What Indians do when South Korea make fun of Indian culture? | What do Koreans think about Indians?

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Introduction – What do Koreans think about Indians?

A lot of people came forward and shared their stories of racism. And I am very grateful for that. But there is a problem. And even worse, a lot of people didn’t understand how this racism was stemming and propagating?

What is the root cause of this? Look, if we don’t raise the root cause of this issue, the number of such cases will keep increasing. That’s why we are going to discuss this in today’s Article. And a lot of people commented that we have been living in South Korea for a long time and we have never faced racism.

It’s a lie that not all Koreans are like this. In today’s Article, we are going to discuss exactly this. Is there really racism in South Korea? If there is, then how much is there? Is this a serious problem? And finally, the most important thing is how can we counter this racism against Indians? There are two solutions to fix this issue.

Why South Koreans are so racist towards Indians?

One is a short-term solution and the other is a long-term solution. We will have to work on both of them together. Let’s understand how. So starting with, a lot of people commented that not all Koreans are like this. So of course, not all Koreans are like this. A lot of Koreans are very good and helpful.

This is a basic thing that not everything in the world is black or white. In between, there are multiple shades of greys. But because we cannot draw conclusions on individual experiences, that’s why we have to look at it at a macro level. What does data say? What do statistics say? And with this, individual experiences give us an added perspective.

So Korea’s own National Human Rights Commission published a report in 2020, in which 82% of its own people accepted that racism is a very serious problem in our society. In another survey published by a Korean media outlet, it was found that 7 out of 10 foreigners have ever faced racism in South Korea.

You might remember the case of Anandpur in Andhra Pradesh, where many Korean restaurants opened next to the Kia Motors factory. And there, in our country, we Indians were not allowed to enter. I don’t want to go into too much detail, because repeating the same thing doesn’t make sense.

Today, we have to focus on the solution to this problem, which we won’t be able to understand until we reach the root cause of this problem.

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What is the main cause of racism in South Korea?

Look, all those people who say that racism is everywhere. Agreed. There is racism in India as well. Agreed. But if there is a racist act against you in India, you can file a legal complaint.

Under India’s IPC Section 153A, a person who has committed racism with you can be jailed for up to 3 years. Forget about the law. You will get justice against racism. This is clearly mentioned in our fundamental rights. Fundamental rights are called the supreme law of our country. It is given top priority in the legal system.

But when it comes to Korea, the root cause of this problem is that there is no law on racism in Korea. So that the issues of victims can be addressed through a proper judicial system. And to bring about this change, many international organizations have been putting pressure on them for years. You must know Human Rights Watch.

It is basically an international organization that keeps watch over all the countries to ensure that there is no violation of human rights. And if there is any violation, it forces the government to change its policies. This Human Rights Watch wrote an open letter to South Korea not long ago, in December 2021, saying that they should quickly pass an anti-discrimination law in their country.

Because without this law, racism in South Korea will not be there. This is becoming a serious concern. You can also see in the letter that many country’s NGOs have also signed this letter. Leave aside 2021, last month, on December 12, the United Nations Human Rights Committee again put pressure on South Korea to enact this law in their country.

In the same way, for the past 10 years, the United Nations and many international communities have repeatedly urged the South Korean government to stop racism in their country. In fact, four times, the drafts of this act had been submitted in the South Korean National Assembly. But unfortunately, this has not been able to change into a law.

And this is a very serious problem. Let me explain this with a small case. India Today published a case study of an 28-year-old Indian professor, Bonojeet Hussain. Bonojeet was traveling in Seoul with his Korean colleague in a bus, when a man sitting in the bus started abusing him. He then started abusing Bonojeet’s Korean colleague, who was also a Korean, saying that he liked dating a black guy.

After this incident, Bonojeet immediately went to a local police officer. But think about what the police did. Instead of taking this issue seriously, he asked Bonojeet to apologize to the man and end the issue here. I am not telling you this story to put hatred against South Koreans in your mind. We were talking about how to solve this problem from the root.

So let’s see what Bonojeet did next. He sent this case to the National Human Rights Commission of South Korea and requested the passing of an anti-discrimination law. After this, even the Korean media started to raise the issue of racism. And can you believe this? In a short time, Bonojeet got the news that the ruling party and the opposition party of South Korea together proposed a bill to tackle racism in South Korea.

This is the short-term solution to this problem. And I will tell you in more detail in a very interesting case study, how much power we Indians have. But before going into the details, one minute.

I saw that the stance of some Indian YouTubers who are living in South Korea has suddenly changed on this issue. Now they are saying that there is not much racism in South Korea. That’s a different thing. If you go to their channel, you will find numerous videos. Not just one, I am talking about 10-12 videos where they are telling different incidents and telling that there is racism in South Korea.

All the Indians, from North East, from Delhi, from South, from West, from East, we are all the same. Against this. You also tag any famous YouTuber who you tag and tell him what is happening. Tell him, this video is new. But today, when our video went viral.

Why did their stance suddenly change? How did our research which seemed right on day one, suddenly go wrong today?

Okay, got it. Six days later. There is a limit to hypocrisy. Anyway, we are firm on every word of our stance because we follow a very comprehensive research methodology. And not based on one or two individual cases, we derive conclusions. We have taken out four levels of data on this topic.

First, there are two important levels. Statistical data of national level and international level. data from either the official Korean government or data of international human rights organizations like United Nations and Human Rights Watch, which track this topic from an external perspective.

So, in statistical data, there are national, that is, Korea’s own and international perspectives. The third level is anecdotal data, that is, people’s personal experiences and case studies. In that too, we have taken not just one or two cases, but many cases in which people are sharing their stories, about what racism has happened to them.

