Why Sexual Violence in South Korea's Military Have Driven Some to Suicide | Violation 

It is a social issue too

Exactly. The whole hush hush cause of reputation is the worst. I've seen the same thing in my school. Seems to be the case with all organisations

I think it's this type of ppl in military that when war happens the other party got rape.

So they disrespect women in the military. So we can disrespect their mothers,sisters too. Bcus every victim is someone’s sister or mother.

They want men to join the military. Not women.

i hope bts stans realize that korea isn't perfect utopia where nothing wrong happens cause thats where your oppas live 🥺

It’s call communist in this race its in their blood. 🇺🇸 needed the political land gain not the pple. But it was its own pple who ruin their own. Otherwise 🇺🇸 would have just nuke them like they did Japan.

@@judas7585 really bts in this topic pls this reality not dream world. Oh gosh I forgot bts is joining the military so they involve in this topic. What a joke.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Rite there is their culture n it comes out in their nature. Can take a monkey from the jungle but u can’t take nature out of a monkey.

Ever since I heard bts maybe exempt from military I hated them especially in ur situation. If it wasn’t for usa ur country is pretty much no assets to ur Allie’s. Technology can be found sorry ur not special. Even ur own country don’t find ur citizens special.

Sexual crimes are such a problem in South Korea that they have a special government department to deal with sexual crimes...

Yes. Very.

A Very fair thing to say.

Also if false rape cases were also taken seriously everywhere.

@@pratickkkumar3061 hope youre not saying that just to lower the issue of sexual assaullt

Yes, unfortunately it's world wide......I'm thinking that no matter the country, people really don't want women in the military.

Some military school do perform better ....

Even the men get harassed

@@AS-jo8qh no

Not only that, it is not limited to military. K-POP idols, schoolgirls, actresses face sexual assault in high numbers. Studies show that sexual assault rate in South Korea is on the rise.

It's difficult to raise killers with morals.

Classes will never change anything, in military basic instinct and primal behavior is at their peak for a reason. Women should not be put together with men, they need a specific section only for women.

South Korea hates the idea of 'feminism' in the first place so don't expect them to abide with sexual harassment and abuse issues. Also, have you heard of "molka"? That's a growing trend among South Korean males, not just in military, and it shows how low these men treat women.

No need for classes. Rape is ingrained in military culture, and everyone knows it is deviant behavior.

They actually do but won't listen at all.

Do you think getting rid of the mandatory service will solve any problems?

@@_bloomoon_ It's not a simple yes or no. The government sees conscription as the main means to keep up with the military of its East Asian neighbors (+ Russia), and many Koreans would agree with this sentiment (although recent polls show otherwise). Also toxic morals and values from military is so ingrained into the Korean society that removing conscription itself won't resolve societal issues, but it does mean freeing Korean males from systemic oppression.

I 100% agree with you. I think “we are all family” of Korean culture is a double edge sword. Not all of us have rapist and incest in our family so when these people excuse bad behaviors by saying “ you have to forgive your family”, I would like to say “fuck you”. Fucking blaming the victim is always textbook 101 in SK. I hate watching news in Korea, I start screaming at the TV. Such injustice!!! I am solely talking about how the laws are written in Korea and enforced. Laws are written to help get horrible people from doing real jail time. Although Korean jails totally suck!!!

@@mexicotaco0913 Toxic morals and values were always prevalent in Korean culture. Watch their dramas and manhwa. It's clearly a societal thing not cause by the military. The military culture of south korea reflects the culture of south korea as a whole, but on an extremely toxic level many times over.

That is weird. I am American and worked with ROK Marines and Navy. They showed us outstanding professionalism when they worked with us. ROK UDT is also no joke.

It should be a good decision...

I was in the marines and had a good time, Certain individuals who join the military can be lumped in 1) power hungry 2) idiots who can’t handle tasks under pressure 3) regular joe 4) high performer in one of 2 category 4.A) work 4.B) fitness Typically 2 can get lumped in on getting bullied when stationed, 4.A also may get bullied during the initial stages of bootcamp as there expertise isn’t related to bootcamp task but there work ethic.

is sexual violence prevalent in millitary all over the world ?can you provide some authentic source so that i can read more about this/

14 Nusrat jahan Inti please just search US military sexual assault. Then the Canadian military. Then the British military. They have all talked about their problem with sexual violence

@@layloo5244 thanks a lot.your suggestion helped .

Poor Americans

@@njsgjb3101 ????

Its south korea female soldiers! Seen the episode ? 😉

@@njsgjb3101 ?

