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서양 남성들이 한국 여성을 추행하는 장면이 담긴 동영상은 연출된 장면이라고 동영상 속 두 명의 남성이 이와 같이 주장했다.
서양 남성들이 술에 취한 한국 여성을 언어적, 성적으로 추행하는 장면이 담긴 이 동영상은 최근 워싱턴포스트 인터넷판을 포함한 국내 및 해외 미디어를 통해 확산되며 이를 본 네티즌들의 분노를 샀다.
이 동영상 속 남성은 여성에게 욕설을 하며 여성의 가슴을 촬영하는 등 심지어 코의 이물질을 파서 먹였다.
이를 본 몇몇 네티즌들은 “백인 남자에게 미쳐 있다”, “당해도 싸다” 등의 응반응을 보이며, 나라 체면을 먹칠하는 행동이라 비난 하며, 동영상 속 등장하는 여성을 한국 여성을 비하하는 단어인 “김치녀”라고 불렀다.
하지만, 본지와 각각 연락이 닿은 동영상 속 두 남성은 동영상은 편집된 것이며, 공개된 부분은 2011년 제작한 단편 공포 영화의 일부분을 편집한 것이라고 말했다.
이들 중 한 명은 이 단편 영화는 우리 사회가 얼마나 신체적으로 기형인 사람들에게 공포스러운지에 대한 내용을 담으려 했다고 밝혔다. 논란의 대상이 되고 있는 이 동영상의 남성들이 여성의 이빨을 보며 조롱하는 장면이 담겨있다.
국내 네티즌들을 통해 수천 개의 비난하는 댓글이 폭주한 후, 워싱턴 포스트의 막스 피셔 기자가 월요일 그의 공식 블로그에 이 동영상에 대한 글을 올렸다.
익명을 주장한 동영상 속 배우로 알려진 한 명은, 동영상의 감독으로 알려진 사람이 동영상은 연출된 장면임을 시인하는 페이스북 대화창 캡쳐 화면을 보냈다. 동영상의 유력한 감독은 서울 소재의 A대학의 영화를 전공한 학생이다.
캡쳐된 화면 속 대화에서 감독은 동영상은 3년 전 제작된 것이며 이후 동영상을 내렸지만, 어떻게 온라인으로 다시 퍼지게 됐는지는 모르겠다고 말했다.
“현재 동영상은 원본에서 많이 삭제되고 재 편집 됐으며, 동영상이 조작됐다”라고 했다. 또한 그는 오해를 정리하기 위해 동영상에 등장하는 여성과 인터뷰를 요청했으나, 조치를 취하기 전에 일단은 기다려 달라고 요구했다.
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Controversial video of Korean woman being abused 'staged'
An online video appearing to show a Korean woman being harassed by a group of western men in a nightclub was staged, two men who say they acted in the video have claimed.
The video, which has caused outrage online in recent days and appeared in Korean and foreign media including the Washington Post website, appears to show a number of men sexually and verbally harassing an apparently intoxicated Korean woman. The men are shown cursing at the woman, filming her chest and forcing her own finger up her nose and into her mouth.
Some of the comments from Internet users attacked the woman for being “obsessed with white guys,” or said “what you get is what you deserve.” Others said she was embarrassing her country, calling her a “kimchi-girl,” a degrading term used for Korean women.
Two men, however, separately contacted The Korea Herald claiming that the video was edited and was in fact part of a series of short horror films shot in 2011.One of the men said that the video had been shot to show the “horror” of how society treats people with physical deformities. In the controversial video, the men are also shown ridiculing the young woman over her teeth.
After attracting thousands of angry comments from Korean Internet users online and being picked up by Korean media, Max Fisher of the Washington Post wrote about the video on his official blog on Monday.
One of the alleged actors, both of whom spoke on condition of anonymity, provided a screenshot from a Facebook conversation appearing to show the alleged director admitting that the video was staged. The apparent director of the video is a Korean film studies graduate of Hanyang University in Seoul.
In the conversation the apparent director said that he uploaded the video three years ago but it had since been taken down and he was unsure of how it had gotten online again.
“I can see the video is reedited and cut many scenes. I’m in (sic) page with you in announcing that the video was fake,” he wrote.
He also suggested doing an interview with the woman in the video to clear up any misunderstanding. He, however, suggested that they “wait a while” first before doing anything.
One of the men claiming to be an actor in the film said he had no idea the film would be used in the manner it has been.
The alleged director was contacted by The Korea Herald but had yet to respond at the time of writing.
By John Power
(john.power@heraldcorp.com)
An online video appearing to show a Korean woman being harassed by a group of western men in a nightclub was staged, two men who say they acted in the video have claimed.
The video, which has caused outrage online in recent days and appeared in Korean and foreign media including the Washington Post website, appears to show a number of men sexually and verbally harassing an apparently intoxicated Korean woman. The men are shown cursing at the woman, filming her chest and forcing her own finger up her nose and into her mouth.
Some of the comments from Internet users attacked the woman for being “obsessed with white guys,” or said “what you get is what you deserve.” Others said she was embarrassing her country, calling her a “kimchi-girl,” a degrading term used for Korean women.
Two men, however, separately contacted The Korea Herald claiming that the video was edited and was in fact part of a series of short horror films shot in 2011.One of the men said that the video had been shot to show the “horror” of how society treats people with physical deformities. In the controversial video, the men are also shown ridiculing the young woman over her teeth.
After attracting thousands of angry comments from Korean Internet users online and being picked up by Korean media, Max Fisher of the Washington Post wrote about the video on his official blog on Monday.
One of the alleged actors, both of whom spoke on condition of anonymity, provided a screenshot from a Facebook conversation appearing to show the alleged director admitting that the video was staged. The apparent director of the video is a Korean film studies graduate of Hanyang University in Seoul.
In the conversation the apparent director said that he uploaded the video three years ago but it had since been taken down and he was unsure of how it had gotten online again.
“I can see the video is reedited and cut many scenes. I’m in (sic) page with you in announcing that the video was fake,” he wrote.
He also suggested doing an interview with the woman in the video to clear up any misunderstanding. He, however, suggested that they “wait a while” first before doing anything.
One of the men claiming to be an actor in the film said he had no idea the film would be used in the manner it has been.
The alleged director was contacted by The Korea Herald but had yet to respond at the time of writing.
By John Power
(john.power@heraldcorp.com)
