Writer and columnist Kwak Jeong-eun expressed her thoughts on Kang Yu-mi's controversial "middle-aged nammi-ssae" video. Kwak defended the video, saying, "I think she might be a genius."
Kwak recently posted a short video on her social media with the explanation, "If you watched Kang Yu-mi's 'nammi-ssae' video and laughed out loud but then felt a chill for no reason, it might be because you encountered the shadow in your heart."
In the video, Kwak candidly expressed her view on Kang Yu-mi's "middle-aged nammi-ssae" video, saying, "I watched the trending video, Kang Yu-mi's 'nammi-ssae,' and I think the perspective on human nature hidden in it is so, so sharp that it's more than something you can just laugh off."
She continued, "I majored in psychology and Buddhist philosophy, so I'm going to read the mind principle hidden in this video. Through the lens of psychology, this scene is projection itself. It's throwing onto others the desires or shameful aspects you don't want to acknowledge in yourself, wanting to say 'I'm not that kind of person,' but you cast it onto someone else."
Kwak said, "The nammi-ssae character in the video cannot accept her own obsession with men. She instead puts that frame on a junior and attacks. By blaming others, she tries to hide the true aspects of herself she is afraid to face. This kind of behavior is depicted exactly in the Dhammapada," adding, "When we mercilessly criticize others' faults, we may actually be desperately hiding shameful parts inside ourselves."
She went on to say that Kang Yu-mi said, "Many people are fighting in the comments while watching this kind of video. But the fighting in the comment section is itself another projection. Through those comments we are showing the aspects of ourselves we don't want to admit." In particular, Kwak added, "I think Kang Yu-mi probably thought this far; I really think she might be a genius," which drew attention.
Kang Yu-mi recently posted a video on her YouTube channel titled "middle-aged nammi-ssae." "Nammi-ssae" means "man-crazed XX," and Kang satirized a middle-aged woman's speech and behavior at work without filtering. The video included lines such as, "How sly are the schoolgirls these days," "If my son gets hit by girls, I tell him to hit back," and "Raising boys is so much easier these days; daughters have emotional swings and are sensitive," as well as content that singled out female employees for criticism.
The video has drawn attention with 1.48 million views six days after its release, but some have criticized it as sexist. In the comments, there have also been accounts of harm from some schoolgirls, and aftereffects are unfolding.
[Photo] Kwak Jeong-eun social media, Kang Yu-mi YouTube video capture.
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