Deputy Director of Minju Research Institute: "What's Wrong with Choi Kang-wook's Female Comment?"

Nam Young-hee, Deputy Director of the Democratic Research Institute, defended former lawmaker Choi Kang-wook, who sparked controversy with his remark that "Seolchi is a female," and criticized the party leadership.

Former Assemblyman Choi Kang-wook [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 22nd, Deputy Director Nam appeared on the YouTube channel 'Park Si-young TV' and questioned, "Why can't we say that?" He asked, "What is so wrong with explaining the situation by comparing it to 'Animal Farm'?"

Deputy Director Nam stated, "How is it that the Democratic Party keeps censoring itself like this, trapped in the 'Jo-Jung-Dong (Chosun, JoongAng, Dong-A Ilbo) frame'?" He added, "It seems we are falling into the frame they want. I don't understand why the party is amplifying and reproducing this like this."

Deputy Director Nam claimed that former lawmaker Choi's remark referred to First Lady Kim Geon-hee, wife of President Yoon, and pointed out, "During the presidential election, Mrs. Kim herself apologized for falsifying her academic background and said she would only provide support behind the scenes, but wasn't that all a lie? Look at how many activities she is currently undertaking."

Former lawmaker Choi used the expression "Seolchi is a female" while attending lawmaker Min Hyung-bae's book concert on the 19th. When the event host compared current Korean politics to George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm,' Choi said, "In Animal Farm, female animals rarely cause a fuss. Now, it has gone beyond that," and added, "I am not disparaging females; 'Seolchi' just refers to calling a female a female." The Democratic Party suspended Choi's party membership for six months as a disciplinary measure.

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