Category: feminism
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When violence becomes voyeuristic
When does violence cross the line to being voyeuristic? I fail to answer this question while discussing why I dropped the lighthearted sexual assault drama, Behind Your Touch
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Sunlight in a gloomy hall: Imagery in I’m Not a Robot
On its five year anniversary, I finally collate all my I’m Not a Robot ravings into one post on the show’s amazing visual imagery.
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Art and the Artist
Am I justified in maintaining my love for Buffy the Vampire Slayer despite the ongoing revelations about Joss Whedon?
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Backstreet Rookie: The Drama That Should Not Exist
Not gonna lie. I made a pact that for the duration of Backstreet Rookie (alt. Convenience Store Saet–byul) I was going to hide until it went away. From its announcement, this drama was such a disgusting waste of time, talent and broadcast space that I’d have preferred to exist in an universe where it was…
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How ‘I’m Not a Robot’ ruined Korean dramas for me
It’s been two years now since I’m Not a Robot (INAR) aired in Korea. And as we near the anniversary of its final episode, I’m finally ready to talk about the terrible impact this romantic comedy has had on my life. As hard as it is to admit, and even harder as it is to…
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The First Kdrama: Jane Eyre
It’s an old joke that the novel Jane Eyre is a kdrama. Well, turns out it definitely is. And here’s why.
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I kill pot plants
Korean dramas (as well as many of their Taiwanese and Chinese counterparts) have a woman problem. A big one.
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Very very happy if you died
They’ve adapted the wonderful manwha Happy If You Died and I’d be happy to die if I could go back in time and stop them.