Çevrim İçi Radikal Feminizm ve Mizojini Bağlamında Güney Kore Örneği

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 256 - 273

İhsan Konak

https://doi.org/10.33709/ictimaiyat.1692193

Abstract

Sosyal medya platformları ve çevrim içi uygulamaların yaygınlaşmasıyla birlikte Güney Kore’de sanal alemde radikal feminist hareketler ortaya çıkmıştır. Çevrim içi radikal feminist hareketler artan mizojininin (kadın düşmanlığının) bir sonucu olarak görülebilir. Bu çalışmada çevrim içi radikal feminizm ve mizojini bağlamında Güney Kore örneği değerlendirilmiştir. Çevrim içi ve dışındaki kadın düşmanlığının feminist hareketlere nasıl yansıdığı, feministlerin artan mizojiniye karşı duruşları ve mizojininin nedenleri bu çalışmanın odak noktasını oluşturur. Nispeten gelişmiş ekonomisi ve demokratik yapısına karşın Güney Kore, OECD ülkeleri arasında cinsiyetler arası ücret farkı noktasında üst sıralarda yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmada teorik arka planın yanı sıra son yıllarda ülkede etkili olan çevrim içi radikal feminist hareketlere, amaçlarına ve kullandıkları yöntemlere yer verilmiştir. Bu hareketlere ivme kazandıran ve kadına nefret suçunu adeta somutlaştıran Gangnam cinayeti ve bu cinayetin feminist hareketlere etkisi değerlendirilmiştir. Bu bağlamda çevrim içi kadın düşmanlığı, nedenleriyle birlikte incelenmiş ve sanal âlemde kadınları hedef alan DC Inside ve Ilbe örneklerine değinilmiştir. Bu çalışmayı farklı kılan madalyonun iki yüzünü de ele alması, erkek ve kadın düşmanı hareketlere yer vermesi ve ortaya çıkış koşullarını değerlendirmesidir. Sonuç olarak, çevrim içinde örgütlenip çevrim dışına çıkan Koreli feminist hareketler, kadınlara dayanışma, hareket alanı ve protesto imkânı sağlasa da radikal haliyle ne kadar kalıcı olabileceği belirsizdir.

Keywords

Güney Kore , Radikal Feminizm , Mizojini , 4B Hareketi , Ilbe

Ethical Statement

Yazar(lar), çalışmanın hazırlanma sürecinde etik ilkelere uyduklarını beyan etmiştir.

Online Radical Feminism and Misogyny: The Case of South Korea

Abstract

With the rise of social media platforms, and online applications, radical feminist movements have emerged in South Korea's virtual realm. Online radical feminist movements may be seen as a result of increasing misogyny (hatred of women). This study evaluates the South Korean example in the context of online radical feminism and misogyny. The focus of this study is on how online and offline misogyny affect feminist movements, the stance of feminists against increasing misogyny, and the causes of misogyny. Despite its relatively developed economy and democratic structure, South Korea ranks high among OECD countries in terms of gender pay gap. This study provides a theoretical background and then discusses the radical feminist movements that have been influential in the country in recent years, their goals, and the methods they use. The Gangnam murder, which gave momentum to these movements and made hate crimes against women a reality, and its impact on feminist movements are evaluated. In this context, online misogyny is examined along with its causes, and examples of DC Inside and Ilbe, which target women in the virtual world, are discussed. What makes this study unique is that it addresses both sides of the coin, covering both male- and female-hating movements and evaluating the conditions under which they emerged. As a result, Korean feminist movements that organized online and then moved offline have provided women with solidarity, a space for action, and opportunities for protest, but it is unclear how long they will remain radical.

Keywords

South Korea , Radical Feminism , Misogyny , 4B Movement , Ilbe

Ethical Statement

The author(s) declared that they complied with ethical principles during the preparation of the study.

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