A local court’s ruling in a sexual harassment case has stirred up numerous jokes and sarcastic comments [1] [ko] amongst South Koreans on Twitter.
A female sales clerk working at a golf shop, filed a sexual harassment charge against a male customer, claiming that he touched and poked her ‘breast area’ with his finger against her will. Judge Kim in the Daegu District Court dropped the case [1] [ko] on July 3, 2012, saying ‘the area the victim reported being poked was near her collarbone and is not actually a “sexually sensitive area” such as the bosom.’
A woman wears a t-shirt against sexual violence during a slutwalk march in London, United Kingdom. Photo by Alex Milan Tracy, copyright (c) Demotix (11/06/2011)
Kim Nam-Hoon (@namhoon [2]) an influential tweep in South Korea [3] [ko] received countless comments mocking the court’s decision after he tweeted:
판사가 이젠 성감대까지 감별
Twitter user @taek2_j [4] responded with this snarky comment [5] [ko]:
쇄골 아래는 성감대가 아니었군요! 판사님이 성감대까지 정해주시다니 친절도 하셔라.
@please_be_happy [6] tweeted [7] [ko]:
성추행을 당한 사람이 느껴야만 성추행으로 인정된다는건가? 미친거 아냐?
@dreamer_sun [8] added [9] [ko]:
모르긴해도 저부위가 판사의 성감대는 아닌걸로.
This joke [10] [ko] by @Ex_armydoc [11] has been retweeted more than 640 times:
한국 법정에서 공식적으로 쇄골 밑은 성감대가 아니라고 판결했습니다. 이제부터 쇄골 밑에서 느끼시는 분들은 불법을 자행하고 계신 것이니 가까운 파출소나 경찰서에 신고하여 주시기 바랍니다.
Some net users, however, argued [12] [ko] that some media coverage has been exaggerated and misleading. However @aqua7414 [13] clarified [14] [ko] a simple ground rule in ruling a sexual harassment case.
언제부터 성감대를 법으로 정했냐? 신체접촉이 불쾌했다면 그게 성추행이지. 그럼 발에 집착하고 손에집착하는 사람들..아동성범죄 저지르는 놈들 다 무죄겠네? 아이가 성감대가 있을리 없잖아? 법원은 뇌를 들고 출근해라!