Perspective: Our Issues are all connected

[Meejin Richart]

This is making me think also of Trayvon Martin case in terms of how bodies of color are used, abused, exploited, and more. The video is disturbing, and also important to watch.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/07/15/koreas-web-community-roiled-by-shocking-video-of-western-men-tormenting-a-local-woman/

The stories about hard-partying disrespectful young Westerners surely don’t represent all expats in South Korea, but they do represent the fears of a foreign invasion. Keep in mind that the United States stations tens of thousands of troops on Korean soil and that the country has a history of being pushed around by larger powers. The sense of national victimhood is real, even if the threat posed by 20-something English teachers from California or Australia is exaggerated.

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Meejin Richart
Education & Outreach Admin Associate / CCRjustice.org
New York, NY


"We who believe in freedom cannot rest; We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes. Strugglin myself don't mean a whole lot, I've come to realize; That teaching others to stand up and fight is the only way my struggle survives"
-Sweet Honey In the Rock; Ella's Song