#MeToo for Goo Hara: Chinese women show support for South Korean spycam porn protests after pop star ‘blackmailed’
Surge in discussion online in China following latest street protests in Seoul and blackmail accusation by South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara
South Korean women’s protests about spycam porn – in which women are unwittingly and unwillingly filmed nude or having sex – have become a hot topic of online discussion in China, especially among women, as protests about the phenomenon continued in Seoul.
Over the weekend, thousands of female protesters took to the streets in the South Korean capital’s fifth protest about hidden cameras in the past year.
The use of the cameras was highlighted again last week by the case of South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara, who accused an ex-boyfriend of blackmailing her by threatening to release a sex video of them, according to local reports.
On the Chinese Twitter-like platform Weibo, many admired the courage of Korean women to stand up for themselves and reflected on China’s #MeToo movement, which has been gaining momentum since the beginning of the year.
“Who says women cannot speak up for their own rights?” one person wrote. “They were organised voluntarily to protect their dignity. They are a sisterhood of justice and they will no longer fear spycams and sexual harassment.”
“Chinese women also need to change their concept that marriage matters more than individuals,” another wrote.
