tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post2197083050671542954..comments2024-03-18T07:07:53.346-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Age of Consent in KoreaT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-82872927784747646172016-12-12T19:53:31.250-05:002016-12-12T19:53:31.250-05:00Yes.
With few exceptions. Anyone up to 19yo. Then...Yes.<br /><br />With few exceptions. Anyone up to 19yo. Then with adults, the adult can't be in a position of "power/force/authority" compared to you. So he/she can't pay for the sex, he/she can't be teacher/coach/employer ect.<br /><br />But if its "two strangers meeting in the night" type of relationship, legally completely ok.Jarhonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438073047982948398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-82792724293233061222016-11-27T14:45:43.241-05:002016-11-27T14:45:43.241-05:00So if I am age of 13 can I have sex with anybody a...So if I am age of 13 can I have sex with anybody age of 13 or older?Answer Quicklypleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496100048693018796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-77016838324807207722016-11-24T14:25:11.607-05:002016-11-24T14:25:11.607-05:00Not one of you guys mentioned that it seems to be ...Not one of you guys mentioned that it seems to be a bias system. If the female is the older one in the relationship, she gets a slap on the wrist and is thought as mentally unstable. But males are crucified when it's the other way. I thought males and females were equal in the eyes of the law, but it is not so. Look @ Megan's law here, there's always protests against male sex offenders moving into a neighborhood, but rarely are females treated to such harassment. I know a young man really messed up by his older nanny. But he gets no sympathy from anyone. Thanks again for letting me vent.AgnosticJymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486053193337101653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-11496339839197261882016-05-20T22:10:11.058-04:002016-05-20T22:10:11.058-04:00Simply don't have sex with someone under that ...Simply don't have sex with someone under that age. It is pretty damn easy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739612306250930384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-72807030987963229232016-03-31T13:12:46.014-04:002016-03-31T13:12:46.014-04:00Hi there. I have a question here.
So the rules for...Hi there. I have a question here.<br />So the rules for renting a car in Korea is minimum 21 years old.<br />So I am 21 years old for this year (following the international calender) but I have not reach my exact birthday yet. So am i consider 22 years old already in Korea? So can I rent a car in Korea?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383099323955186536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-67797551629381783332015-03-03T18:02:59.466-05:002015-03-03T18:02:59.466-05:00"Age of consent means that below that age, th..."Age of consent means that below that age, there is no possible circumstance in the world in which having sex with someone under that age is not a crime."<br /><br />Not necessarily. In Canada, the age of consent is officially set at 16. However, close in age exemptions allow those 14 and 15 to have sex with people of an age no more than 4 years older. sega31098https://www.blogger.com/profile/18157298514542743816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-10489837373063274642013-12-18T10:00:50.390-05:002013-12-18T10:00:50.390-05:00@crossmr that isn't always the case, I know of...@crossmr that isn't always the case, I know of a few cases where the difference has only been a year and the elder participant has been tried and found guilty of statutory rape. It may happen more in the southern US but I hear about a story like this a few times a yr and actually know someone that was put on the sex offenders registry for having relations with a girl one year younger than him, not forcibly. I don't know a lot about law but I believe it varies state to state. I actually think the Korean law with the "force" exception would be a better for the States.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140342957122683855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-5392653796097630192013-12-17T08:48:00.850-05:002013-12-17T08:48:00.850-05:00The US generally doesn't have that issue, beca...The US generally doesn't have that issue, because they also have a 2 year grace period. While 16 might be the age of consent if the partners are within 2 years of each other, it's legal. It's more of an issue in the case of say 15 vs 18. <br />crossmrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926946277296911301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-64817808281248445452013-12-09T14:53:15.199-05:002013-12-09T14:53:15.199-05:00Even when the "adult" is 17 years old an...Even when the "adult" is 17 years old and the "minor" is 16 years old?T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-6625480763213754912013-12-09T14:51:36.449-05:002013-12-09T14:51:36.449-05:00You are referring to 아청법, and that has nothing to ...You are referring to 아청법, and that has nothing to do with age of consent.