South Korea's young men are fighting against feminism

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South Korea's young men are fighting against feminism
By Jake Kwon, CNN
Updated 9:31 PM EDT, Sat September 21, 2019

One is Lee Jun-seok, a 34-year-old senior member of centrist Bareun Mirae Party, who has publicly accused feminists of making an unfair grab for privilege at the expense of men. A series of YouTube videos titled "a feminist being destroyed by Lee Jun-seok in debates," have more than 4 million views and tens of thousands of comments, almost all praising Lee.

"As (the ruling Democratic Party) moves towards women's rights, the generation (of men) in their 20s and 30s feels clearly lost," Lee says.

That's because, currently, no political party is exploiting the growing number of disgruntled men. Lee suggests a party with a strong anti-feminist message could emerge at next year's general election, just as right wing groups surged in Europe.

For now, Bareun Mirae's efforts to attract young men seem to be paying off. According to a Gallup Poll earlier this year, men in their 20s and 30s were Bareun Mirae's biggest supporters.

More: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/09/21/asia/korea-angry-young-men-intl-hnk/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

The Me Too movement in South Korea is quite strong. Moon Jae In's ruling Democratic Party has a strong pro-feminist orientation. The Bareun Mirae Party (Righteous Future Party, believe it or not) is attempting to capitalize on the reactionary backlash among younger "angry" South Korean men. The article discusses some of the efforts in progress to change the Korean patriarchy.

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