-11-26T05:36:00.000-05:002008-11-26T05:36:00.000-05:00Why is Moon suddenly no longer "anonymous?" Did sh...Why is Moon suddenly no longer "anonymous?" Did she out herself? Did the charity do it? Seems odd to me that you'd suddenly announce it after 6 years of keeping quiet.kesumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875014181710137876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-65819596094399382142008-11-25T09:49:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:49:00.000-05:00Yep. I know. I just wanted to remind you that I ...Yep. I know. I just wanted to remind you that I called you a perv first (and again, if you followed the links in that comment). ㅋㅋㅋ<BR/><BR/>(ps: one of the Korea/America quirks that amuses me the most is the way ㅋㅋㅋ means laughter to Koreans, but to North Americans, the translated, "KKK" has a very, very, very different meaning.)Roboseyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308196436612993379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-44987178027849862292008-11-25T02:32:00.000-05:002008-11-25T02:32:00.000-05:00Aw come on Robo, you know the Korean was joking. T...Aw come on Robo, you know the Korean was joking. The Korean does not think the presentation was pervy in any way.The Koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328000772620833495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-33914112178753453182008-11-24T22:37:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:37:00.000-05:00You only called me a perv because I called you a p...You only called me a perv because I called you a perv when you clicked on the link for more Amanda Beard pictures, <A HREF="http://roboseyo.blogspot.com/2008/07/for-ladies-blogoseyo-first-and-probably.html/" REL="nofollow">on my Michael Phelps post</A> this summer. <A HREF="http://roboseyo.blogspot.com/2008/03/perv.html/" REL="nofollow">(Perv)</A><BR/><BR/>I didn't think my way of presenting those videos was pervy... unless the words "cute" and "annoying" have different meanings for you than they do for me.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, whatever. Thanks for the link, and for the insight you added to the topic.<BR/><BR/>-robRoboseyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308196436612993379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-60435671756749336082008-11-24T01:59:00.000-05:002008-11-24T01:59:00.000-05:00I left Korea in the early 90's to come to the U.S....I left Korea in the early 90's to come to the U.S.A, and I am from Gwanju. So, I vividly remember the Gwangju Democratic movement because my father, neighbors, and some of my elementary teachers took a part in the movement. <BR/><BR/>As far as the article, clearly Ji Man Won is an idiot who has no merits for his attacks against Moon. How can anyone argue against her philanthropic ambitions; especially when it deals in the interest of unification of Korea's. <BR/><BR/>Although she is not an eye-candy for me;nevertheless, she is a fine actress. Like many of the celebrities in the U.S, she is sacrificing her hard earned money for a greater cause, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for her. <BR/><BR/>I've said this many time that life has to be more than JUST YOU. And clearly Moon is doing things that have greater and deeper impact in Korea than just the movies.Miguk chonhnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695554200912433082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-72161835199853970402008-11-24T01:48:00.000-05:002008-11-24T01:48:00.000-05:00Nathan,Probably more like the Americans who sincer...Nathan,<BR/><BR/>Probably more like the Americans who sincerely believe that Obama is a closet muslim -- ultimately irrelevant, but scary nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>Kwillets,<BR/><BR/>Agreed 100%. The point of the post is -- imagine the world in which people like Ji are the majority.<BR/><BR/>kangsam,<BR/><BR/>yes, the Korean did attend Cal. In fact, he attended the Big Game this past weekend.<BR/><BR/>Jae Young,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the kind words.The Koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328000772620833495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-67088921154626018632008-11-23T20:00:00.000-05:002008-11-23T20:00:00.000-05:00I had heard people were calling Moon Geun Young a ...I had heard people were calling Moon Geun Young a communist, but it confused me, cos I was reading paraphrases of the articles, not the articles themselves. What? My Korean sucks, reading articles in Korean directly gives me a headache and requires excessive use of a dictionary. NOW it makes sense. <BR/><BR/>I actually always joke that my parents are 남남북녀, cos my dad's from 경상도 and my maternal grandfather did some meandering up north to Manchuria until he got back down south to Seoul.<BR/><BR/>Funny how when you post something political and not couched in some cute question, it's considered lame. Will check out the post more fully, cos skimming it already has piqued my interest, even though I find Marmot's Hole irritating.<BR/><BR/>It is trash talking, but trash talking in Korea resonates differently than it does in the US. Korea doesn't have the same historical respect for free speech and the First Amendment.Jae Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931486423447616383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-30924398031405527772008-11-22T04:11:00.000-05:002008-11-22T04:11:00.000-05:00You went to Cal?? Awesome... when did you graduate...You went to Cal?? Awesome... when did you graduate? I'm applying to transfer there next fall. Wish me luck! :)<BR/><BR/>By the way, your blog is great!kangsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656455569822915770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-51102612973678262902008-11-22T00:42:00.000-05:002008-11-22T00:42:00.000-05:00Korean celebrities have long attracted attention f...Korean celebrities have long attracted attention from dictators on both sides of the DMZ. There's even more of a politico-entertainment complex than in the US, if that's possible.<BR/><BR/>This kind of trash talk is nothing compared to the government censorship of the 50's and 60's, and 70's, and, well, everything except the last 20 years or so.KWilletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925155896023006453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-8483447601983280392008-11-21T11:59:00.000-05:002008-11-21T11:59:00.000-05:00These people are pretty much the equivalent of tha...These people are pretty much the equivalent of that fringe of Americans who circulated claims that Barack Obama was actually the love child of Malcolm X, no?Nathan Schwartzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180432639689575031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-32066736187568430852008-11-21T01:16:00.000-05:002008-11-21T01:16:00.000-05:00Ji Man-Won’s argument is laughable, and I sure hop...Ji Man-Won’s argument is laughable, and I sure hope there are more logical and sensible arguments advancing anti-Communism in Korea. I have seen both overt and concealed communists at protests in Korea, reminding me that there are more than a few softheads who would love to see the North Korean system brought to the South. <BR/><BR/>The debate against communist totalitarianism is hardly complete, but something tells me attacking a cute movie actress for donating money to charity is hardly a blow to Kim’s regime. It may be a blow to civility however.Roland Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17819155097718124744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-91031065927590389682008-11-20T13:50:00.000-05:002008-11-20T13:50:00.000-05:00^^^And get off the internet!^^^And get off the internet!Neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453094487635097498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-43142822597629005932008-11-19T20:14:00.000-05:002008-11-19T20:14:00.000-05:00The American cannot help but conclude that Koreans...The American cannot help but conclude that Koreans need to work less, get high more often, and chill the hell out.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.com