Английская Википедия:Doenjang girl

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Doenjang jjigae is one of the cheapest meals in South Korea
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Starbucks in South Korea is a luxury commodity

Шаблон:Transl girl or Шаблон:Transl woman (Шаблон:Korean) is a pejorative neologism used in South Korea to criticize women who "[scrimp] on essentials so they can over-spend on conspicuous luxuries".[1] Шаблон:Transl is Korean fermented soybean paste.[2] The term mocks a woman for eating a cheap meal (Шаблон:Transl is one of the cheapest meals in Korea) so she can buy something expensive.[3] A large part of the song "Gangnam Style" is a parody of this stereotype.[1][3]

The term first entered the language after Korea's early-2000s economic upswing.[4] According to Jee Eun Regina Song, the concept of this woman is "best exemplified by the Starbucks cup in her hand".[5] In South Korea, Starbucks symbolizes aspirational wealth and drinking Starbucks coffee is a status symbol; Seoul as of 2015 had more franchises than any other city in the world.[3] Coffee after 1999 became a symbol of class.[3]

According to the BBC, the term is inherently sexist;[4] according to Song, the issues are both of gender and class.[5] The BBC said that the term refers to the idea that "no matter how many Chanel bags she buys, she'll never be able to disguise her 'Korean-ness', and that this kind of spending was something to be mocked. There is no derogatory 'soybean paste boy' equivalent."[4]

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