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A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film's feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for 'Barbie' in Korea.”

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[–] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe the issue is compelling your citizens to join your military in the first place?

[–] gowan@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The common understanding is with DPRK ready to go at any given moment in theory that they need the population to be trained just in case.

[–] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then it seems pretty sexist to leave women out of the opportunity to effectively defend themselves in case North Korea ever attacks.

[–] seejur@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't that why men say that if they want to get the same privileges they should enroll as well?

The caviat is that the mandatory service is two years long, which most Korean women don't want to waste in the military

[–] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

No rational human should ever want to waste 2 years of their life learning how to kill.

[–] firewyre@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was an incredibly stupid thing to say when their only direct neighbor wants them all dead.

[–] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the threat is that large then it should be no issue to have a standing, regular army instead of forced conscription.

[–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's this thing called pride... and not the type you're likely all about.

[–] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Young men die for old men's pride... close enough?