A Lesson in Sensitivity: The Story of Johnny Somali and the Legacy of Comfort Women
comfort women in Hong Kong: Wikipedia The Influencer’s Slip-Up in Seoul Picture this: a well-known social media influencer, Johnny Somali, a 24-year-old American YouTuber, finds himself in Seoul, South Korea. Instead of just taking in the sights, he makes a choice that leaves a bitter taste. Johnny, maybe hoping to stir up some laughs or likes, kisses a statue representing Korean women subjected to unspeakable horrors during the Japanese occupation of Korea. This wasn't just any statue. This was the "Statue of Peace," a tribute to the tens of thousands of Korean women—many of them mere teenagers—forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military between 1910 and 1945. These wo...