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ICE BREAK TOPIC

1.     Best way to relieve girlfriend or boy friend’s anger

2. Whose cheek would you slap if you found your fiance having affair?
3. When do you feel you ‘re aged?
4. Which one is better for you warmheated and silent spouse vs selfish but very compatible in talk

Debate topic.

    Virtual coin do you agree or not

After actor’s death, some South Koreans label #MeToo movement ’witch hunt’

With actor Jo Min-ki’s abrupt death on Friday amid accusations he had sexually assaulted eight women, the #MeToo movement faces yet another challenge: dealing with those who blame the campaign for Jo’s apparent suicide and the “damages suffered” by other accused men.

Jo, who was due to be questioned by police Monday, was found dead in the basement of the residential and office building in Seoul where he lived. Prior to his death, he was fired from his position as a drama professor at Cheongju University after allegations of rape and sexual harassment of students came to light. He was one of the high-profile figures accused of sexual assault amid the belated but fast spread of the local #MeToo movement.

With Jo’s death, however, the movement is being attacked, with some calling it a witch hunt or even “misandry.”

Late actor Jo Min-ki`s photograph is displayed at the site of his funeral in Seoul. (Yonhap)

At the same time, the movement’s supporters, including women’s rights activists, have called for the arrest of those who face questioning by the prosecution or police on charges of sexual misconduct. Some have also taken to a hashtag saying “Jo Min-ki was killed by Jo Min-ki himself.”

The hashtag was emerged after an online petition was filed on the Presidential Office’s website Friday requesting the president attend the late actor’s funeral. In February, President Moon Jae-in openly endorsed and expressed his support for the #MeToo campaign, calling on judicial agencies and all relevant government bodies to actively investigate allegations of sexual abuse.

The online petition criticizes Moon for endorsing the campaign. The petition reads, “Because of your words (of endorsement), the life of Jo Min-ki has been lost.”

“You should have been more careful before participating in the #MeToo movement,” the petition, which directly writes to the President, continues. “You should attend Jo’s funeral. He, too, is a citizen of South Korea.”

Also on Friday, actor Yoo Ah-in’s Instagram post, showing what appears to be film footage of people being burned at the stake in medieval Europe, created a storm of controversy. The post, without any written explanation and, unlike his other posts, closed for comments, has been received by many as a way to insult the ongoing #MeToo movement.

Yoo has been severely criticized by feminist writers and activists in the past for online remarks concerning women, especially those that condemned certain female activists for their “radical” and “violent” approach. Ironically, he  says he is a self-proclaimed feminist.

Some, including film critic Djuna and author Yun Dan-woo, have boycotted Yoo’s movies following the controversy.

“People did not say much when victims of spy cameras took their own lives, when the number of women killed by their boyfriends or wives daily are reported,” Yang Pa, a feminist writer, wrote in a Facebook post.

“And now people are showing their condolences to the late aggressor, (by attacking the victims).”

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