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How many of you were taught that the 'North's invasion of the South' (1950) and not the 'Jeju Island massacre' (1948), was the start of the Korean War? (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks. I never even heard of Jeju Island before.

[–] Cowbee@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a really pretty island known for having more women than men (a consequence of the massacre) and delicious mandarin oranges.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Wow, it was very difficult to read about. Actually, I think I heard of it before now, when I read about the plot of the book, We Do Not Part. I didn't realize it was a real place.

[–] Cowbee@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Yep! Han Kang also wrote about the Gwang-ju massacre by Chun Do-Hwan, in a book called Human Acts.