Gacha Drama and the Korean Gender War

Try Brilliant free for a full 30 days by visiting: The first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription! --- South Korea is in the midst of a brutal civil war, but it might not be the one you’re thinking of. The South Korean gender war is like nothing else in the world, with so-called “male chauvinists“ and “radical feminists“ clashing online, on the streets, and at the ballot box. In this two part series, we’ll be discussing the deep historical roots, but surprisingly modern origins, of the Korean gender war while contextualizing it all through the lens of almost unimaginably preposterous gacha game drama. --- 10% of Moon Channel’s Gross Revenue goes to charity: including our sponsorship income! We are currently supporting Doctors Without Borders (MSF). You can learn more about Doctors Without Borders at --- Please also consider supporting Moon Channel on Patreon! --- Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 03:09 - Call Me Ishmael: Project Moon and the Ishmael Swimsuit Incident 09:16 - The Korean Air Story 17:30 - Korea as a Hierarchical, Confucian Society 20:01 - The Lying, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 24:36 - Korean Neo-Confucianism and its Consequences 30:26 - Annexation by Japan, and a Rocky Transition to Westernization 41:31 - Memento VellMori 44:39 - Conclusion, No Credits Gag for Pt. 1 --- Attributions: Thumbnail by @BobberWCC Cute Moon Channel Art at the end by my good friend, LouritaShine Flight 801 - NTSB Accident Report Footage of Women’s Rights Marches BBC and CNA Insider, respectively Honorific Diagrams Instructions for Practical Living, by Yang Ming Zhi Yi Hwang’s and Yi I’s Interpretations of the Taijitushuo, by Hyun-sun Lee Routledge Handbook on Asian Politics Economic Development in the Republic of Korea: A Policy Perspective (A snippet: ) Korean News Report on Gacha Drama Declassified U.S. Documents Concerning Japanese War Crimes in Korea and Abroad