I don’t think it’s about not taking seriously, it’s about feeling pressure to conform to social norms, especially when the military is all about unity. Women are just as susceptible to misogynistic attitudes as men. It’s why this is such a problem. You have every single young man in Korean passing through the military, potentially leaving with worst ideas about sexual assault and consent then they entered with.

@@JessieBanana true, you’re right- but at the same time the way she spoke about it also gives me the hint that while a part of it was her complying to the social norms and the energy displayed around her- her personal beliefs were also there and she simply didn’t take it nearly as seriously until she was put in the same place as those girls.

Are you judging her on something she has talked about and has admitted regrets? Are you a perfect being, never having made any mistakes? Wish you and loved ones never have to be in such a situation to find out how you will actually act!

@@CindyPak As someone who’s been in the place of victim as well as told invalidating things for my own experiences- most definitely. That pain doesn’t just go away because that person too was unfortunately put in that place. You deserve to be judged if you hurt someone just as much as you deserve to heal for being hurt.

Laughter is a serious sign of anxiety. I remember laughing when I first got abused. It's not that easy to stand up when the society is against you

Kimchi from China 🇨🇳

Recently this topic was bought up against in Military Prosecutor Dobaeman. Not only sexual abuse but forced labour as well.

@@jovan5662 It is. That's why the military panicked after the series got released and changed a bunch of rules, and announced it through media.

I watched that shit and I’m mad it didn’t get a second season

@@fmjjjjn7510 Season 2 is in the making, my friend!

I watched the show. I don't remember if sexual violence wa talked in show???

Japan for example

@@yashaswirkg exectly! And also, US military has same problems or worse

Same ....those countries who call others uncivilized are rogue and uncivilized from inside

I agree with this point Those countries which look dangerous or cracked everytime are those where actually those issues are highlighted .

@@bhumikayady5739 completely Agree with u

Why these men just can't grab hold of their nuts and cleared off their blue balls in the toilet by themselves?! Those victims are somebody else's daughter for goodness sake!!!

I was hoping they would talk about her in this video.

Soon part of North Korea🙏

I don't really remember it being controversial because most South Koreans are anti-LGBTQ.

I remember her. It's already a tough place to be in even as a man, you're not really entirely safe either but I heard trans genders are especially targeted within the military

@@Bellz972 Korean military criminal law has a clause that outlaws all acts of sodomy and sexual act between servicemen. NYT wrote a pretty good article on the whole issue if you would like to know more

Very good

Your story about your friend is horrifying. My thoughts are with her. I agree with you. You try to be nice and they just twist it into the worst places. I have tried every passive thing in the book to get them to leave me alone. Making myself ugly, etc. etc. But literally only being mean works. Good for you standing up for yourself. I hope the majority of us can make it to where you are one day. Most men are generally abusive, selfish, sex obsessed, and therefore not worth anything. Men aren't going to change. We need to educate women on realities, not propaganda like material in media from patriarchal entities making us all weak, focused on the wrong things (looking sexy), thinking we need to be in a relationship, etc. And unite to become stronger than men so we can protect ourselves.

THANK FEMINISM AND GENDER EQUALITY for your experience it was warned this would happen but you all took the risk now suffer the consequences

is sexual abuse prevalent in millitary of every country?can you give me name of any resource so that i can read about this?i am very much into the topic

@@nusratjahaninti7555 just google it and or do your own research. It happens all over the world.

Its a social issue…

same here

What happened?

damn.....

@@nadred5396 A male sexual assault another male. And just like this girl in video, he can't do anything because the predator is higher ranking.

Maybe they should come ahead and share their stories here

@@nadred5396 you can watch kdrama D.P which story is about the condition of korean military reference that many people dont talk about.

Most people who enjoy things from Korea (like dramas, music, webtoons, etc) know about the country and its problems. Same goes for people who like things from Japan, honestly there isn't as many Koreaboos as it used to

@@ignacia3628 sadly only “some” but not “most”

I mean even if you just look at K-pop there are major red flags that people ignore. How sexualized young girls are as well as boys not to mention how women are not allowed to speak about dating in public for fear of backlash by fans. Heck even if you go out without a bra girls get verbally attacked just look at K-pop suicides. Korea has a long way to go

@@ignacia3628 can you tell me things about Japan too.....

I guess you didn't watch the movie Parasite, or the show Squid games and D.P where the whole movie/show is about issues facing S. Koreans. That's the difference between S.Korea and countries like Japan and China. Korans actually are open and talk freely about bad problems within their society. They don't try to hide it like they do in China and Japan.