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-75395416058054635702013-12-03T20:34:04.091-05:002013-12-03T20:34:04.091-05:00I think adults having sex with a minor should be a...I think adults having sex with a minor should be a death penalty offense.GeronLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145189615256636055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-23042365534393300652013-11-17T23:19:33.482-05:002013-11-17T23:19:33.482-05:00From the OP: "I was puzzled because I thought...From the OP: "I was puzzled because I thought that generally, Koreans tended to be socially conservative, especially in terms of sexual relations."<br /><br />On the surface, Korea is socially conservative. But there is plenty of stuff going on underneath the surface that is seldom talked about. Sex is one of these things. Read this article: http://www.ibtimes.com/south-korea-thriving-sex-industry-powerful-wealthy-super-state-1222647<br /><br />It says that half a million women work in Korea's sex industry and 20% of young men visit prositutes on a regular basis. In Korea, it's an open secret that prostitution is everywhere. I just saw a very sad article in a Korean paper about old women selling sex along Seoul's hiking trails just to support themselves in their old age. <br /><br />Whenever you hear about Korea being conservative, just remember this conservatism is very selective in society. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777741861030405005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-56281777371296046612013-11-15T08:49:31.816-05:002013-11-15T08:49:31.816-05:00I really wouldn't quote anything from Wikipedi...I really wouldn't quote anything from Wikipedia unless you checked the source yourself. And as TK mentioned multiple times already, the law (아동 청소년의 성보호에 관한 법률) has absolutely nothing to do with the age of consent and, except some wording changes, the age itself has always been the same. It's Article 305 of the Penal Code. (http://www.law.go.kr/lsSc.do?menuId=0&p1=&subMenu=1&nwYn=1&query=%ED%98%95%EB%B2%95&x=-729&y=-208#liBgcolor4)jefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963870542269641604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-15610053412377254862013-11-13T21:24:21.653-05:002013-11-13T21:24:21.653-05:00All I am saying is that "age of consent"...All I am saying is that "age of consent" is a term of art, and it has nothing to do with the 2011 law. T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-83153393805287527732013-11-13T21:20:02.628-05:002013-11-13T21:20:02.628-05:00I actually spent a year in law school and got 99.9...I actually spent a year in law school and got 99.9% LSAT score for dessert. FWIW (not much).<br /><br />Anyway, the article states the 2011 law "supercedes" the previous law. It looks pretty plain to me and doesn't look at all as something simply to dismiss because you say so. And often what you have to say is quite strong. <br /><br />If you are saying that there is much more than meets the eye on this issue, I'd have to agree.<br />But then in Korea and the law, there always is. And I'm not sure I'd agree with your statement that Korea is a sexually conservative country. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753523844065633351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-88494633873962702562013-11-13T20:26:39.162-05:002013-11-13T20:26:39.162-05:00It looks like someone without any legal education ...It looks like someone without any legal education wrote that entry, because it is really muddled about what it tries to describe. The law that passed in 2011 (called 아동 청소년의 성보호에 관한 법률) is not about age of consent at all. It is about providing additional punishment for sex crimes against children, which were already illegal to begin with. (Like I wrote in the OP, Korea has plenty of laws that punish forcible sex.)<br /><br />Age of consent means that below that age, there is no possible circumstance in the world in which having sex with someone under that age is not a crime. So if the age of consent is 17, ANY sex (i.e. even consensual sex that involves zero force or trickery) with under-17-year-olds is a crime. That's not what the 2011 law is about.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-63876732497716003072013-11-13T20:09:04.277-05:002013-11-13T20:09:04.277-05:00@ The Korean
