Sunday, July 27, 2008

Good reads: Korean criticism

Ask A Korean posts yet another stimulating blog, this time on Korean criticism.

With analogies to Hitler, Tupac, and a Pebble Beach minefield, he ought to be writing for an editorial magazine, no?
Now you can imagine the proper difficulty of being a non-Korean, constructive critic. Could you imagine yourself walking up to Tupac (bless his soul) and his crew saying:

“How are you Mr. Shakur? You know, I think you really should stop rapping about shooting the police. I understand where you are coming from, but really, times have changed, and the police now protect all of us. I mean, just look at the number of African-American police officers we have around the country now. It’s really a terrible influence for children, so I really think it’s time for you to move on.”

Read on...

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