Choo Mi-ae "Opposed to Feminism... If You Expect to Be Treated Like a Flower, You're Just Decoration"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Former Minister of Justice and Democratic Party presidential candidate Chu Mi-ae stated on the 28th, "If women want to be treated like flowers, they will always be nothing more than decorations," adding, "I oppose feminism."

On the same day, on the YouTube channel 'SisaTapaTV,' she said, "When I became a judge, there were few women, and if I acted cunningly because I was a woman, I thought the evaluation of female judges would decline, so I wanted to do my best. Politics was the same," she said.

Former Minister Chu explained, "Only by pioneering can the perception that women are the same as men arise, and opportunities will become equal. I wanted fairness in opportunities, not special treatment, and I have been pioneering politics in that way."

She emphasized, "It is more appropriate not for women to keep protecting women's rights, but to say let's treat men and women equally because men feel uncomfortable. Therefore, a world where 'femi'(nism) is not necessary should be achieved."

Meanwhile, regarding former Minister Chu's remarks, Kang Min-jin, leader of the Youth Justice Party, criticized on Facebook, calling it a "severe misunderstanding of feminism" and "an intention to easily gain votes from some quarters."

She pointed out, "Feminism is not the ideology of treating women like flowers, but the ideology of treating women as human beings," adding, "It is a demand for structural changes for fairness in opportunities, not a voice asking for special treatment."

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