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The Steg Drew ShowEpisode 19: History of the Korean Sex Industry w/ Shawn Yoon Pt. 2Shawn Yoon is a Korean and in this episode we talk about the sexual history of Korea from roughly World War 2 to present day. Shawn posits that cities cannot exist without prostitution, and we uncover many inconvenient truths around Asian sexual history and human trafficking. In this episode we focus more closely on modern sex work in Korea, and how it ties into capitalism as a whole, talking about the commoditization of everything, with sex being included in that commoditization. The episode wraps up with Shawn’s translation of a Korean poem, which does a great job summarizing the co...2021-08-231h 41
The Steg Drew ShowEpisode 18: History of the Korean Sex Industry w/ Shawn Yoon Pt. 1Shawn Yoon is a Korean and in this episode, we talk about the sexual history of Korea from the dawn of Confucianism till roughly World War 2. We filmed the episode from 10 pm to midnight in Korea time, and realized that the topic needed more time to get us from WW2 to the present day, so we are filming part 2 soon. We dive into Confucianism, the Samurai, how Japanese Imperialism and capitalism impact prostitution and sex work. Shawn posits that cities cannot exist without prostitution, and we uncover many inconvenient truths around Asian sexual history and human trafficking. Sex is...2021-08-211h 42