Jin Joong-kwon on Controversy Surrounding Yoon Mi-hyang: "Will Address the Death in Activist Narratives"

Yoon Mi-hyang, elected member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon diagnosed on the 19th that "the truly important issue in this matter is the 'narrative' that has led this movement so far" regarding various controversies surrounding Yoon Mi-hyang, the elected member of the Democratic Party of Korea (former director of the Justice and Memory Foundation).

On the same day, Jin wrote on his Facebook, "I am writing about the Yoon Mi-hyang issue," expressing this view.

He stated, "It requires very delicate discussion, so I tried to write about it but ultimately gave up."

However, he explained, "It is an important and interesting topic in the philosophy of history, but I have not read enough and it is difficult to judge the perspective," adding, "This time, I plan to narrow down the issue and address it only from the aspect of 'the death of the activist narrative.'"

On the 19th, Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University, mentioned the controversy surrounding Yoon Mi-hyang, the elected member of the Democratic Party, on his social network service (SNS). Photo by Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University, Facebook post capture

Earlier, on the 7th, when grandmother Lee Yong-soo, a victim of the Japanese military sexual slavery, raised allegations of mismanagement of donations by Yoon, Jin posted on his Facebook, "Because the issue is being approached excessively ideologically, it seems that the comfort women grandmothers, who should be the main agents in resolving the problem, feel they have been reduced to tools of activism led by civic groups."

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