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Sung Jae-ki
성재기 (成在基)
Born(1967-09-11)September 11, 1967
Daegu, South Korea
DiedJuly 26, 2013(2013-07-26) (aged 45)
Mapo bridge, in Seoul, South Korea
Nationality South Korea
Occupation(s)Human right activists and Men's rights activist
SpousePark Eun-gyong
Sung Jae-gi
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Revised RomanizationSung Jae-ki
McCune–ReischauerSung Jae-gi

Template:Contains Korean text Sung Jae-Ki (Korean: 성재기, Hanja: 成在基, September 11, 1967 - July 26, 2013) was a South Korean human rights activist, masculist and civil activist,.[1] He was the founder of Man of Korea (Korean: 남성연대), a group advocating men's rights and abolition of the Ministry of South Korean Women.[2] He also argued for anti-feminism, free love, sexual liberation and male liberation.

In October 1999, he participated in the movement against abolition of preferential treatment for discharged soldiers, and he also opposed the abolition of the Hoju system. He was also known for opposing reverse discrimination for males due to female-preferential policies of South Korea. In 2006, he founded the Association of Anti-Feminism for the Liberation of Men, and in 2007, he founded the Association for the Abolition of the Ministry of Women. In 2008, he founded the Men of Korea(Korea Men's Association).

He appealed for the support of the Men of Korea on his website by implying that he could fall off from a bridge, a day before his actual fall. The performance that put his life at risk eventually led to his death.[3] Throughout his life, one of his pen names was Blue Wolf (Korean: 푸른늑대).[citation needed] his clean is Chanryong Sung clean(창녕성씨 昌寧成氏).

Life

Early life

Sung Jae-Ki was born in Daegu on September 11, 1967. In his early years he studied at Daegu High School, and in 1985 he entered into economics at Yeungnam University where he graduated in 1992. He then spent his early twenties working in the salesman of insurance company and private sector. In August 26, 2000 to November 30, 2006 Sung was preparation to Thomas Mcfly consulting & Hedhunting Company(토마스 맥플라이 컨설팅 & 헤드헌팅사).

In the early 2000s, Sung joined the growing men's rights movement: he participated in the movement to abolish the Korean Army bonus points system,[4] the military veterans' compensation, and women quota. From 2004 to January 2005, he opposed the abolition of the Hoju system (호주제 戶主制), but was unsuccessful.

On November 26, 2006, he founded the "Association of Anti-Feminism for the Liberation of Men" (Korean: 반페미니즘남성해방연대) and on January 4, 2007, he founded the "Association for the Abolition of the Ministry of Women" (Korean: 여성부폐지운동본부, 女性部廢止運動本部). He gained some fame for his passionate appeal for the movement to abolish the Ministry of Woman in the 2002 and 2007 Korean presidential elections, questioning the reason for its existence.[5]

Rigorism and criticism of the Pornography Control Policy

On January 26, 2008, he founded 'Men of Korea' (Korean: 남성연대, 男性聯帶)[6] as a resistance force against female chauvinism and Korean totalitarianism. Sung was furious reverse discrimination for sex, he was argue to "Men is a humans". so he was anger to unilateral obligations, responsibilities imposed to Korean men, so he was argue for Men's Liberation.

He argued that strict attention fosters a sturdy society. He once said, "The oppressive measures on pornography by the Korean government are totally insane," and also that "It is actually seen that it oppresses masculinity and that it distorts the essentials. It is all done by the Ministry of Gender Equality and women’s organizations led by Korean feminists."[7] He argued that a few female chauvinists and their totalitarianism excessively suppressed male sexuality, arts, pop culture, freedom of expression, and freedom of thought.

Comparing the policies to the prohibition in the U.S., Sung said that restricting pornography was bound to lead to undesirable side effects as well as effectively labeling normal men as sex criminals. Sung stated "You will understand easily if you know a bit about men’s sexual mechanism. Pornography itself can ease and satisfy men’s sexual impulses.[7]" He encouraged self-examination to overcome Puritanism.

he was opposite and abolition argue for abasement of men's TV Program and Advertisement, more movies.

Men's rights movements

White Stockings Campaign performance

He mocked the Ministry of Women's "White Tie Campaign", alleging that the campaign was a support for prostitution, but he was said to unconditionally support prostitution by calling in prostituted women. From November 28–29, 2011, Men of Korea launched the “White Stockings Campaign” by sending its members an email introducing the movement. It said the campaign was supported by the ministry.[8]

In reality, the "White Stocking's Campaign" was aimed at lampooning the ministry’s support program for former prostitutes. Men of Korea claimed that under the ministry’s plan, if a female prostitute decides to quit selling sex and receive job training through support centers, the ministry provides her with 410,000 won per month for up to three years along with legal and medical services.[8] he was criticized for support voluntary prostitute too. On November 30 Sung said,“We wanted to show that the ministry’s support program for former prostitutes is not effective. The ministry spends about 11-12 billion won per year on the program. But such support is given to any women who claim they were prostitutes, and the ministry is unable to verify whether they were really engaged in the sex trade or not."

