Badass Bunny

I am still "salty" about MODC cause what the heck was that ending???? I am still shocked...even years later :D

I dont think it needs to be explained, honestly. I think each author has a freedom to create the whole mythology around their fictional vampires, just like Meyer did with Twilight. It was pointed out in the books and it was simply mentioned as a "myth". I like this attitude of freedom with fantasy beings as it makes the fantasy world more new and unique :)

We cannot trust anyone in this world. Criminals are just hiding in plain sight. If I once again see someone defending their "handsome oppa/gege" I will link all articles to "handsome oppa/gege" criminal articles.

Well, she is the king's maid and thus belongs to him, so if she does have a romance with ML she would be sentenced to death. What can I say...real life history sucks a bit =/

there are many factors to this, though. maybe the 40+ actresses were approached, but declined. honestly, i dont think s. korea casting system is based on age (like hiring always younger actresses with a purpose), but more of popularity.

if you care, then dont watch it? I see 0 issues with such age gap, such age gap is actually very common and is even in my family.

You simply get a lawyer, that's how it's officialy done, but u need shit ton of evidence for that.

Doesnt change what I feel about it, though 😅

You're very welcome! I am happy that you find the info useful, because usually, people just say it's boring, which kinda makes me sad, honestly.

Hm, you have similiar thoughts when I started studying, honestly and I even asked Koreans themselves this question. It is a very complex thought. Both eras had their interesting points, I would say. The period of three kingdoms, was very sad period I would say, as it was filled with death and war. There were neighbouring countries constantly attacking and dominanting Korean peninsula, and of course than we had warring states of Korea fighting against each other, so constant chaos. I would say that it had good and bad points, like everything does. The period of three kingdoms, and later unified Silla was different compared to Joseon, mainly because of China. The politics were basically the copycat of Chinese politics, and also architecture style and clothing. The customs were derived from shamanism, but also Buddhism which was extremely popular in three states. And I do think that Buddhism is the answer to the major change we see from the period of Silla compared to Joseon. Joseon was strictly against Buddhism and discouraged people from following Buddhist ways, instead the new view, Confucianism and later Neo-Confucianism were created and focused on. Because of the Neo-Confucianism we see the rapid change of clothing, customs and overal attitude of Koreans. You can describe it to a savage becoming elegant noble person - at least they felt like it. Everything suddenly centered around Confucianism and that is the reason why so many things changed. Btw, even though bone rank system disappeared in Joseon, it disappeared only in words, but in reality, it still very much existed and prevailed.

If you ask for my favourite period, it would be Joseon and my main focus is on that, because honestly? Joseon was batshit crazy with Confucianism and till this very day, it affects modern Korea as well. Many customs like ''jesa'' aka ancestral rites are derived from Confucianism, so it has very important place in the society and it is part of the reason, why men do the things the news keep talking about. Women definitely had more rights in Silla period than in Joseon where they were only shadows of men.

You could give a freaking presidential speech with this! <3

You are right, but Bianca wasn't talking about this, but about the fact that he is having a different woman. That's why I replied that having another woman in Joseon wasn't looked upon as a crime (of course, there are exceptions, like puma having a second woman).

In terms of your comment. You are right in terms of only higher royal family, like is Crown Prince. It wasn't disallowed or illegal to have a commoner lover, but was it encouraged? No, because Joseon society strictly followed Neo-Confucian teachings, and higher royal family should follow it the most. But, men can be men, right? It cannot be prevented completely. There are of course ways to bypass the strict rules about commoner recieving a higher status, such as making the said commoner a palace maid for example, then the said maid could be favored and move her ranks up. Did it ever happen? No. We have seen palace maids becoming concubines, but complete commoners? Not really.

In terms of widows - in majority of Joseon (early and middle Joseon) widows were strictly forbidden to re-marry. The re-marriage came upon in very late stages of Joseon and even then wasn't widely practiced.

BTW fun little fact - there was a ''time window'' when Crown Princes could take concubines, so yeah, they weren't so free, but we can't assume, that they didn't engage in ''fun'' activities.

You might ask for source, and I honestly can say that it is mix of many many many books I read during my classes (history major with specialization on Korean history).

Btw, totally recommend this book> Source of Korean Traditions by Choi Yongho

Sorry Joe, I don't know if you deleted your previous comment or not. But, let me answer here.

Bianca for sure wasnt pointing that out. She was definitely pointing out the fact, that he was with a different woman and that was completely allowed in Joseon.

In terms of your comment, you are only half right. It wasn't allowed in a form, where marriage was out of question, and if children were born to a nobleman, they would automatically inhert their mother's low rank.

In terms of this comment, you are wrong. This show is not showing the life of 18th century Joseon - it is far from that, and as someone replied to me previously, we should look at it as a fairytale, thus as a fairytale it has made up new customs, and rules.

If I wanted, I could cherry pick all the mistakes that are being shown, but why would I do it when the intent of this drama is not to show reality, but a fairytale? That's why I am not mad at it for showing inaccurate things. :)

Yeah, Joseon is indeed complicated haha.
One day I hope to write a book on women in Joseon because it is veeeery needed. We know so much about MEN and their victories, but what about women? I wish to give them voice.

Yes, it did exist and it was called chilgeojiak (칠거지악). When was this applied though? IF the woman commited 7 sins which are:
1. Disobedience of in-laws
2. Not birthing son
3. Lewdness
4. Jealousy
5. Ilness
6. Talkativeness
7. Theft

It sounds terrible, BUT somehow the women were somehow protected by another law, which is called "sambulgeo". A husband couldn't divorce his wife even if she commited something from 7 sins, IF the wife mourned the death of her in-laws for 3 years, if she didn't have a place to return to after divorce, or if she married to a poor family and helped the family to regain their social status.

In terms of royal family - no such thing, only depositions, such as with deposed crown princess Bong - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposed_Crown_Princess_Bong

Why some women even when they suffered in marriage decided to obey their families? Well, because life after divorce was far worse oftentimes.

By the era's customs, he did nothing wrong, thus has nothing to learn lesson from. Of course, today it is different :)

After reading this my historian brain is having a mental brean down LOL.
It's so weird to watch something that looks like Joseon, but is miles away from Joseon O.O

Emplyment? Who would hire such loco person. Only Satan himself LOL.

For community it is better to report.
By blocking they disappear from you, but they will still cause misconduct in general.

.....OB/GYN are surgeons, too. Not GS (general surgery), but they are surgeons as they are MULTIPLE reproductive organ related problems which require surgical intervention. Even if we take this aspect aside, what about C-Sections? That IS a surgery 😅.

Would be cool if mods actually did something, because this has crossed the line.
Targeting people, spreading some satanic ideas plus harassing is simply too much and should be dealt with promptly, but how long have they been around? It's not only here, but other comment sections as well =/