Comments on: Stealing Other People’s Work in Korea http://www.koreasparkle.com/2009/09/stealing-other-peoples-work-in-korea/ News and views about Korean society and culture. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:29:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LQ http://www.koreasparkle.com/2009/09/stealing-other-peoples-work-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-12784 LQ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:22:04 +0000 http://www.koreasparkle.com/2009/09/stealing-other-peoples-work-in-korea/#comment-12784 I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and yeah, terms like "twinkie" (or "banana"--both for Asian-Americans who identify more with white culture) and "Oreo" (for African-Americans) are pretty common within various ethnic groups. Whether they're used in a derogatory or jokingly proud or self-effacing fashion depends. I'm white so I would never ever use these terms to describe others, but I understand them when I hear them. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and yeah, terms like “twinkie” (or “banana”–both for Asian-Americans who identify more with white culture) and “Oreo” (for African-Americans) are pretty common within various ethnic groups. Whether they’re used in a derogatory or jokingly proud or self-effacing fashion depends. I’m white so I would never ever use these terms to describe others, but I understand them when I hear them.

]]> By: chiamattt http://www.koreasparkle.com/2009/09/stealing-other-peoples-work-in-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-12703 chiamattt Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:02:54 +0000 http://www.koreasparkle.com/2009/09/stealing-other-peoples-work-in-korea/#comment-12703 This is a good snapshot of what it is like in almost all sectors of the Korean economy. The prevailing attitude almost everywhere on the peninsula is "It's cool to take from others without due credit or compensation...but when others take from us without due credit or compensation...well that's just terrible." For example, I work at a research institute, and I am still amazed that people here do not even bother citing foreign documents, and yet they always credit Korean researchers. Baffling. With regard to the porn case. It's peculiar that Korea has vowed many times to make Korea 100% porn free by blocking ip's etc. I really find it sofa king ridiculous that they would not embrace this lawsuit as part of their crusade. This is a good snapshot of what it is like in almost all sectors of the Korean economy. The prevailing attitude almost everywhere on the peninsula is “It’s cool to take from others without due credit or compensation…but when others take from us without due credit or compensation…well that’s just terrible.” For example, I work at a research institute, and I am still amazed that people here do not even bother citing foreign documents, and yet they always credit Korean researchers. Baffling.

With regard to the porn case. It’s peculiar that Korea has vowed many times to make Korea 100% porn free by blocking ip’s etc. I really find it sofa king ridiculous that they would not embrace this lawsuit as part of their crusade.

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