Soyu reveals she's a licensed hair stylist. Netizens throw around stereotypes.
5:25 am - 01/28/2013
This is actually a never ending debate/discussion/e-battle in probably every community board.
Women with jobs as nursing aides, beauty stylists, stewardesses, and preschool teachers are often stereotyped and looked down upon NOT BECAUSE Koreans think their jobs are low but because of the people that perpetuate the stereotypes of it being a last ditch effort for rebellious girls who drop out of high school and have nothing better to do.
Stewardesses and anchorwomen are looked down upon in a different way because they're seen as empty headed girls using their beauty to land a rich man to marry themselves off to.
These stereotypes have become such a societal norm that if a man brings home a woman in any of those jobs, his parents will usually forbid him from marrying her, etc.
Obviously since not everyone in these professions are like that, they're always trying to defend themselves on community boards, which leads to just a clusterf*ck of debates.
Article: Soyu's unique work experience
Women with jobs as nursing aides, beauty stylists, stewardesses, and preschool teachers are often stereotyped and looked down upon NOT BECAUSE Koreans think their jobs are low but because of the people that perpetuate the stereotypes of it being a last ditch effort for rebellious girls who drop out of high school and have nothing better to do.
Stewardesses and anchorwomen are looked down upon in a different way because they're seen as empty headed girls using their beauty to land a rich man to marry themselves off to.
These stereotypes have become such a societal norm that if a man brings home a woman in any of those jobs, his parents will usually forbid him from marrying her, etc.
Obviously since not everyone in these professions are like that, they're always trying to defend themselves on community boards, which leads to just a clusterf*ck of debates.
Article: Soyu's unique work experience
Source TV Daily via Nate
1. [+237, -22] She looks like she'd be a hairstylist
2. [+115, -23] You guys are being way too harsh. Actual hairstylists who actually care about their jobs and do well might get hurt reading these comments.
3. [+102, -16] Soyu's just as great of a singer as Soyu so why don't they give her that push she needs! Soyu fighting!
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4. [+40, -39] The top three careers of girls who frequent night clubs: nurse's aide, hairstylists, preschool teachers
5. [+35, -3] I didn't know she had a license but as soon as I saw the title, I thought wow~ she actually does look like she'd have one. Totally matches up.
6. [+33, -18] So how did this iljin become a singer then -_-
7. [+29, -36] Oh.. I see... so she was one of those unnis who skipped school, learned hairstyling, smoked, and fooled around..
8. [+26, -25] Why is she getting all this hate for just having a license... It's nothing to hate on her for. Not every girl with a hairstyling license means they were an iljin.
2. [+115, -23] You guys are being way too harsh. Actual hairstylists who actually care about their jobs and do well might get hurt reading these comments.
3. [+102, -16] Soyu's just as great of a singer as Soyu so why don't they give her that push she needs! Soyu fighting!
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4. [+40, -39] The top three careers of girls who frequent night clubs: nurse's aide, hairstylists, preschool teachers
5. [+35, -3] I didn't know she had a license but as soon as I saw the title, I thought wow~ she actually does look like she'd have one. Totally matches up.
6. [+33, -18] So how did this iljin become a singer then -_-
7. [+29, -36] Oh.. I see... so she was one of those unnis who skipped school, learned hairstyling, smoked, and fooled around..
8. [+26, -25] Why is she getting all this hate for just having a license... It's nothing to hate on her for. Not every girl with a hairstyling license means they were an iljin.
- Yes it does
- Hair dressing is the last career choice for iljins that sucked in school and have nothing better to do
9. [+23, -17] A normal scene in front of any beauty school... 20 year old girls sitting around in groups with a cig in their mouths, spitting on the floor while swearing up a storm and glaring at anyone that passes by.. Talking about who they slept with at the club last night..
10. [+22, -9] Looks like she dropped out of high school for beauty school before debuting as a singer. Any girl in the beauty trade is no better than the other
11. [+20, -4] I know it's a stereotype but you gotta admit that a lot of the hairstylists were iljins
9. [+23, -17] A normal scene in front of any beauty school... 20 year old girls sitting around in groups with a cig in their mouths, spitting on the floor while swearing up a storm and glaring at anyone that passes by.. Talking about who they slept with at the club last night..
10. [+22, -9] Looks like she dropped out of high school for beauty school before debuting as a singer. Any girl in the beauty trade is no better than the other
11. [+20, -4] I know it's a stereotype but you gotta admit that a lot of the hairstylists were iljins
Source: Netizenbuzz, Nate
Wow homogenising a whole freaking gender and throwing everyone else to the curb if they didn't fit in. Also it sucks that the first 18 years of your life are used to judge the rest of it.
it's like the equivalent of reading yahoo comments no one cares what those people even think
also dont most of these jobs take a certain amount of training/intelligence/education? man these ppl r so insulting
Edited at 2013-01-28 06:02 am (UTC)
Too bad there aren't any.
Better luck next time.
And being a stewardess is considered glamourous in Korea.
Stewardesses and anchorwomen are looked down upon in a different way because they're seen as empty headed girls using their beauty to land a rich man to marry themselves off to.
There are many people who genuinely like to style hair and went down that career path because they love it, not because they were a delinquent in school. SMH Korea, get your act together on this whole homogeneity thing. It's not always a good thing that everyone wants the same stuff, be it a bag, car, or a career.
All those jobs seem legit to me and you need certifications for all of them so I don't see why they're bad, but I guess it makes sense in that vocational training like that is often a last ditch effort for students who didn't want to/were unable to go to college but those comments...smh
Doesn't Nana also have a beautician license of some sort?
"...nursing aides, beauty stylists, stewardesses, and preschool teachers are stereotyped..."
what. why can't women (or men too? people?) do what they want instead of saying it's a "last ditch effort"?
imagine a life without nurses, preschool teachers, stewardesses, and stylist? I don't think anyone wants a reality like that wtf
soyu is perfect so idk what their malfunctions are
But honestly, not every kid is a good kid in school anyway. I know I wasn't.
They may be a rebellious kid in school but may grow up in the process...it's not fair to simply judge them in their 18 years of life.
Since when is anchorwomen, or an achor at all, equals empty headed? Is it the same anchorwomen = newscaster or announcer?
Because in my perception, anchorwomen/men = newscaster = reporter = smart people :3
Cause i'm currently studying at uni to be able to teach 0-12 yr olds and its a four year long, somewhat stressful and intense course... soooo. I mean I know p/s and h/s needs higher education, but pre-school teachers still need a uni degree where i'm from...
A job is a job though, as long as they are doing what they like and getting through life I seriously don't see why people should judge them.