We all know there's gender disparities around the world. But you may be surprised about how extremely low the share of top level business participation women have in Korea in proportion to men. Kpop is no exception, where despite females being the main customers (they buy most of the albums), female bosses, executives, owners, CEOs are few and far between. And even people like Min Hee Jin ultimately have to answer to men ("HitMAN" Bang PD, chairman of HYBE). The disparity keeps getting bigger as album sales go into the millions (thanks mostly to women), and as kpop companies and their associated conglomerates, owned by men, get bigger profits. While the percent of male customers keeps shrinking, so once again women have to pick up the slack to keep fueling kpop's growth. Is there any other global business with such a high proportion of old men getting richer almost exclusively from women?
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Kpop is essentially the biggest transfers of wealth from young women & girls to older men by proportion
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Is there any other global business with such a high proportion of old men getting richer from almost exclusively from women?
The beauty and fashion industries, especially whatever demon capitalism goes on at LVMH and Kering
Feminine hygiene products
All three industries have way larger profit margins and way more volume than korean pop music
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THE CORRECT ANSWER WAS TAXATION
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The east asian countries being worse than India even though they have better living standards and less poverty
Are we sure it's not rigged
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But don't have the same disparity as in kpop. For one, Korea has the lowest percent of female CEOs worldwide. In industries like fashion and beauty there have been female entrepreneurs who launched their own products. You don't really see that in kpop.
Most audience in kpop concerts are women, most album buyers are women. And that's with the fact that kpop isn't even a "women specific" product.
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But don't have the same disparity as in kpop. For one, Korea has the lowest percent of female CEOs worldwide. In industries like fashion and beauty there have been female entrepreneurs who launched their own products. You don't really see that in kpop.
Most audience in kpop concerts are women, most album buyers are women. And that's with the fact that kpop isn't even a "women specific" product.
No it’s not. You just combined the entirety of every single industry to say there are women entrepreneurs like as if it’s not some minute fraction of people.
Stop pretending to care about women teshub. You’re a misogynist incel and everyone knows it.
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The east asian countries being worse than India even though they have better living standards and less poverty
Are we sure it's not rigged
Some of these East Asia countries go all in with the "men's club" mindset. A large majority of Korean males literally voted for a president just because they perceived he would be anti-feminist. And now he's giving them longer work hours.
There was even a time kpop companies tried to push "female empowerment", despite huge gender inequalities. It's amazing to think girl crush was promoted for so long because it's such a good method to hide the reality of the business.
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There is a saying: vote by you wallet.
If you cannot boycott then out-buy them. Supply money to where it might matter.
If you support factions that tries for more equality then it helps. if there is none to support then become one yourself.
ngl though I wonder if one creates a grant strong enough to even eat excise taxes (i.e. taxes levied on grants because they aren't not discriminatory, charitable, etc) one could conceivably direct money by themselves to where they see fit.
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Fun fact iirc there were cultures that were matriarchical in nature
its just western Europe liked invading and exporting culture a lot so basically its a patriarchal society because of that. Also a lot of cultures did evolve patriarchal societies on their own.
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Fun fact iirc there were cultures that were matriarchical in nature
its just western Europe liked invading and exporting culture a lot so basically its a patriarchal society because of that. Also a lot of cultures did evolve patriarchal societies on their own.
Of course there were, and there still can be. That's my entire point. The only thing stopping women from controlling the world is themselves.
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Of course there were, and there still can be. That's my entire point. The only thing stopping women from controlling the world is themselves.
I guess one way to start is to start small. If you are the one that sets the precedent that the husband takes the wife's name, then it places emphasis on the importance of the female's lineage.
Long shot in the dark though
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extremely stupid logic
the world has expanded 100000000x since these social systems were established
its a lot harder to "just do it your goddamn self" in extreme late stage capitalism when the system is already rigged against you from birth, compared to early rise of capitalism when patriarchy was even more dominant than it is today and hence men took whatever the fuck they could
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extremely stupid logic
the world has expanded 100000000x since these social systems were established
its a lot harder to "just do it your goddamn self" in extreme late stage capitalism when the system is already rigged against you from birth, compared to early rise of capitalism when patriarchy was even more dominant than it is today and hence men took whatever the fuck they could
Ok just curl up in in fetal position and let Mr. Man do what he pleases with you since you've given up hope. I hate that you think women are so far in the hole that you're incapable of doing anything for yourselves. Such a shame.
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just shows you're an incel projecting
instantly assumed im a woman because im not pretending the world is completely fair lmao
which insecurity did i trigger?
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just shows you're an incel projecting
instantly assumed im a woman because im not pretending the world is completely fair lmao
which insecurity did i trigger?
