Jinsook Kim
jinsookkim.bsky.social
Jinsook Kim
@jinsookkim.bsky.social
Feminist media scholar | Assistant professor, Media Studies, Emory University | Writing a book about digital media, online misogyny, and feminist activism in South Korea | she/her | Views my own
www.jinsookkim.com
This picket, designed by the Feminist-Queer Network for Saving Democracy, reads, “Women have always been present in the square.”
December 13, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Last Saturday, nearly 30% of all protesters were women in their 20s and 30s. (Purple represents women and green represents men) As you will see, the gender gap is rather striking. www.khan.co.kr/article/2024...
December 13, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Stayed up all night, anxiously following the news. Yet, the motion to impeach President Yoon failed because the ruling party boycotted the vote. Unacceptable and outrageous. Yoon must be impeached immediately and the People Power Party must be dissolved. A long and difficult battle lies ahead.
December 7, 2024 at 2:32 PM
“We feminists around the world strongly condemn the South Korean president who attempted to violently seize power through martial law and military mobilization. srhr.kr/statements/?...
December 5, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Feminist Research Webzine Fwd stated:
“Since the Yoon Suk Yeol administration took office, women, migrants, LGBTQ people, workers, people with disabilities, children, youth, and the elderly have lived in a constant state of emergency—just without the formal declaration of martial law.
December 4, 2024 at 6:46 PM
So many thoughts and emotions are swirling in my mind. Above all, I’m deeply grateful to the citizens and activists who rushed to the National Assembly as soon as the breaking news broke. They stood firm against the police and military, physically blocking special forces from entering the building.
December 4, 2024 at 12:53 AM