Special Lecture for 500 High School Students in Daegu,
Chairman Son Joo-eun of Megastudy. KBS News
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, ‘A comment made by Megastudy Chairman Son Joo-eun during a lecture to high school students has sparked controversy.’,
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, “According to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education and School A, Megastudy Group Chairman Son Joo-eun gave a special lecture on the theme ‘Study and Help Others’ to about 500 male and female students in grades 1-2 at a high school at a religious facility in Daegu from 2 PM for about 1.5 hours on the 22nd.”,
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, ‘During the lecture, Chairman Son made remarks such as teenagers should be given special admissions to universities if they give birth, and he compared underperforming students to sex workers, which led students to express feeling “sexually humiliated.”‘,
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, ‘In explaining changes in the examination system, Chairman Son brought up the issue of the population crisis. He said, “Although I’m joking, there’s a point to it,” suggesting, “A special admissions system should be in place where if a teenager gives birth, they should have strong rights to enter university.”‘,
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, ‘He continued, “If children are not born, Korea can’t be sustained, and having children is more important than going to university,” adding, “I hope our female students change their perspective.”‘,
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, ‘Chairman Son also compared an underperforming student of his to a sex worker. He said to a former tutoring student, “If you live just like this, it seems your life might be worse than a sex worker’s.”‘,
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, ‘He also relayed what he said at the time, “‘○○ might at least get paid, but in your case, you’ll end up paying others, so this is how I see your life.”‘,
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, ‘After the lecture, students criticized, “We felt sexually humiliated,” “We’ll boycott Megastudy,” and “He’s encouraging teenage parenting.”‘,
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, ‘Some parents also lodged complaints with the school. A school official stated they had received an apology from Chairman Son through Megastudy on the afternoon of the 25th.’,
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, ‘Megastudy Group stated, “We apologize if some expressions caused discomfort when discussing the future generation’s consciousness change regarding the low birthrate issue and sharing a story about a student who changed their future through studying.”‘,
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, ‘They also clarified, “We have never instructed the school or students to take down videos from Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube.”‘,
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