What's wrong with the entry? Are...@ The Korean<br /><br />What's wrong with the entry? Are you saying the law is wrongly interpreted? it's factual wrong? <br /><br />@DXL<br /><br />It was simply my interpretation as I explained. In no way am I going to get into academic nitpicks here. Let's not go there. Wikipedia, ahem, states there are multiple interpretations of anarchy. I was making a non-theoretical, intelligent blog level use of the word. That's all. Peace.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753523844065633351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-76219264362632093202013-11-13T19:07:36.728-05:002013-11-13T19:07:36.728-05:00And that is the wrong interpretation of the term &...And that is the wrong interpretation of the term "anarchy", which I was talking about and that unfortunately is quite common. I'm just advising you to be careful and more sensitive, because it's just not fair... Take "femminism" as a comparison - what initially was merely a cry for freedom is sadly being transformed into hatered for men? No way.... This is frightening.Dac X Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293064862842657519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-40313032352455608252013-11-13T10:13:24.129-05:002013-11-13T10:13:24.129-05:00Wow, that Wikipedia entry is entirely wrong. Don&#...Wow, that Wikipedia entry is entirely wrong. Don't count on that one.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-66674525168969766082013-11-13T10:09:36.870-05:002013-11-13T10:09:36.870-05:00@DXL
Right. I know the high school meaning of ana...@DXL<br /><br />Right. I know the high school meaning of anarchy. I'm using the term simply to mean less government veering toward zero. Korea during the 60s, when I lived there, was "close to nature". Nobody was very educated then, everyone hated the few police that were around, you'd never see a lawyer, we used see snakes in trees after big rains, markets just meant any who could grab table and sell anything. To me that's "anarchy". <br /><br />BTW, it's also why I love Kpop. Damn fun to see the first generation Korean culture and the kids living it that never experienced dictatorship.<br /><br />@The Korean<br /><br />It's from Wikipedia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753523844065633351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-27838155635450029162013-11-13T09:39:23.290-05:002013-11-13T09:39:23.290-05:00Korea revised the law in 2011. It's now 19 if ...<b>Korea revised the law in 2011. It's now 19 if "force" is used.</b><br /><br />Can you point me to the law that you are referring to? Thanks.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-31272752344630267272013-11-13T06:37:56.048-05:002013-11-13T06:37:56.048-05:00Hmh.... Don't wanna sound arrogant, but it loo...Hmh.... Don't wanna sound arrogant, but it looks like you're misinformed about the term "anarchy", and I tell you this as a linguistics' student. Anarchy and anarchism are complex political ideas that promote a liberal utopian system which is based on having no government. That means also no police or legal systems and it doesn't have anything to do with infrastructure. You might believe it would be hell without a government, as many people do, but anarchists actually offer peaceful and considerable sollutions above all, and a system based on consensus, love, respect and trust for each other.<br /><br />It is true, however, that the word has been wrongly exploited for negative notions, which confuses ordinary people who won't bother getting head aches exploring various political ideas. Just to let you know.Dac X Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293064862842657519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-63637355275925798612013-11-12T22:56:56.148-05:002013-11-12T22:56:56.148-05:00Korean culture tolerates seeming contradictions ve...Korean culture tolerates seeming contradictions very well. That's something I've always liked about Korea. It's maddening at times, too.<br /><br />I don't see the contradictions you seem to see. All undeveloped countries necessarily have a high level of anarchy. Little infrastructure, corrupt police, undeveloped legal system. Yet Korea was a military dictatorship and very patriarchical, too.<br /><br />Is Korea already a nanny state? It seems like the Kpop generation is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753523844065633351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-12630246298461636732013-11-12T22:47:04.203-05:002013-11-12T22:47:04.203-05:00"Anarchical" and "authoritarian&quo..."Anarchical" and "authoritarian" are two antonyms, or opposites, if you prefer. Patriarchy also has nothing to do with anarchy and anarchism. I'm seriously confused.Dac X Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293064862842657519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-19903260408208326742013-11-12T14:19:36.889-05:002013-11-12T14:19:36.889-05:00Korea revised the law in 2011. It's now 19 if ...Korea revised the law in 2011. It's now 19 if "force" is used. Force seems to mean an abuse of power<br />when having sex with minor under 19.<br /><br />Regardless, I hope Korean doesn't transition from partriarchy anarchical/authoritarian all the way to intrusive nanny state while I'm around. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753523844065633351noreply@blogger.com