Women's Day, Yoon Posts 'Abolish Ministry of Gender Equality'... "Feminist Response Was a Mistake"

To a Feminist's Question: "I Don't Give a Dichotomous Answer"

Source= Captured from Yoon Seok-yeol, People Power Party presidential candidate's Facebook

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The election campaign headquarters of Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, explained on the 8th that Yoon's response to calling himself a feminist in an interview with The Washington Post (WP) was an "administrative error based on an abridged version." On the occasion of International Women's Day, Yoon posted on his Facebook a compilation of posts presenting his pledges such as 'Abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family,' 'Strengthening punishment for sexual crimes and false accusation,' and 'Declaration of war against sexual crimes for a safer Korea for women.'

According to the article published on WP on the 7th, when asked if he is a feminist, Yoon answered, "I think there are many different ways to interpret feminism." He added, "Feminism is a form of humanism, recognizing that gender discrimination and inequality is a reality and it is a movement to correct that. In that sense, I consider myself a feminist."

However, the People Power Party campaign headquarters clarified that this answer does not reflect Yoon's actual thoughts. A campaign official said, "Yoon has never given a definitive answer on whether he is a feminist or not, and this interview was a mistake at the staff level, delivered to WP without Yoon's final confirmation."

In the written response provided to reporters that morning, it was emphasized that Yoon did not say, "I consider myself a feminist." In the material, Yoon stated, "I do not view men and women in a dichotomous way but look at and try to solve problems from the individual's perspective," and "I will govern from the viewpoint of solving individual problems without collectively distinguishing men and women." He added, "In a TV debate, I said, 'I think feminism is a movement to respect women as human beings as a form of humanism.'"

Seemingly conscious of votes from some men in their 20s, along with this active clarification, Yoon posted on his Facebook related pledges such as ▲strengthening punishment for sexual crimes and false accusation ▲abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family ▲declaration of war against sexual crimes for a safer Korea for women. Except for the Facebook post compiling his pledges, Yoon has not made any other statements related to Women's Day.

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