Seo Gyeong-deok, a professor at Sungshin Women’s University, criticized the actions of a Japanese member of the National Assembly who was criticized by the legal authorities for violating human rights after posting a post mocking women wearing hanbok.
Professor Seo recently posted on his Instagram, “A Japanese member of the National Assembly, who was recently pointed out by the legal authorities as a case of ‘human rights violation’ after posting a post on social media ridiculing women wearing hanbok, said, ‘I did not discriminate,’ and took a red-faced attitude. “It is causing controversy again,” he said.
Professor Seo said, “According to major Japanese media on the 1st, ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mio Sugita said in a video posted on social media on the 27th of last month, ‘There are people who use reverse discrimination, pseudo-scams, and the interests and discrimination that come with it to disparage Japan.’ ‘When discrimination disappears, we fight against those who are in trouble. “I don’t discriminate,” he said.
“However, Rep. Sugita posted on social media in 2016, ‘Even a woman cosplaying a skirt and jeogori and Ainu national costume appeared. “She made a discriminatory remark, saying, ‘She has a complete lack of character.’”
In relation to this, Koreans living in Japan and the Ainu people of Hokkaido applied for human rights relief to the Osaka and Sapporo Legal Affairs Bureaus, respectively, and the Legal Affairs Bureau acknowledged that both cases constitute human rights violations.
Professor Seo said, “Even Japanese intellectuals say, ‘The essence of modern-day racism is condensed in these red-faced remarks. “If you look at the video, there are only common expressions used by net right-wingers (extreme right-wing netizens) who repeat discriminatory discrimination,” he said.
He added, “It is truly a correct criticism. This is a typical tactic of Japanese far-right forces. “They never admit their own mistakes and distortions and always blame others,” he said, adding, “They don’t even want to have ‘class’.” “I just want them to learn at least basic ‘etiquette,’” he said.
Source: Donga
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