In this, we have also studied cases of Kia Motors and South Korean restaurants. And finally, the fourth level was studying Korean policies. We have studied the root of this in detail, that is, the flaws in the legal system of Korea. Now, this much research is enough to study any issue comprehensively according to us.

Or even worse, we should start abusing Indians who are living in South Korea from now on, just because they are living there. Look, as I said, not everything is black or white. If we too, start abusing such ignorant people, then we are doing the same thing against which we are raising our voice. We are making fun of us, not making fun of ourselves. The thing is, it’s very simple.

We have to be aware of this issue, and we have to raise our voice against it. And by this, I mean, we have to raise questions, not spread hate or abuse. We just have to question this social injustice, so that South Koreans, their media, their government, or at least our government, can raise their voice against it.

Because this problem has only one solution. Not hate, not abusing anybody, not showing aggression, but changes at the policy level. That is it. So, the basic take-home message is, to hashtag, raise questions, don’t spread hate. And don’t think that our voice doesn’t matter. Let me explain it to you with a very strong example.

In 2022, the Russia-Ukraine war happened, and India officially didn’t take anyone’s side. Right? However, India had opened ties with Russia. You might remember, on this, there was a lot of commotion from the Western media, that India is funding the war by buying oil from Russia. The oil that India is buying, is mixed with the blood of the Ukrainians.

Now, that’s a different thing, that later, many Western countries themselves went into recession because of the boycott of Russian oil. But, leave that aside. When this issue was very hot, then the official Ministry of Defense of Ukraine tweeted this photo. Yes, this is the photo of our Black Mother, which is on top of the image of a bomb blast.

You can see for yourself, this tweet’s tone is very demeaning for the Indians. Basically, they are trying to make fun of Indian culture.

What Indians do when South Korea make fun of Indian culture ?

The Indians started online protests against it. Many people shared it, retweeted it, etc., and responded to it from the Ukrainian government.

And in the end, the Ukrainian government had to give up. This tweet, the first tweet of Ukraine, was tweeted by Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister, just two days later. And he said, that our tweet was wrong. We respect the culture of the Indians, and we have removed that photo of Mother Kali from Twitter.

We want good relations between India and Ukraine. This is the power of raising your voice on social media. And that’s why, the exact purpose of my last video was that only if this issue is discussed, there should be a debate. So the Indians, and the Koreans, who don’t know anything about this issue, should also become aware of this issue.

Look, any country’s government does not bring any policy changes until its people raise their voices or there is no diplomatic pressure from any country. Yes, South Korea is indeed more developed than us. But don’t forget, our economy is more developed than theirs. Yes, it is also true that we Indians are consumers of many South Korean companies’ products.

But don’t forget, in a market, the consumer is always the king. Today, South Korea is earning 21.22 billion dollars from our Indian market. And it is definitely not willing to sacrifice it. South Korea is a very educated and developed country. On this issue of racism, it is not willing to ruin its economy and its country’s image.

And that is why, if you watch, you will find many reels and videos of South Koreans, where they are accepting that this anti-discrimination policy is very important in our country. And that is why, according to me, this is the only way that we can reach our concerns and authorities on this issue in a short-term, in non-aggressive way.

And this issue can be fixed through the road. And if you see, such things are always fixed between two countries. This does not spoil the diplomatic relations of the two countries, instead, they are built. The same thing happened in the case of Bonojeet. After all, South Koreans and the media there supported them.

You can see the title of this article. Indian inspires South Korea’s fight against racism. So again, coming back to the same thing, not every South Korean is like that. Like, there are good things and bad things in every country. That is why, the people there also want the bad things happening in the country, so that the problems can be fixed.

K-drama and K-pop crazy in India

Now, take South Korea for example. 10 years ago, Was South Korea so crazy in India? Was their K-drama and K-pop so consumed in India? No, right? So, where did this change come from? Because they worked on their soft power. You must be aware that when South Korea was liberated from Japan, they too were seen as a poor country. But today, the global image of South Korea is very powerful.

Which, a major role was played in the K-cultural revolution that took place in the 1990s. South Korea paid attention to this that what image should be built in their world. To the point that today, every child in the world knows how good the culture of South Korea is. Moreover, they also want to follow it.

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Basically, a very positive perception has been created globally Now, with this soft power, countries also have economic advantages. In the case of South Korea, their investments in their country have increased. But now, answer my question. Has India still leveraged its soft power? We are tapping our yoga today. We have not yet started to portray India as a cultural center of Jainism and Buddhism.

Just think, if we tap Buddhism alone, we can leverage a major chunk of Southeast Asia and Central Asia. That is the power of soft influence. Because with this, we will be able to create a favorable image for the Indians in those countries. Now tell me, why is it that today our colonizers, who ruled over us for 200 years, exploited us, and we click photos with them.

But Africans, who have been victims of exploitation like us, unfortunately, we have racism here. The reason is only a soft influence. Those who are in a power position, they shape the narrative in their favor. And India has a lot of potential to increase this soft influence. The reason is, that other countries have an affluent Indian diaspora, unique Indian culture, and most importantly, our growing economy and stable democratic systems, which is actually making India the next big market for foreign investors.

But yes, we will need the support of all Indians. We Indians also need to focus on our mindset, our behavior, and our image, so that we can leave a good impression in other countries. If you are going to any country, then just pay attention to what image you leave in the minds of the people there. Because remember, you are representing the whole of India there.

This is the long-term solution that India can work on. And as far as the short-term solution is concerned, today’s take-home message is very simple. Hashtag, don’t spread hate. According to Wikipedia

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