Nothing about the world is fair. Men get what they want because they say give me what I want and women do it. That's the only reason the patriarchy exists. I'd like to see women put up more of a fight it is what it is. Use all the childish insults you want but it doesn't change the fact there's a winner and a loser. There is no ultimate being that decides these things. The people decide. The people have always decided.
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Nothing about the world is fair. Men get what they want because they say give me what I want and women do it. That's the only reason the patriarchy exists. I'd like to see women put up more of a fight it is what it is. Use all the childish insults you want but it doesn't change the fact there's a winner and a loser. There is no ultimate being that decides these things. The people decide. The people have always decided.
lol the exact opposite thing is happening though
the more power women gain, the more insecure men come out of their hidey holes and complain about unfairness
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lol the exact opposite thing is happening though
the more power women gain, the more insecure men come out of their hidey holes and complain about unfairness
Any recent power gained by women was given to them by men. It can and will be taken away the second it becomes inconvenient and unprofitable. Who will say no? Not the peole who have been under the boot.
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This thread is essentially the biggest transfer of my last brain cells into the AKP discourse gutter, by proportion
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Nothing about the world is fair. Men get what they want because they say give me what I want and women do it. That's the only reason the patriarchy exists. I'd like to see women put up more of a fight it is what it is. Use all the childish insults you want but it doesn't change the fact there's a winner and a loser. There is no ultimate being that decides these things. The people decide. The people have always decided.
Okay, so we should never help or do anything for men anymore.
And good luck 'deciding' if you're a woman living in let's say Iran and you decide to walk around with your hair uncovered. Then people will decide for you if you end up in jail or beaten in the street. She cannot decide not to be beaten or not to end up in jail, if she is attacked from all sides.
Just an example to show that people cannot always make decisions without then becoming powerless and end up worse than you were.
So, it's easily said for an Iranian man to "just make decisions as a woman", if you play life on easy mode and nobody will beat you or drag you to jail when you uncover your hair.
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Huh, but just before you said that we make decisions?
Also, power women have was definitely not given to them by men. If men had just nicely given it to them, there wouldn't have been decades long struggles to get suffrage and other rights.
Nothing about the world is fair. Men get what they want because they say give me what I want and women do it. That's the only reason the patriarchy exists. I'd like to see women put up more of a fight it is what it is. Use all the childish insults you want but it doesn't change the fact there's a winner and a loser. There is no ultimate being that decides these things. The people decide. The people have always decided.
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lol the exact opposite thing is happening though
the more power women gain, the more insecure men come out of their hidey holes and complain about unfairness
I don't think it about insecurities
honestly I'm more into strong minded women
but it needed to show some of her feminine side , sexyness etc
no one hate strong women
the negative side of women empowerment is the only thing give bad vibes to some men -
The incel energy stench wafting in this thread is staggering. Absolutely sickening and deplorable
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Lmfao tesub..
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The incel energy stench wafting in this thread is staggering. Absolutely sickening and deplorable
Not just the thread but literally most of kpop and Korean society. In what other industry do incels with Japanese fetishes are able to lord over so many attractive people, especially younger women. If what SM did with Karina's signed photos to 'persuade' stockholders is true, that should tell you a bit of how they operate from within.
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Y'all EXO stans talking even though your group is prolific for saying a lot of problematic things over the years but never apologizing.
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I'm an older man, why didn't you transfer your wealth to me already?!
I ain't gonna keep asking nice!
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extremely stupid logic
the world has expanded 100000000x since these social systems were established
its a lot harder to "just do it your goddamn self" in extreme late stage capitalism when the system is already rigged against you from birth, compared to early rise of capitalism when patriarchy was even more dominant than it is today and hence men took whatever the fuck they could
It isn't all that stupid in my opinion.
While true, the breath might be wasted and efforts squandered, does it not also hold true that if you do not try that you will not know?
There are still places and ways to create new opportunities for oneself.
Say that there is not space to compete as a company who requires return on investment to compete in this kpop space. Then create a company that does not. An organization similar to an endowment fund could be set up to fundraise and store money such that the interest of such a war chest could support a small company. of course there are much longer and harder roads before, during, and after considering how much I have glossed over but to think that one should not attempt simply because a layman's view of the established titans is too astonishing and blinding that one simply considers that "I cannot be one of them."
Granted, there is a high chance of failure and many sacrifies are likely necessary to achieve that but there is always a nonzero chance of achieving lofty goals.
It boils down to: if you are ready to spend all your time and effort into such a cause even if it is wasted in the end.
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I'm an older man, why didn't you transfer your wealth to me already?!
I ain't gonna keep asking nice!
External Content www.youtube.comContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.shoulda bought them bonds from 1999 I hear those were super high paying and valuable. 30 year notes should be paying out 5 years too.
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