Saturday, January 30, 2016

개독 (Bible basher)

개독 [ghe dog]



Noun
1. A Bible basher; an offensive word describing Protestants who aggressively impose their beliefs on non-Protestants (The term is used to describe only Protestants, not Catholics. The Catholic Church has a pretty good reputation compared to the Protestant church in Korea).

Seoul Queer Festival 2015. This picture was taken from the inside of the barricades, where the festival was taken place, towards the outside, where the Christian protesters were because they were not allowed in by the police. The banner says "Place garbage here" because that's where garbage cans were (inside the barricades). This picture should have won the Pulitzer.

(1) 퀴어문화축제에 시위하러 모여든 개독들 좀 봐! 극혐이야!
     (Look at the Bible bashers protesting at the pride parade! Disgusting!) 


(2) 개독이 절에 들어가 불상을 모조리 부셨놨어.
    (A Bible basher went into a Buddhist temple and destroyed all the Buddha statues.): 
    unfortunately, it happened in the real world.


Roots
 (dog; used when describing sb/sth in a negative way in Korea) + 기 (Christianity; it usually refers to the Protestant but not Catholic church, just like in the U.S.)


Origin
The origin of the term is unknown, but it is believed that it was first used in Internet communities in early 2000s.


Popularity
Known to people of all ages and widely used among anti-Christians as of early 2016.


Synonym
1. 예수쟁이 (ye su jeng ee)

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