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'''Racism in North Korea''' is a phenomenon that is relatively poorly understood.{{cn|date=April 2021}} The North Korean media and government's usage of [[Korean ethnic nationalism]]'s race-based concepts such as "[[racial purity|pure blood]]" has been described as racist.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gabroussenko|first=Tatiana|date=2015-01-01|title=Ethnic Nationalism and Internationalism in the North Korean Worldview|url=https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004292932/B9789004292932_019.xml|journal=Race and Racism in Modern East Asia|language=en|pages=413–436|doi=10.1163/9789004292932_019}}</ref>
'''Racism in North Korea''' is a phenomenon that is relatively poorly understood.

The North Korean media and government's usage of [[Korean ethnic nationalism]]'s race-based concepts such as "[[racial purity|pure blood]]" has been described as racist.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gabroussenko|first=Tatiana|date=2015-01-01|title=Ethnic Nationalism and Internationalism in the North Korean Worldview|url=https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004292932/B9789004292932_019.xml|journal=Race and Racism in Modern East Asia|language=en|pages=413–436|doi=10.1163/9789004292932_019}}</ref>


A classic North Korean short story, ''Wolves'' (or ''Jackals'', 1951) by [[Han Sorya]], has also been described as racist.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=David-West|first=Alzo|date=2012-05-01|title=Savage Nature and Noble Spirit in Han Sorya's Wolves: A North Korean Morality Tale|journal=Transnational Literature|volume=4|issue=2|url=https://dspace.flinders.edu.au/xmlui/handle/2328/25882|language=en|issn=1836-4845|hdl=2328/25882}}</ref>
A classic North Korean short story, ''Wolves'' (or ''Jackals'', 1951) by [[Han Sorya]], has also been described as racist.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=David-West|first=Alzo|date=2012-05-01|title=Savage Nature and Noble Spirit in Han Sorya's Wolves: A North Korean Morality Tale|journal=Transnational Literature|volume=4|issue=2|url=https://dspace.flinders.edu.au/xmlui/handle/2328/25882|language=en|issn=1836-4845|hdl=2328/25882}}</ref>


In 2014, [[Mass media in North Korea|North Korean state media]] published a "racist-rant" directed at [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fish|first=Isaac Stone|title=Obama, Don't Take It Personally, North Korea Just Hates Black People|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/05/08/obama-dont-take-it-personally-north-korea-just-hates-black-people/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Foreign Policy|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Keating|first=Joshua|date=2014-05-09|title=North Korea Releases Racist Screed Against Obama|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/05/north-korea-releases-racist-screed-against-obama.html|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, [[Mass media in North Korea|North Korean state media]] published a "racist rant" directed at [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fish|first=Isaac Stone|title=Obama, Don't Take It Personally, North Korea Just Hates Black People|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/05/08/obama-dont-take-it-personally-north-korea-just-hates-black-people/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Foreign Policy|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Keating|first=Joshua|date=2014-05-09|title=North Korea Releases Racist Screed Against Obama|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/05/north-korea-releases-racist-screed-against-obama.html|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 10:44, 29 April 2021

Racism in North Korea is a phenomenon that is relatively poorly understood.[citation needed] The North Korean media and government's usage of Korean ethnic nationalism's race-based concepts such as "pure blood" has been described as racist.[1]

A classic North Korean short story, Wolves (or Jackals, 1951) by Han Sorya, has also been described as racist.[2]

In 2014, North Korean state media published a "racist rant" directed at US President Barack Obama.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gabroussenko, Tatiana (2015-01-01). "Ethnic Nationalism and Internationalism in the North Korean Worldview". Race and Racism in Modern East Asia: 413–436. doi:10.1163/9789004292932_019.
  2. ^ David-West, Alzo (2012-05-01). "Savage Nature and Noble Spirit in Han Sorya's Wolves: A North Korean Morality Tale". Transnational Literature. 4 (2). hdl:2328/25882. ISSN 1836-4845.
  3. ^ Fish, Isaac Stone. "Obama, Don't Take It Personally, North Korea Just Hates Black People". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  4. ^ Keating, Joshua (2014-05-09). "North Korea Releases Racist Screed Against Obama". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-23.