The autistic heroine is very popular! The Ideal and Reality of People with Disabilities in Korea (Social Watch 03)
The popular Korean drama "The Very Lawyer Woo Young-jin" (이상한변호사우영우) has aroused many discussions in South Korea. As the series aired, there was a heated discussion about gender issues in the series.
Relevant Korean groups of people with disabilities have been neglected for a long time. Can they get more attention through the series?
"Extraordinary Lawyer Woo Young-min" is a popular drama in Korea with 9.1 points (IMBD). The heroine is a female lawyer with autism spectrum disorder.
From the perspective of a woman with autism, the play shows the characteristics of autistic people and the discrimination and prejudice they experience. Through the hero who lives bravely and the people around him who help and support him, let us think and practice how people with and without disabilities can live together. The series also received a high degree of discussion in the Korean online community because of its involvement in the suspected incident of sexual harassment that insinuated reality and the prejudice of the disabled.
The female power part is shown in many ways in the play.
First of all, the discussion of this episode by the youth group came after the twelfth episode aired. Some viewers think that the content of the twelfth episode is highly similar to the case of Park Won-soon, the former mayor of South Korea in real Korean society. The alleged sexual harassment of former Seoul mayor Park Won-soon was dismissed due to the mayor's suicide. In the play, this event is intentionally alluded to from the scene arrangement to the lines. Many men online were outraged at the glorification of the female lawyer in the case in the episode. And the crusade of the original comic author of this series.
Second , there are also many female autistic people who have gained courage because of the gathering. Netizen Natsuko Suzuki shared her workplace experience in Japan in the women's news article. I think the heroine's career image and experience in the play have given her encouragement and confidence. Considered "a work that gives courage to life"
In addition , the film is also full of feelings of mutual help between women. One is Dong Grammy (동그라미 pronounced Dong Grammy, which means round and copper coin), who established a solid foundation of friendship during the middle school years of Ganghwa Island. Some people speculate that the name is implied because of autism spectrum disorder There are often examples of avoiding angular or sharp things and preferring circles among the representative features of the protagonist of , so Dong Grammy, as a friend, may be to symbolize the "trustworthy corner" of the protagonist Yu Young-woo.) The other is to read the law Choi Soo-yeon, a classmate at the time, showed a friendship that deepened with the plot. From accommodating minorities, they gradually formed a firm friendship of mutual learning and help.
Third , but there are also women's rights groups who think the show's characters are unrealistic. It is believed to mislead viewers into ignoring the difficulties faced by people with disabilities and caring for their families. It also stereotypes the image that women need to be beautiful, cute and submissive. Some people think it's an unrealistic character and worry about distorting perceptions of autism, that a person with a disability has to be a genius or a beauty to be the protagonist of the drama? A mother raising a child with autism spectrum disorder said: "The show was uncomfortable from the start. The dramatized character made my son's autism spectrum look weird." He added: "Autism The autistic person is not as beautiful and talented as Yu Yingyu. Many acquaintances ask what my son is good at. This kind of drama also instills prejudice on the autistic person.
In the previous article, Natsuko Suzuki also shared in the women's news article that Japan's welfare policy for people with disabilities compared with South Korea's current deficiencies. There are also many autistic people in Korea who pointed out in interviews that Korean society is very different from the show. Zhang Zhiyong, 33, shared in the interview that he majored in photography and video media in college and has changed jobs nine times so far. Failed multiple interviews even after passing the written test.
This must refer to the real-life problems of people with disabilities in Korean society.
in the Powers of Persons with Disabilities section
The discussion focuses more on the discussion on the power of urban living for people with disabilities. Korea National Solidarity Association for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (전국장애인차별철폐연대)
"If you turn off the drama and return to reality, and block people on the way to work to carry out a 'subway publicity war', the sympathy of the people watching the drama will disappear.
The subway war he refers to is a group of obstructers that has been carried out in South Korea since 2021 by deliberately taking the subway during rush hours or occupying subway stations (mainly Line 4, Line 5 and Line 2), or blocking the vehicle platform gates to prevent the subway. travel, causing damage to security gates and vehicle delays. Calling public attention to the lack of a range of amenities, such as mobility for people with disabilities.
Korean handicapped groups continue to protest demands for the right to use public transport and an expanded budget for handicapped rights. Subway delays, and public opinion against handicap people is growing. "People watch TV shows and say 'handicapped people should live together,' but they're cursing the real handicapped protesters," the groups said.
They did this also because dissatisfaction with Korean society came from 2021 and because the 2021 presidential campaign did not bring the issue of barriers to the public eye. The organizers of the event expressed their understanding of the abusive language of working citizens," he said, "but even if we go to the grave, in this indifferent and unequal society, there is no way to guarantee the basic and minimum rights of people with serious obstacles, even if we want to shout. 20 years, also needs to change. At the same time, it also specifically put forward nearly ten detailed demands, such as the installation of elevators in the subway and the increase of expenses for municipal disabled persons.
The requirements currently known to the media are:
Of the estimated 3,678.3 billion won (2021) budget to increase welfare for people with disabilities, about 2.4 billion won is allocated to detachment facilities, which is 622.4 billion won.
Fulfilling the promise of the declaration of the right of people with disabilities to escape from facilities in Gyeonggi-do
The operation fee for special transportation for the disabled (calling a taxi for the disabled) is extended by the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Finance and the Wide Area Mobility Support Center.
The state shall bear the operating expenses of lifelong education facilities for persons with disabilities.
Provide 100,000 houses to guarantee the right to live for the disabled
2.9 trillion won (2023) budget to support the activities of the handicapped
Activity support for persons with disabilities needs to be guaranteed 24 hours a day.
Commitment to the Gyeonggi-do Declaration on the Promotion of the Right to Mobility of the Disabled
Enacting the Law on Lifelong Education for Persons with Disabilities
But recently, nearly 40 activists, including the National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against People with Disabilities, were eventually handed over to prosecutors. Police detained them on charges of obstructing commerce, assemblies and demonstrations, obstructing streetcar traffic, obstructing commerce and violating infectious disease laws.
On April 10, 30-40 activists were eventually handed over to prosecutors, according to the Joongang Daily. They were removed without detention by police on charges of obstructing commerce, assemblies and demonstrations, obstructing streetcar traffic, obstructing commerce, and violating infectious disease laws.
Two activists: During a protest calling for the expansion of special transport, such as the introduction of low-floor buses, buses were blocked and city buses were delayed by 30 minutes. He was charged with obstructing official duties, violating the Law on Assembly and Demonstration and the Law on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases, and was not detained and transferred for prosecution.
Three Handicapped Activists: In January 2021, held an unannounced illegal assembly in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, demanding the right to escape. He was charged with violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Prevention of Infectious Diseases Act and was referred to the prosecution.
As a result, some people in Korean society believe that the long-term demonstrations have caused the disabled to fall into greater social discrimination. There are also people who have the full-length extension of their duties as a political pawn of the opposition party. Used to deliberately discredit Wu Shixun and Yin Xiyue's Conservative government.
The leader of the National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against People with Disabilities also added in the second half of the interview: "If what we want to express in the play is that even people with disabilities want to live without discrimination and exclusion, we must live in reality. do the same thing in. "I think we should do it,"
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After reading the article, what do you think we should do in the end to truly reduce discrimination against people with disabilities and help people with disabilities live?
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