Korea’s Keyboard Wankers Warriors
In the wake of Unee’s suicide, the Korea Times has an interesting article detailing Korea’s “Keyboard Warriors”, netizens who like to anonymously attack celebrities - and non-celebrities - online. Here are a few utterly loathsome comments written about Unee’s death,
“Look at her clothes. She was like a whore.”
“She died because she did not gain popularity.”
“Dead already? Her agency wasted money on her plastic surgery.”
Following the recent death of comedian Kim Hyung-eun, one twisted f*ck nameless warrior took sadistic pleasure in searching out her website and leaving the following comment,
“I’m glad she died, as I hated to see her on television.”
Buddy, you have got some serious issues.
In a magnificent display of karmic justice, other netizens tracked him down and he was forced to shut down his own blog. He should also be legally required to add the tag “cowardly pen*s blower” to the end of his name for the rest of his life.
Some of you who read this might be tempted to say, “Hey! What about your blog? You poke fun at people.” To which I would answer,
I sure do. In fact you only have to scroll down the page to the Lee Mi-yeon post for evidence. But it’s pretty evident to me that there is a line that should not be crossed and I don’t cross it. It’s one thing to mock a person’s vanity (Lee Mi-yeon), femininity (Lee Joon-gi), or stupidity (Roh Moo-hyun), and quite another to delight in their physical suffering.
Unless, of course, say…Kim Jong-il was diagnosed with a case of genital herpes. That would be hilarious.
January 25th, 2007 at 9:41 am
I feel for her, but suicide is not the answer - it never is. Maybe if she had told her family or anyone about her depression, it would have prevented this. Or maybe if others had been open-minded to it then she would have been more willing. People who have never gone through depression will never know what it is like. Add to the fact that these low-lives online are ripping her apart triggers how meaningless life is. The murderers here are the neitzens, who have taken her life little by little. I hope she is in a better place now. R.I.P.
January 25th, 2007 at 10:36 am
R.I.P.
February 6th, 2007 at 12:14 am
Ditto on the Kim Jong-Il comment…and I definitely feel for Unee and her family–depression is no joke. I think everyone suffers from it at some time or another.
On a lighter note Scott….go BuPyeoung Silverbacks!!
February 8th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Congratulations, Scott. Your team answered the call. The Crack Addicts, on the other hand, didn’t. I’m going to have to change my team name next year. Maybe to the Anyang Bumming Bengal Tigers.
February 11th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Another Korean celebrity committed suicide yesterday, Jung Da Bin.
February 11th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Yeah. I saw that at the Marmot’s Hole. Don’t know much about her, but it’s a shame.
On the same note, I heard last night from a couple of Korean friends that there has been a surge in copycat suicides since Unee died.