say hi to korean bullies read this
seriously korean ppl
stop bullying me
because
u know what
i have a life
i dont owe you anything
and you dont own me
i dont mean harm, and im just happy to share
my point of views or what i like, its not to offend or to be punk
i respect korean culture as much as possible
im proud to be korean
sometimes i can be ab noxious i know,
but nudity in fashion can't be considered ab noxious
ok did i ever have a dirty scandal? no
did i ever slut around ? no
is i-D porn? no
do you guys bitch when you see a Caucasian model nude?
a japanese girl nude? a black girl nude?
and when its korean girl nude, you guys get mad angry
and i can be blonde, red, pink haired if i want. im not trying to be anything else
i have every right to do what i want. if a white girl colours her hair black, do u say "oh shes trying to be asian"?
its so silly to restrict korean girl has to be a certain way
this is superiority complex and complex is not .... flattering
its 2009 , it aint the 70's we dont have 11pm curfew and skirt length regulations
Korea is Korea. its not the world...
and before im korean,
IM ME.
dont be sad or mad because i change
people change! and move on! i grew. and i wont ask you to change
but i AM going to ask for your understandings.
im not gonna say sorry for living my life...
stop bullying me
because
u know what
i have a life
i dont owe you anything
and you dont own me
i dont mean harm, and im just happy to share
my point of views or what i like, its not to offend or to be punk
i respect korean culture as much as possible
im proud to be korean
sometimes i can be ab noxious i know,
but nudity in fashion can't be considered ab noxious
ok did i ever have a dirty scandal? no
did i ever slut around ? no
is i-D porn? no
do you guys bitch when you see a Caucasian model nude?
a japanese girl nude? a black girl nude?
and when its korean girl nude, you guys get mad angry
and i can be blonde, red, pink haired if i want. im not trying to be anything else
i have every right to do what i want. if a white girl colours her hair black, do u say "oh shes trying to be asian"?
its so silly to restrict korean girl has to be a certain way
this is superiority complex and complex is not .... flattering
its 2009 , it aint the 70's we dont have 11pm curfew and skirt length regulations
Korea is Korea. its not the world...
and before im korean,
IM ME.
dont be sad or mad because i change
people change! and move on! i grew. and i wont ask you to change
but i AM going to ask for your understandings.
im not gonna say sorry for living my life...
54 Comments:
Although I am proud and happy that you are Korean, I love your modeling works regardless.
You make me happy
You sound like a very sane human being. Keep it up. :)
word.
antis only exist because of jealousy.
if you love your work and if there are people who appreciate you&you r work, then it's a good thing, hu?
keep it up!
Hey Honey
don't worry too much about the haters, if they want to hate and bitch, they miss out on the joy that is you
much love
:-)
Sonny
I completely agree with what you are saying, especially about dying your hair. When I bleached my black hair blonde I got the same reaction from my fellow asians, the general consensus that I wanted to be caucasian. White people are not judged for dying their hair different colours. Hell, even if I dyed my hair pink people would just reckon that I was punk or kawaii...but when I dye it blonde it means I despise my own culture?? How is that fucking sane!
for every hater you have a million people that love you all over the world.
your ID shoot is amazing.
X INGRID (THE SHOWMANSHIP)
Ingrid and Newtokyoterror are so right. They only exist because of jealousy, and we love you !
Good Point
Respect U, Daul
Be just urself
I totaly agree with you...
JUST BE YOUR SELF
good for you girl, I thought the i-D shoot was amazing :)
Daul, you're the best.
amen, daul.
do what you do.
there are so many people
out there who respect
you because of it.
You go girl!
Here's the full article of CeCi September!
http://eiffelinseoul.blogspot.com/2009/08/daul-kim-does-morroco.html
As an artistic Korean I can relate to how you're feeling. Probably not as much since I am obviously not in the limelight, :) but I do get the occasionally WTF from Koreans.
Korea is known to be conservative and defensive, and I think if anyone can change that its you.
Your fans and I support you!
i love everything you write in your blog. unbelievably relatable!! thank you for always sharing your thoughts. ps. you make being korean bareable! :)
♥
im proud of you, you are invoking change in korea
I'm happy to hear that of you.
I'm happy to hear that you don't mind what stupid people think.
You are much smarter and cleverer, that is what I think.
