Thank you authoritarian regime supporter, for providing a fresh, grass-fed example of how this drama directly empowers the right-wing who are nostalgic for dictatorship
They are completely correct that there are ppl who believe the dictators of the 60s-80s were perfectly justified for what they did (massacre, torture, etc). And Snowdrop - regardless of their intention - fits their political agenda well.
Indeed, the rightwing candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election got into trouble because he expressed respect and support for Chun Doo-hwan. Chun, of course, was responsible for the 1980 Gwangju Massacre.
The ppl who support Chun and his ilk believe that Gwangju was spurred on by secret North Korean spies. There is no evidence for this. But of course, now we have a drama that depicts a North Korean spy infiltrating the student population.
I don’t think the Snowdrop fans RTing and liking this person’s tweet are aware of any of that, of course. And therein lies the problem. They don’t know what conversation they are making themselves a part of.
Once again: Snowdrop fans are being used. Their support for the drama can and will energize the right wing to rewrite history. Snowdrop’s version of history. The proof is right here.
Don’t let yourself be used.
Don’t let yourself become fuel to amplify this message.
I must say I really did not expect someone to say the quiet part out loud QUITE as blatantly as this

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Then why do Snowdrop fans keep threatening to sexually assault him!!!!
Also will never get over this person trying to sicc BTS fandom on me
“She makes jokes about bts”
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Tfw you have sex with a woman’s husband because her twitter thread about historical atrocities in Korea got a bunch of retweets and now you’re here bouncing on his dick
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For the way I translate on here, see pinned tweet.
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Every single translation I’ve posted on twitter has been for free.
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Bro I was trying to research fanfic!
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Every single one of you, stop mentioning my friend in your replies and apologize in the comments here, on your main accounts. Their life is their own, they do not need to be dragged into this.
Money isn’t the only currency my dear
Favors are my price
Guess you can’t afford me. And I’m a pretty good translator too.
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“World Citizens” (세계시민선언), a youth nonprofit that works to support citizens around the world resisting government violence, has warned they will file an injunction in court against Snowdrop.
They describe the drama as a clear insult against the efforts of those who fought dictatorship, and argue that it could signal to other dictatorships that state violence can be glorified.
The org continued, “The broadcasting of Snowdrop on major distribution platforms gives a mistaken view of history to generations who have not experienced it. It can also cause them to justify glorification of state violence in order to defend their celebrity.”
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The family of Park Jong-cheol, who was the student who died after brutal water torture by the NSA, has spoken out about how #Snowdrop is causing harm to victims of the NSA.
Park’s family point out that there are still-living families of those who were accused of being North Korean spies and tortured, and the drama recreates the narrative that was used against victims
Essentially, it justifies why the NSA did what they did.
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