Men of Korea

Main articles: Man of Korea and Masculism

From 2008 to 2013 Sung was known for his relentless promotion of men's rights, saying that men could also be a minority in South Korean society. He made public, disparaging remarks toward women and worked to discontinue menstruation leave and other benefits for working women.[9] Many argued that Sung's tireless work to support the rights of men was misplaced, given that South Korea is an already male-dominant society.[9]

In the 2012 Korean presidential election he suggested the abolition of the Ministry of Women.[citation needed]

Sung argued, “You say women are the social minority? All of that is delusional”, adding that the Korean society’s excessive consideration toward women creates reverse discrimination against men.[10] On his Twitter account Sung posted: “Korean women, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Why are you making such a fuss about menstruating when the nation’s birthrate is the lowest in the world?”.[10] This verbal war was all over Sung’s Twitter account, with some male followers supporting his view on the issue while his crude words have infuriated women across the nation.[10]

Death

On July 26, 2013, Sung jumped off Mapo Bridge in an attempt to draw attention to gender inequality against men and a plea to accrue needed funds for Men of Korea. Although rescue work began almost immediately after he jumped, and a widespread search of the Han River was conducted, his body was not found until July 29, 2013.[11] He jumped off Mapo bridge into the Han River after writing a controversial note, saying that he would risk his life to earn 100 million won (about US$90,000) in donations to pay off the organization's debt.[12] Before he jumped off the bridge, he tweeted, "I'm confident that I can survive." He also checked the depth of the water before he jumped off and arranged a safety guard. However, he seemed to have recognized the risk of death because he said, "If something goes wrong with me, the Secretary General will succeed me as the representative of the association. Please remember me even if my lame attempt fails."[3]

After death

On August 1, 2013, three days after the body was found in Sogang Bridge, his body was cremated and buried in the Gyongsan Gongwonmyowon crypt in Gyongsan, North Gyongsang. He was 46.

Controversy

Sung posted a message on his organisation's website and also tweeted on July 24: "Tomorrow I will jump from the Han River". He went on to list his successor for Men of Korea in case he didn't survive.[13] His Twitter account also sent out the following photo with the words: "I know this act is shameful. I'm sorry. I'll reflect on this for the rest of my life". It was later deleted but screenshots like the one below were widely circulated.[13]

The publicity surrounding Sung Jae-ki's suicide has also been controversial. He was the leader of "Men of Korea", a contentious web forum advocating men's rights. He planned the jump in advance as a media stunt to spread awareness about and raise funds for the group.[13] Another person tweeted a close-up photo showing the KBS logo on the camera and wrote: "It's true then that KBS was the one who filmed Sung Jae-ki's jump. While it seems KBS' behaviour and press ethics will be considerably debated, what about the issue of the president stepping down".[13]

Other information

His wife, Park Eun-kyong, is a doctor. They have two daughters.

See also

References

  1. ^ '이기적 여성들'에 일침…성재기, 대체 누굴까? Template:Ko
  2. ^ Korean ministry '여성부 女性部', Actual meaning is Ministry of Woman, Foreign Name to Ministry of Gender Equality
  3. ^ a b Suicide performance and journalist ethics News Dongah
  4. ^ 성재기, 강용석 NLL 발언에 "욕 좀 하겠다" Newsone 2013.07.05
  5. ^ TVN ‘쿨까당’으로 본 여성가족부 존치 논란 NSP통신 Template:Ko
  6. ^ 여성부 디도스 공격 10대 알고 보니 남성연대 前 회원 주간동아 Template:Ko
  7. ^ a b [Voice] Should pornography be censored? Koreaharald 2012.12.17
  8. ^ a b Anti-sex buying campaign causes stir Korea times 2011.12.30
  9. ^ a b Controversial activist says will jump off bridge for cash The Korea Herald 2013.07.25
  10. ^ a b c Menstrual leave ― an entitlement men reject Koreatimes 2012.10.30
  11. ^ "Sung jae gi threw himself to Han river and missing". MBC. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013. Template:Ko
  12. ^ Han River rescue team struggles with increased suicide attempts The Hangyorye 2013.08.11
  13. ^ a b c d South Korean channel films suicide

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