Not only that, it is not limited to military. K-POP idols, schoolgirls, actresses face sexual assault in high numbers. Studies show that sexual assault rate in South Korea is on the rise.

I hope you did not go through this, my heart breaks into million pieces.

You are correct, if she was in the Army. Jungsa in the Korean Air Force corresponds to master sergeant in the US Air Force

Humans must extinct for the sake of planet

It is what it is. If they can't change and adapt they're basically extinct. Hence why family focused cultures that are forgiving tends to last the longest. China is doing extreme methods to curb the underpopulation concerns by implementing 2-3 child policy. But people are natural, we're not machines. If we are it'd be more dystopian than now

they will be first nation to extinct ? oh shut the hell up it will happened in 2790 according to experts and Japan do not have low birthrate there are 7 countries that have lower birthrate and 12 that have the same birthrate

Pretty sure majority are males female consript are just recent and they are not even required to be trained anyway.

Your taking it way from women issue

@@Vampybattie until it's your brother or son? ....amazing.

@@Vampybattie not at all

Just think about it like this. 50 guys trapped in a room with 5 girls for 4 years. What do you think might happen?

Do you think men don't get abused in the military? If not women, then men will be the victims.

@@m11nt men are also the victims, I have read many stories

I am a girl and preparing for Air force Exam lol😅

@@nikolaipatrushev8395 don’t do it

Great points.

Exactly

Just karma doing it's own thing. Wise people get the last laugh

@@bmona7550 yes ,but karma working properly would be no one believing a word this person has to say just like she didn't believe those other girls. And laughed at them. She got a platform here to speak of her "dreams" And what not. Whoever was mocked by this person, seeing this video must make them feel nauseous.

A lot of young girls from my country want to settle in SK. I was like huh? They want to go there for k-pop and beautiful Korean men😂they basically want to live the k-drama life. But isn't there a lot of rascism towards brown and black people especially and not to forget the gender gaps!?

As a young kpop stan who loves Korea's culture, this saddens me. :( I hope change comes sooner before everything gets out of hand.

@@sonanvatsal900 there's racism everywhere, but the most important thing is to not be foolish. Treat them as you would with people at home. Also, watching videos of people with smaller channels are the best way to go if you want an honest opinion about a country you're interested in since they don't have anything to lose with the truth, but don't let it discourage you if you want to work, live, or visit here. I encourage travel but have some knowledge beforehand.

@@chloeserafica3968 well Korea has a new president so there's going to be some dark times for the women here. Not like it has never been before... I had a former Korean friend that tried to force me into a relationship with him, and I tried so hard to be nice to him as I'm not desperate for an Asian boyfriend. I just want to make my money. He tried telling me that he's "handsome" in Korea and that hanging up the phone in someones face is "normal" and me not calling back is "rude"... I gave him an American lesson on how manners is universal and a go fuck yourself to end the lesson. But please continue to be a K-Pop stan if it makes you happy. You'll definitely make lots of friends and even have meet-ups as well. Just remember to always stay level headed and question EVERYTHING because the neoteny features fools those who aren't used to seeing that these are still adults.

never get fooled by their looks id rather date a Chinese man,youre right ive been in meff i met decent korean but perverts is really high percentage in korea

why not just stop flirting and do the job?

Then don't flirt

@@Henry_44 guy’s start the flirting

Its not testosterone that makes men SA people. And women are in combat too. Its not testosterone that is needed in combat. Its simply good soldiers.

@@layloo5244 I said it's never an excuse, the vast majority of men have agency over their animalistic drives. I'm just saying the excess testosterone increases libido and aggression, but obviously that doesn't make a good decent guy an impulsive rapist... Plz observe each sentence and implied nuance. I pretty much implied what you're criticizing me over. I mean you'd have to posses a warped view of reality if you think that men, in general, will rape you but working in male dominated units then you should try to be socially and interpersonally aware. Here's the thing, it's an intense communal bonding based world. If you've been deployed to a combat zone, especially for field units, you HAVE to at least try to form attachments to the other "guys" so they'll want to have your back more and vice versa. This can present complicated issues when females are thrown into this mix of the brotherhood. They'll instinctively feel obligated to protect you and that can create some odd dynamics depending on individual circumstances. Men and women are attracted to each other. Romantic and/or sexual relationships and interactions are extremely varied and individual obviously. Apologies, I pointlessly ramble when fatigued.

