The members of “Fire Femi Action” carrying out a shirtless protest at Facebook Korea’s headquarters in Seoul on June 2, 2018. (image: Yonhap)
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A feminist movement to “remove the corset” by going against practices that activists say were forced upon women is becoming a larger social issue in the nation.
Removing the corset, for these women, means not having to apply makeup, not having to wear a bra, and not having to remove unwanted hair, among others.
Recently, photos and texts that illustrate attempts at “removing the corset” have become very visible online on various social media websites.
The movement has grown as more women have been influenced by these initial postings.
One such post asks why women must habitually apply makeup when leaving the house, even though it is not asked of them.
Women who agree with such sentiments have started to apply less makeup. And others, on certain days, go completely without.
However, critics of this movement say the bottom line should be about the individual choices that women be given the liberty to make.
By criticizing those who enjoy wearing makeup as individuals who are freely ‘wearing a corset’ implies that women are being subject to yet another type of corset.
In an online community website for teenagers, many online users have complained about the new movement, commenting that they “like wearing skirts and putting on makeup.”
Experts say that the core spirit of the “free corset” movement is not to have all women remove makeup and wear trousers. Rather, the movement is about how different types of women can exist in society.
Professor Yoon Kim Ji-young of Konkuk University in Seoul says that the movement is about asking why Korean women are made to look pretty according to a single standard.
Thus, the movement is all about featuring varied images of women, regardless of weight, height and skin color.
Professor Yoon Kim says that people have been taught women must have a certain facial shape and fair skin with a thin figure, an image perpetuated by the media.
“People should realize that an image of a certain type of woman has been forced upon us,” said Kim.
Ashley Song (ashley@koreabizwire.com)
loved every little bit of it
I loved every little bit of it
thanks and nice cool updates
There are various sorts of waist trainer readily available in the marketplace, below are some kinds which will assist you to select the very best waist trainer for yourself. As you wear your exercise waist trainer at the same time you exercise, the comfort and support it provides should be at the peak of your list of priorities.
Hey, Yes the corsets will not need you to wear bra, underwear and not shave your hairs but it will not for permanent time. You have to look at yourself as well. These waist trainers are well designed and for all the women’s.
“I think the author did an excellent job researching the topic and providing evidence to support their arguments. However, I would suggest including more varied sources to give a more comprehensive view of the issue.”
watch 100+ live TV channels, thousands of on-demand titles fuboTV is the world’s only sports-focused live TV streaming service with top leagues and teams, plus popular shows, movies and news for the entire household. W and more on your TV, phone, tablet, computer and other devices.