tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post2482609826009789984..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: Gestapo in Itaewonmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-17024446970045211172020-07-13T21:37:00.166+09:002020-07-13T21:37:00.166+09:00I just found the Crown Confectionery commercial re...I just found the Crown Confectionery commercial referred to above at <a href="https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=bluezzanzzan&logNo=220625463750&proxyReferer=https:%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F" rel="nofollow">this blog</a>: "심현섭 - 크라운제과 롱스 프리미엄."matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-1628076740381529462012-01-14T11:48:57.918+09:002012-01-14T11:48:57.918+09:00Fantastic link, Antti Leppanen. I've heard the...Fantastic link, Antti Leppanen. I've heard the head-shaking assertion that Koreans suffered more than the jews before, and it's interesting to learn more about what my friend might have been reading, to come up with that assertion.Roboseyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308196436612993379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-66371317052302335112012-01-14T11:48:26.502+09:002012-01-14T11:48:26.502+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.Roboseyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308196436612993379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-9392016577470398612012-01-12T21:37:35.004+09:002012-01-12T21:37:35.004+09:00(A jaw-dropping example of this can be found here)...<i>(A jaw-dropping example of this can be found <a href="http://hunjang.blogspot.com/2005/07/jo-jung-rae-on-holocaust-and-japanese.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>).</i><br /><br />I was also reminded of my old blogpost, perhaps my most commented ever. However, I've been considering removing the whole post or at least adding a disclaimer, because I didn't find anything like the quoted introduction in the editions of Jo Jung-rae's <i>Arirang</i> currently in print. The author's introduction in the available prints that I browsed in Seoul seems to be the original one, and it had no reference to Jews whatsoever. What is, then, the source of Jo's alleged introduction that I quoted, I don't know. Oh well, just a second... <a href="http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=sofree_lee&logNo=150008274117" rel="nofollow">Here's a Korean blogger</a> who evidently has reproduced several long passages from <i>Arirang</i> to his blogpost. The foreword quoted in my blogpost would've appeared in the 4th volume (which I didn't check). The quote is about two thirds down the long post. So no need for me to add disclaimers yet.Antti Leppänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746321145150137767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-69451894780476302042012-01-12T20:13:52.266+09:002012-01-12T20:13:52.266+09:00I've seen Nazi cosplay twice in Korea. Once i...I've seen Nazi cosplay twice in Korea. Once in Seoul station (walking the opposite direction on the other side of the railing) and again in Yeogok (a meter away at a crosswalk). The first was in simple gothic black clothes with a swastika armband, but the hat gave the effect of full uniform. The second was in full SS uniform (again with the swastika armband)... the first time shocked and angered me. The second time, I started swearing at him in English and Korean... he ignored me and I let him get away. I've mentioned these incidents to Koreans, and they said, "oh he probably doesn't know what it means."Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348883236101961363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-73261751966122772922012-01-11T12:43:24.123+09:002012-01-11T12:43:24.123+09:00Kushibo:
I thought the 'Gesta IV' renamin...Kushibo:<br /><br />I thought the 'Gesta IV' renaming was clever enough as well.<br /><br />Darth Babaganoosh:<br /><br />As for the chocopie commercial, I assume that's what Time was referring to:<br /><br />"And what was Crown Confectionery thinking when it kicked off an ad campaign for chocolate covered cakes? Inspired by Charlie Chaplin's Hitler in the 1940 movie The Great Dictator, the ad featured one of Korea's top comics as the Fuhrer. After taking a bite, Hitler suddenly switches from German-sounding gibberish to fluent Korean and his mood mellows. The campaign was pulled after the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles protested to Korean diplomats in the U.S. Stylist Koh Jung Won, who designed Hitler's wardrobe (she used an East German army uniform and sewed on Nazi patches bought in Seoul) says the ads weren't meant to offend. It was a fun thing, she says."<br /><br />On the one hand, you could, say, look at weddings in Korea and see the style of a western wedding without the substance and perhaps apply it to this. But I think what's at the bottom of this is the inability to empathize with other conquered countries because, well, how can you empathize when you're told that you've suffered more than any other people in the world? (A jaw-dropping example of this can be found <a href="http://hunjang.blogspot.com/2005/07/jo-jung-rae-on-holocaust-and-japanese.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>). Even foreigners who write about Korea mention that Korea has been constantly invaded. As if every country on the Eurasian landmass (and elsewhere) hasn't? That question, however, ignores the exaggeration at work; the Joseon dynasty's first 500 years saw two major invasions - by Japan 1592-98 (with three years of actual fighting) and two separate invasions by the Manchus in 1627 and 1636. As catastrophic as the Japanese invasions were, I'm sure most countries would love to have had only 5 years of war in the 500 years prior to 1900.<br /><br />ifihadaminutetospare:<br /><br />What Nazi insignia was it?matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-34730088811047463052012-01-11T12:18:04.900+09:002012-01-11T12:18:04.900+09:00One of the most head-shaking moments of my entire ...One of the most head-shaking moments of my entire teaching career (other than the time two kindergarten students thought it would be funny to pee on each other) was the time I asked a class the discussion question, "Which person from history would you bring back to live life a second time?" and a student said "Hitler -- to see if he could do some good this time around instead of just evil" Forget giving DaVinci modern technology and materials to play with, forget giving Einstein or Mozart or Albert Schwitzer or Ghandi a chance to do MORE good... let's give the most horrifically evil individual a chance to be a little LESS evil, and maybe aspire so high as to be a neutral cipher: a forgettable art-school grad!Roboseyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308196436612993379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-44563686188951532032012-01-11T11:19:52.866+09:002012-01-11T11:19:52.866+09:00I was in a burger place recently and the uniforms ...I was in a burger place recently and the uniforms had a happy face, US flags, and Nazi isigna decorating their bright and bubly uniforms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-7893297472911489292012-01-11T08:25:08.157+09:002012-01-11T08:25:08.157+09:00Though they're cretins for employing Nazi chic...Though they're cretins for employing Nazi chic to attract patrons, I give them creativity points for renaming "Gestapo" as "Gesta IV," which would, in Korean, be written almost the same as the original (게슈타포어 instead of 게슈타포).kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-16325290968923913552012-01-10T22:17:30.722+09:002012-01-10T22:17:30.722+09:00Found him. The chocopie Hitler's name is 신현섭. ...Found him. The chocopie Hitler's name is 신현섭. Google for photo.Darth Babaganooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292625818454308095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-88900797812176246052012-01-10T21:53:39.344+09:002012-01-10T21:53:39.344+09:00You mention the cosmetic ad that featured Hitler, ...You mention the cosmetic ad that featured Hitler, but there was another one that appeared a few years prior to it... believe it or not, it was a chocopie commercial with a Korean comedian dressed in full Hitler regalia/mustache. To sell CHOCOPIES?!? I don't recall it being formally pulled from the air, but it wasn't on air more than a couple weeks.<br /><br />Wish I remembered the comedian's name. He was one of the top Gag Concert comedians at the time.Darth Babaganooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292625818454308095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-29333353545473679052012-01-10T20:59:35.641+09:002012-01-10T20:59:35.641+09:00Not that I know of. I get the feeling they disappe...Not that I know of. I get the feeling they disappeared a few years ago.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-23545494842984763632012-01-10T18:28:47.442+09:002012-01-10T18:28:47.442+09:00Have you heard of any Hitler bars still existing t...Have you heard of any Hitler bars still existing today?Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.com