GO DAUL. As a being, girl, Korean, whatever, I ADMIRE your MOTO. Keep strong, girl. What u just said have are the current thoughts / issues I'm having with ppl around me. They want me to be something I am not thereby UNHAPPY but I WANT TO BE HAPPY by BEING ME.. Thanx, girl, I'm getting so much strength from your courage to speak ur heart out. Keep ur head up. U are strong, You are you and that's why u are beautiful. xoxo
Plus I'm Brown blonde with few ear piercings wit a nose stud n I've a weird sense of fashion but so what. Koreans stared @ me n ignorantly blurted out 'gosh, I wonder wot her blood type is', 'maybe she's a wannabe celebrity', 'weirdo', 'she must be some sorta gangsta'..whatever. I just don't wanna look the same like most Koreans do n I just wanted to be what I wanted to be. That's the way things should be if there's any 'should's to be in the World. Should = Want. xoxo
I totally agree with you ... but I think you're an awesome person so don't let it get to you! :)
you are such a wonderful being, really.
it may sound silly to say this but i thank you so much for expressing yourself. everything you write i find myself relating with and you make me feel more comfortable with who i am.
there are always going to be close minded people out there, judging us, but we have to stay true to ourselves despite everything.
dying your hair blonde, posing nude, being honest... it's all harmless. no need to let other people's judgments bring you down c:
OMG who the fuck was that ppl? I'm sure there are much more person who loves and proud of you in Korea. you are very important person!
Daul I just watched Mona Lisa Smile and I so identify with what you're saying. (You should watch the movie btw, it's really good!)
In Singapore it's like if you're different, you're weird. I feel like it's in our mentality. it stifles you. so thank you for expressing your views (and many others' views) so elegantly.
yep!! haters to the left :)
Go Daul!
Fashion stories sometimes require models to get into a certain character and if the haters can't understand that, then don't excuse yourself for their ignorance.
word!
Wow, cultural differences are crazy. As a Caucasian I never realized the pressure that other cultures put on people.
How hard that would be to try and be yourself without having people accuse you of being ashamed of your race because of hair color... RIDICULOUS! I actually like your hair better blonde...you just stand out that much more. I'm partial though, I have naturally jet black hair & have dyed it blonde for years. Luckily I never have to deal with the comments.
Nudity on the other hand extends to all races. People will always question it. However, as a mother I think I'd rather not have my son do it (male models are asked to do it too).
I would never judge anyone for their personal decision though. But I always wonder if when they have kids one day, will they regret it?
I think you are a wonderful person, who is so open, honest and vulnerable. Don't let others dictate who you are. We are each made different for a reason...how boring would the world be if we were all the same. You add color!
this is so, so true. daul, you're amazing!
yours ideas are very interesting, i agree with you and did'nt konw that it could be difficult for an asian (and more specificaly a korean) to spent this life in the way you want.
Go on doing what you want, as you said it's your life, your blog, your body, and that's why I like reading you :)
is there a version of this post in korean somewhere? just curious.
<3 ur blog
YOU GO GIRL!
<3
I wish I have your guts. I don't even wear short skirts!
You are awesome for standing up like this!!!
I hope they ALL read this. It's so refreshing to hear.
btw daul, i wrote about you in my blog: http://factoryygirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/hi-daul-kim.html
i hope that's alright!
never stop being yourself!
Daul youre an inspiration, i myself am usually too chicken sh*t to speak up about myself in person to someone reacting from ignorance, a small and really limited mentality, its beautiful to voice yourself and your individuality, and if the world could be proud & not ashamed to exist it would be sooo beautiful! : )
I applaud you
let the haters hate. just roll them out a red carpet if they think they are special..
YOU ARE AMAZING!! they are jealous because they cannot be free the way you are free !! :-D
amen. do your thing.
dude, the Korean community can be rougggggggh. Get yours, gurl
Amen! Haha, this was funny but also made great points.
hihi daul-lady. I wish I could be like you, so strong ^^. Is it weird that I miss you even though I don't know you? Oh my god I probably sound like a freakish internet stalker with a crush. .__.
byebye before i do any more damage :3.
you should translate this to korean and spread it like wildfire over there lol, it's awesome to read stuff like this :)
stay true to yourself daul! i love reading your blog. i'm not korean but i find that i can relate to many of your blog posts. don't let the bullies and haters get you down!
YES.
yea like i just fucking hate when therez like a sculpture of a nude girl and people take that in to a wrong direction a.k.a a form of pornography. come on people, since when art became a porn.
im korean and i must agree, it is 21st century, get over it, get used to it, and stop miss using the term "free to express." fuck, nowadays, you can hardly express anything freely.
wow, well said! its difficult beeing between 2 cultures sometimes. people dont want the others to live their lifes, thats sad.
you are really strong and i admire that a lot!
Just fyi. In my photo prop stash there's a pink wig, and a can of color fiend, temporary hair dye..also pink.
Maybe snap some candid pics with you wearing either or both, through the night on Halloween?
U r so rite...
Keep up being like that.
BTW, ive got a kind of girl crush on u.
you say it, girl.
ugh, i feel the same exact way being a korean girl in the states. people in korea are so narrow-minded.
you look absolutely gorgeous in everything you do. keep up the good work!!!
Amazing words.
i wish you did not died, or that i had at least stumbled upon this blog of yours before you said hi to forever. i could have learn so, so, so much from you. Beautiful soul tarred by the dirt that is the world we live in, wherever you are now, I hope you have found what you were looking for: Happiness.
Her words touched me deeply.
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