tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post7993653962316073916..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: Media responses to the boxing ring incidentmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-23952648479702160712013-09-24T20:10:07.719+09:002013-09-24T20:10:07.719+09:00Chang Chae Mo, a noodle shop owner in Seoul`s down...<b>Chang Chae Mo, a noodle shop owner in Seoul`s downtown Myongdong district:<br /><br />"We can never trust foreigners to treat us fairly," said Chang, serving up a bowl of kuk soo chan gol (beef noodle soup) to one of several customers who were pouring over accounts of the fight in their Korean language newspapers. "It has always been that way."</b><br /><br />Same as it ever was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-50154688568952263462013-09-24T03:29:01.836+09:002013-09-24T03:29:01.836+09:00The last article says it all, "interfered in ...The last article says it all, "interfered in the normal flow [of the match] against the Korean boxer, who he was supposed to assist."<br /><br />As a judge, he's not supposed to "assist" anyone. It's tragic that Korea attempted to use the games to "educate" the world about Korea - an early example of the Ministry of Culture's focus on Hallyu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-10265056786818022992013-09-23T18:49:02.573+09:002013-09-23T18:49:02.573+09:00"As for the boxing ‘ruckus,’ the Herald asser..."As for the boxing ‘ruckus,’ the Herald asserted that it was Keith Walker’s “incompetent officiating” that was the cause."<br /><br />Now there's a nifty trick -- citing yourself as an authority!<br /><br />"When faced with criticism for violating norms, simply retreat into an alternate reality in which your acts are in fact 'heroic deeds.'"<br /><br />Could be on the masthead of just about any Korean newspaper -- on either side of the DMZ.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.com