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[โ€“] Im_old@lemmy.world 76 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[โ€“] DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The "gay" option is probably removed from Korean Tinder from what I know about their government

[โ€“] gregor@gregtech.eu 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Korea doesn't support gay people?

[โ€“] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 9 points 22 hours ago

Same-sex relationships aren't criminalized, but that's a far cry from being supported

[โ€“] Evotech@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ranked competitive dating

Like a Korean slut disneyworld!

[โ€“] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dating in South Korea is rough in general, more than other Asian countries. Apparently it's devolved into a violent culture war. On one hand, it's no wonder women are unwilling to date. On the other hand, that's going to further fuel desperation and therefore extremist sentiment in men and further the downward spiral of the culture war.

I'm not saying that the male position is right here, but I genuinely do not see a possibility that the culture war stops spiraling

[โ€“] parpol@programming.dev 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've heard about the recent movement, but have no idea what the backstory is. Why are women so upset in south Korea?

[โ€“] devnev@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Women lose the ability to have a career as soon as there's a hint of a boyfriend. Employers check. They're expected to become mothers, and dedicate their life to taking care of their children, husband and household, while not really having any say in it.

[โ€“] Drusas@fedia.io 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It's even worse than that. There's a lot of sexual harassment and a plague of men taking upskirt photos.

Is this prevalent in Korea too? I had always heard it was more of a Japanese cultural issue, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was present in other countries in the region/world.

[โ€“] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

That's horrible , this mentality is horrible for everyone, hope that end soon

[โ€“] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 2 points 21 hours ago

I wonder what protections they have. Japan has been fighting a similar thing and upping protections and their enforcement, but it's still not where it needs to be.

[โ€“] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Moon Channel has videos explaining the historic and cultural context that has led to this:

[โ€“] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It feels like that where I am in the US when you take into account all the bots.

[โ€“] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

There's sexy single bots in your area that want to chat

[โ€“] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Does Korea have a huge gender imbalance in general?

[โ€“] Drusas@fedia.io 20 points 22 hours ago

No, but they do treat women like crap. I wouldn't be wanting to meet with random men if I were them, either.

[โ€“] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 21 hours ago

Not as far as I know, but they make America's political division between the sexes look relatively sane by comparison

[โ€“] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if they use Tinder to make friends like they do in Japan. Afaik, Tinder isn't necessarily for dating over there.

[โ€“] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 4 points 21 hours ago

A lot of profiles will say things like "only looking for friends" and such, but that's more about image than reality in case someone else sees it (though, yes, everyone knows what is actually going on). There are people who do use it for friends, but it is (or at least was until I got married a few years ago) still used for its, er, intended purpose.

[โ€“] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

Might as well play lottery.