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1: Kim Possible - Kim Possible is the greatest drama starting with the letter k of all time. She's smart and really good with gadgets. In my opinion, anybody who hasn't seen it misses out on a spiritual experience. There's a reason all my outfits are black and green. #ILoveKim

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@TheKpopProf List of my top 5 favorite k dramas:
5: Kitchen Nightmares - Gordon Ramsay's brilliant culinary critiques shine through in this reasonably paced action-reality show.

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2: Kids Say the Darndest Things - Given the present state of the shows former host, you can imagine how this show proves to be a dramatic nightmare. #byebyebill

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The potential for #mukbang and platforms like #YouTube have the potential to form wholesome and empowering support groups through communal activities, but this potential is squandered when the most popular figures engage in exploitative practices for money and views.

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https://t.co/e08LsfKETP
Much like content discussed in Mattias Strand and Sanna Aila Gustaffson's 2020 digital ethnographic analysis, Ssoyoung's content displays a carnivalesque quality which, in the context of killing live animals on YT, proves extremely problematic. #mukbang

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Near-binge quantities of food already raises the potential for harm, but in my opinion Ssoyoung's videos have shown the dangers of becoming a "monster of capitalism". Regardless of one's stance on the butchering of animals for food, I don't believe it should be for entertainment.

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@educnathalia @puppyjamong_ It definitely makes sense that such compromises would have to be made. When trying to market lifestyles, fashion trends and various subcultures to a diverse global market, the key to profitability is making something as inoffensive and easily digestible as possible.

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@puppyjamong_ When any community is stereotyped in exchange for acceptance, it undermines the long term goal of acceptance: not having one’s gender or sexuality be their defining characteristic. In essence it deprives those seeking acceptance of individuality needed to create their own space.

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@puppyjamong_ Forcing sexual minorities to play politics of recognition, especially in the context of mass marketing, media and pop culture is a very dangerous game.

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@educnathalia Although former aspiring stars turned idols may find fulfillment in achieving a dream, there are deleterious cultural side effects which shouldn’t be ignored.

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@educnathalia The expectation of plastic surgery further reinforces the notion of K-Pop idols as mere tools for those contracting them. Changing the appearance of one’s eyes, it adds a whole new meaning to selling one’s soul. #Cosmeticsurgery #Korea

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@puppyjamong_ The only way to assure popular culture is not consumed as a means of masking social issues or reinforcing harmful hegemonies is for fans to be conscientious about the implications of the content they consume, and ensure they help to uphold the standards they wish to see in art.

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@puppyjamong_ Deep-rooted social issues like misogyny, wage disparity, and sexual impropriety in Korea go unnoticed by consumers of Hallyu for fairly straightforward reasons. The first being both cultural and physical distance make it very easy to consume in very selective ways.

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@puppyjamong_ The more important reason these issues are ignored by foreign consumers, however, is it's advantageous for corporate bodies responsible for initiating Hallyu to avoid controversy however they can.

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@closetkpopstan Chances are it will ultimately cause the disintegration of translation communities like those on Viki. However, I ultimately see this as a good thing. It will enable foreign audiences to become more connected to art they're interested in, as AI translation will be more accurate.

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@closetkpopstan https://t.co/6mrNUG7xgQ This subject is incredibly relevant with regard to the future of the economic microcosms of translation communities. All of the potential issues surrounding translation are poised to be turned on their heads in the face of AI.