Yujeongju, who called Han Donghun "you," apologizes: "Shall we promise not to call with hate?"

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Democratic Party lawmaker Yoo Jeong-ju, who caused controversy by referring to Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon as "you," apologized after a day, saying, "I am sorry to those who felt uncomfortable." However, Yoo explained, "I simply spoke out after hearing his attitude and manner of speaking repeatedly."

On the 15th, Yoo posted a lengthy message on her Facebook page explaining this. She said, "I received many calls," and added, "I saw Minister Han Dong-hoon not as an individual but in the National Assembly, and considering the current situation, I thought a rare type of person like a grumbling Smurf with a knife and eloquence had come to the Assembly."

Yoo Jeong-ju, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is questioning at the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee's audit on the Korea Creative Content Agency held on the 17th of last month. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

She continued, "Minister Han Dong-hoon probably does not know me. Of course, I know him," and explained, "When I said 'Han Dong-hoon-like,' it was a satire of the current administration's attitude, and the shortened term 'Hansseureowo' (a pun combining Han and 'sseureowo,' meaning pitiful) is a call for awakening (reflection) as a Democratic Party lawmaker." She then proposed, "I will also restrain myself, so how about we promise not to call our politicians with hateful words that are hard to say even aloud? Shall we make that promise?"

Regarding why she referred to Minister Han as "you" or used expressions like "I felt like vomiting," Yoo apologized, saying, "I never used honorifics like Mr., 씨 (ssi), or Minister in speech or writing," and added, "I am sorry to those who felt uncomfortable." However, she expressed some resentment about the controversy over the term "you," saying, "Can 'you' even compare to the ugliness of twisted nicknames used for former Presidents Roh Moo-hyun, Kim Dae-jung, and Moon Jae-in?"

Yoo went on, "Seeing the phone lines explode after talking about Minister Han Dong-hoon, I thought anew, 'Is there no interest in the countless neighbors whose voices I have raised countless times? This is maddening.' The lonely conclusion is 'there was none,'" and said, "Are you upset that I called Minister Han Dong-hoon 'you'? I understand."

She then answered a question posed to herself, "There was a question today. To put it briefly, 'Does lawmaker Yoo Jeong-ju dislike Minister Han Dong-hoon?' Yes," and left a message, "An unexpected day, I have always been honest."

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