Red Velvet's Joy Slammed with Hate Comments After Liking a Post Regarding a Feminist Novel

Red Velvet‘s Joy was recently faced with hate comments after liking a post made by Kwak Jeong Eun regarding “A Good Day To Be Alone”, which is a book about the sacrifices women make after marriage.

In the post, the author pointed out the unfair domestic division of labor, the break in the woman’s career portfolio after marriage, as well as the perception that women should be the ones to take care of domestic duties.

The post had already accumulated over 2500 likes in just a month, but when it was revealed that Joy liked the post, netizens started criticizing the idol for “declaring feminism“.

The said netizens have been leaving comments such as “I don’t know why kids like this do this when they make money off of sex appeal” and “It wasn’t long ago since she stripped down and shook her a**“.

On the other hand, there are opposing comments expressing whether simply liking such a post can be perceived to mean one is in favor of or against feminism.

This wasn’t the first time a celebrity was criticized for speaking up about feminism. Prior to this incident, Red Velvet’s Irene also received criticism for expressing her enjoyment of Cho Nam Ju‘s book, “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982”.

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열장밖에 못올려서 흐름이 조금 끊기긴 했지만 그래도 올려요. 이 책을 더 많은 여자들이 읽고 자신의 삶에 대해 진심으로 고민하고 또 힘을 얻길 바래요. 누군가는 저의 글을 싫어하고 저를 미워하기도 하겠지만, 생각을 말하는 사람이라면 모두에게 사랑받고 싶은 욕심이라는 게 애초에 없으니까 사실 그건 뭐 어쩔수 없는 일이에요.

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