Yoon Hee-sook: "Park Young-sun, who says tears well up, is using double standards on women, which embarrasses women"

Yoon Hee-sook, member of the People Power Party. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] On the 10th, Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party candidate for the Seoul mayoral by-election, regarding the "three complainants," saying, "Is it feminism to expel a man for the same wrongdoing, but patriarchy to expel a woman?"

On the same day, Yoon wrote on her Facebook, "Using gender as a weapon to gain advantage is exactly what embarrasses women and exploits them," criticizing in this way.

She continued, "It is still fortunate that Park Young-sun, the ruling party candidate in the election held due to the former mayor's sexual harassment incident, apologized to the victimized women with a 'sincere apology' even if it was late (about 40 days after declaring her candidacy)," and added, "It is also reasonable to point out that the candidate who appointed Nam In-soon, Jin Sun-mi, and Go Min-jung?who insisted on calling the victims 'complainants'?to key positions in the election campaign (head of the campaign headquarters and spokesperson) lacks sincerity."

She further added, "They did not casually utter familiar words but insisted on 'complainants' during debates in an official National Assembly members' group chat, so these three are unwavering, conviction-driven 'anti-victim feminists.'"

Yoon said, "The real comedy starts here: Park Young-sun said she was 'deeply depressed and teary-eyed' after hearing the demand to 'expel' these three, calling it a patriarchal and misogynistic remark," and criticized, "I have no idea where the patriarchy is."

She continued, "If there were even a fingernail's worth of sincerity in the apology to the victimized women, why is it patriarchal to stop appointing those who insult the victims?" and questioned, "If the person insulting the victim was a male camp member, the same demand would have been made. Is it feminism to expel a man for the same wrongdoing, but patriarchy to expel a woman? What kind of double standard exploitation of feminism is this?"

She also said, "Appealing to the emotions of women who have been hurt by discrimination by saying tears welled up over such matters and trying to use 'being a biological woman' is exactly what insults the many women who want to see the world fairly and be treated fairly," and pointed out, "It is the candidate's freedom to continue appointing these three, but start by admitting that the apology to the victim of Park Won-soon's harassment was not sincere."

Park Young-sun, preliminary candidate for Seoul Mayor from the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Earlier, the Democratic Party lawmakers Nam In-soon, Jin Sun-mi, and Go Min-jung, mentioned by Yoon, were known to have led the effort to refer to the sexual harassment victims as "complainants" after the death of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in July last year.

Also, on the 8th, Ahn Cheol-soo, the People's Party candidate for Seoul mayor, said, "The very act of running is a secondary harm to the victims of former Mayor Park's sexual harassment incident," and added, "If you have a conscience, you should expel Nam In-soon, Jin Sun-mi, and Go Min-jung, who called the victims 'complainants' from the campaign." In response, Park Young-sun defended herself by saying, "I was deeply depressed and teary-eyed after hearing such patriarchal and misogynistic remarks."

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