Why bring hormones in this talk?! Hormones might affect one's mood but your behavior is totally yours. If one would use hormone as an excuse, then women should be excuse if they commit a crime because they have PMS, those hormones are worst than testosterone.

@@delilah28100 I may not have mentioned earlier that I truly believe men's instinctual drives push them to protect rather than harm first and foremost. Societies wouldn't have thrived and women, even today, would be in grave peril when men of "marital" age are largely absent (it's also a problem when there is an excess or disruptive proportional difference statistically). HOWEVER THIS IS A CULTURAL PROBLEM and if you really want to grapple with it then enforce consequences fairly justly and educate the society why it's important to respect women's boundaries and how. It's just evolutionary biological fact/generality that young single men (think 16-25ish) who aren't raising biological children at present have excess testosterone AND a haven't fully matured their brain's full frontal cortex which happen at around 25-27 for males, which helps us apply the brakes on our impulses with consideration for consequences and the feelings of others. Still, most guys will absolutely respect a woman who's sending nonverbal cues that she's uncomfortable (if you were socialized as a child by your parents that is) and even more will stop the behavior if they're asked or told to. But let's combine that with alcohol or drugs, no excuse there either as consumption is generally of one's free choice however teenagers are fucking stupid af sometimes when they're alone with others of their peer group WHILE partaking in other risky behaviors like smoking, psychoactive intake, promiscuity, truancy, casual physical violence, criminal acts like theft, etc etc... Then you're just like ok then, it's clear kids like these have poor impulse control and might be immature +/ troubled Look I understand it's a nuanced topic here and I'm not blaming hormones for anything but it IS the biological driver for sex drive, partner selection and aggression. However hormones can't separate these two and we can't really control how hormones affect us but they don't dictate choices. I just think that young men need to be taught the reasons behind their urges and realize that our ability to make conscious decisions for the future and how they impact others especially those closest to us is what separates us from animals that "rape" and brutalize each other. Evolutionary psychology should be mandatory to graduate highschool bc women need to know this too as well as about their hormones and reproductive crap. No one should be blamed bc of age, sex, gender, sexuality, none of that. Just state the facts and risk factors and prevention techniques.

hidden toilet cams are actually not as ‘prolific and expected’ in SK as westerns think. find better source for information.

Korean have the highest war crime per unit in vietnam war

South Korea evil

@Indian Empire only for those who oppose us 😈

Support in the United States? HAPPENING THERE TOO!

I don't quite get what you mean. Can you elaborate?

Context, please!

@@_sarcasmiss2141 AFP means *Armed Forces of the Philippines* and sexual harassment in AFP is not very common because they teach all the cadets how to respect someone and be benevolent and humane to each other

@@Conquistador_xyv ah I see. I initially thought if you'd come out with allegations as a victim they'd beat you up. Thanks for clarifying.

@@Conquistador_xyv Unfortunately not mamy militaries are as religious and logical like the AFP. It is dependednt on their society as well. The Philippines is religious, conservative and focus on a healthy social relationship in education is often highlighted. Not many societies do that unfortunately. The richer they get the more they lose that humane aspect

Hell Joseon was coined by the right-wing Japanese netizens to spread false rumors about Korea.

@@testingnow144 "Hell Joseon or Hell Chosun (Korean: 헬조선, lit. ”Hell Korea”) is a new internet phrase and meme of South Korea that was popularized in the 2010s. It is a compound word of Hell and Joseon, meaning that “[South] Korea is close to hell and hopeless society”. It also means “a country that is so bad that [South] Korea is comparable to hell”. - source : wikipedia

@@di31202 And it was determined that it was created by right wing Japanese posters on one of Japanese right wing internet forums to spread fake news about Korea.

Well feminists in SK did some nasty things

@@joshua_here5849 like what? Elaborate

Third world country means non-Align countries. Do you really from a non-Align country? First world is NATO and its aligned countries, the second world are USSR and its aligned countries. Search it on google for more info...

Do you think it doesn't happen in the Military in Africa? Of course, it happens all the time there too

@@beany1944 ​ @Beany World is full of guesses... You are free to do so.

@@beany1944 not in third world countries bro behave like that are acceptable even the UN peacekeepers in Africa are facing many rape charges. We are talking about 1st world country

@@pradeepsahu5500, these terms are outdated, in recent years they’re trying to talk more so from GNI and GDP instead of classing countries as “first world” or “third world and rather use High income, Middle income, and low income.

well its their culture you cant go for example to some African tribe and tell them that cannibalism is bad its just the way they live

does it happen all over the world?can you provide me the name of resources so that i can read about this from an authentic source?