tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post9015307565921745285..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: "Hello" as "hate speech," an essaykushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-90795851638202435622011-09-19T01:03:32.301+09:002011-09-19T01:03:32.301+09:00"Hello" could be mockery, but in most ca..."Hello" could be mockery, but in most cases that I'VE seen, it is just kids fooling around. Foreigners are fascinating to them and they are very curious about foreigners. So making contact through "hello" is novel and fun for them. It's not done to be insulting or tease. It certainly is not the most polite way to greet someone, but they are kids and foreign ADULTS should have some maturity and understanding. They are ADULTS after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-30938473612009856772011-09-15T10:36:34.570+09:002011-09-15T10:36:34.570+09:00Turner--1) Unless someone is shouting something li...Turner--1) Unless someone is shouting something like "hey, your clothes are on fire," I tend not to analyze the things that people shout at me. 2) But let's think about that fat kid shouting at you...What else would you prefer to have him or her shout at you? "Hello, handsome!" "Hey, beautiful!" 3) It is a kid--and in your scenario, a fat kid. The kid probably isn't looking for a normal conversation or deeper understanding. 4) I'm not a mind-reader, not sure how you and others conclude it is mockery. Perhaps in your native country it might be mockery, but you are not in your native country.<br />http://caseylartigue.blogspot.com/2011/09/yoegi-anjuseyo.htmlCasey Lartigue, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07893864314719301063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-73188446837269500002011-09-13T00:49:50.519+09:002011-09-13T00:49:50.519+09:00I wouldn't call it hate speech for any reason,...I wouldn't call it hate speech for any reason, but isn't it mockery most of the time? I don't think we can say that the fat kid shouting "HELLO!" from across the street and jumping up and down is looking for a normal conversation or a deeper understanding of foreigners.Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372867185647178937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-12433929342154879042011-09-11T15:04:58.651+09:002011-09-11T15:04:58.651+09:00itissaid--I will back up Kushibo about this. Some ...itissaid--I will back up Kushibo about this. Some white Americans I met during the 1990s were saying that "hello" was an attack on non-Koreans. Some actually did mention that it was a form of hate speech, in that "hello" reminds non-Koreans here that they can never truly be Korean. Another one was that Korean kids yelling or shouting "hello" was the equivalent of a racial slur against black people in America. It has been quite some time but there were other responses along those lines. I remember one guy writing that he felt like he was being called a monkey when Korean kids shouted hello at him. Many white Americans I met in Korea at that time said they felt, for the first time, what it must be like to be black in America, to be victims of hate speech, stares, being in the minority.Caseyhttp://www.caseyradio.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-60825192214276572732011-09-11T03:40:18.077+09:002011-09-11T03:40:18.077+09:00And if I tried to share my unhappy memories of bei...And if I tried to share my unhappy memories of being a 'racially opaque' child in all-white suburban Virginia in my very first year of life in the U.S., no doubt these persons would attribute it to my uniquely flawed Korean character. Can I say 'a$$es' here? How about 'pu$$ies'? 'Babie$'?.Sam Suhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599826426736183764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-83085397910008109812011-09-10T07:43:50.755+09:002011-09-10T07:43:50.755+09:00Well, I can see how being "hello'd" ...Well, I can see how being "hello'd" constantly could be annoying, but to call it hate speech is a bit much. Anyhow, I think what the foreigners are reacting to is being singled out as such. Because Korean kids are only coming up to them and not other Koreans when they say, "hello!" Anyhow, it is an example of how some expats blow things out of proportion. It is rude, but to be defined as hate speech is just a gross exaggeration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com