Jang Jong-hwa, a youth spokesman of the Democratic Party of Korea, commented on the movie '' Kim Ji-young Born 1982 ''. His comment caused a heated criticism from female netizens.
On November 2nd, Spokesman Jang commented on the movie about a week after the "Kim Jiyoung Born 1982" was released on October 31st. Spokesman is a former secretary of the Kim Young-ho and is the son of former lawmaker Jang Young-dal.
He said, "It would be the same even if you made 'Jang Jong-hwa Born 1982' as a movie upside down." Jang continued, "When you were in elementary school, you didn't just do your homework, but you were snapped in your face. You had to join the army in the early twenties and had to face all sorts of bad words. You were viewed as a loser if you are below 180 cm in height. I lived a life that required 'manliness' without knowing various contexts. "
"The film shows that 'we don't understand each other and live a life that we don't want to understand.'" "What we have to realize through the movie is that regardless of gender, we lived a life trying not to face each other's stance or opinion." He added, "It is our task to get rid of discrimination around us one by one so that the case like Kim Jiyoung who received whole discrimination alone won't happen again."
A feminist group working for the National Assembly worte on their SNS that he posted a distorted opinion on gender equality. The countercomment wrote, "The Democratic leadership needs to dispose of it," and " Who is the young man who is represented by Jang Jong-hwa?"
Other female netizens also criticized. "Can the party that has produced a feminist president publish in the public sphere an unfair view of a party youth spokesman? The comment is thoroughly representing the male side. As a member of the party, I will wait for quick feedback." "It's a waste of me to pay your salary from the fund of my party," wrote one netizen.
In addition, netizens wrote, "there are no women included in the youth represented by Jang Jong-hwa", "the other side was erased about the reality of discrimination", and "the comment on Kim Ji-young, born 1982, should be directed to a female spokesperson".
