A South Korean e-book entitled \u201cHow to Treat Bar Hostesses in the Philippines\u201d was recently denounced on social media after its contents were found to be sexually objectifying Filipino women.<\/p>\n
The e-book was written by a certain Kevin Cho and was published by Scene in the Moonlight. <\/p>\n
In his book, Cho spoke of Philippine nightlife and how Koreans who travel to the Philippines become womanizers. <\/p>\n
\u201cOnce you go to the Philippines, you will soon be attracted to nightlife and meet many kinds of women there,\u201d Cho wrote. \u201cLanguage won\u2019t be a problem. Few words are enough to communicate with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if you are not a womanizer in Korea, you will become one in the Philippines. This is not the case only for Koreans but also for Japanese and Americans,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
Cho also cited the \u201cKorean Wave\u201d \u2014 the surging global popularity of Korean culture through Korean dramas and K-pop, among others \u2014 as a reason for Korean men to be proud.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that the Korean Wave is sweeping across Asia makes you feel even more proud,\u201d wrote Cho. \u201cWhile studying English there, women can be either medicine or poison.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey can make you feel confident about your English,\u201d Cho wrote. \u201cBut in the worst case, you may end up coming back to Korea after getting a woman pregnant; or you could be arrested for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
A number of online book retailers in South Korea has since stopped selling Cho\u2019s book after the criticism, such as Aladdin, Yes24 and Bandi & Lunis. All major online bookstores too \u2014 save for Kyobo Book Centre \u2014 have taken down the salacious book from their websites. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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