[사회]Idol sexual objectification’Alpes’ controversy…sex crime? Fandom?

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The so-called’Alpes’, which means an Internet novel that sexualizes male idols, is a hot controversy.

There was even a gender conflict over whether it was a sexual crime wrapped in fan culture or a normal fandom phenomenon.

Reporter Kim Woo-jun organized the controversy from the birth of’Alpes’.

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‘Panpic’ appeared in the late 1990’s as first-generation idols such as HOT and Sechskis gained popularity.

A novel created by fans with a celebrity as the protagonist, and it became a kind of play culture at the time.

Among these’fanpics’,’Alpes’ is the theme of love stories between same-sex characters.

Since it was a so-called non-mainstream culture among fans, it has been shared around an invisible anonymous community.

However, as it is a stimulating material, it circulated quickly, and recently it has become a genre.

[인터넷 커뮤니티 이용자 : 특히나 트위터 같은 SNS가 주로 활동무대인 사람인 경우에는 더군다나 미성년자들에게 노출이 많이 되는 시스템이고.]

When’Alpes’ began to appear on the surface in earnest, the problem was the water level.

The content and sexual expression exceeded the degree.

It is’Alpes’ that can be easily found with a simple search.

It is full of obscene expressions and vulgarity depicting perverted sex.

Some creators have used this stimulating’Alpes’ as a means of making money.

Then, as a male idol identified this with the case of’Room n’, the controversy grew to a rush.

The pros and cons were divided over whether it was a sex crime wrapped in fan culture or an acceptable fandom phenomenon, and the’gender conflict’ has also been added.

A public petition to punish users of’Alpes’ also appeared, and more than 200,000 people agreed in three days.

So what is the legal problem?

Experts pointed out that there may be some controversy in terms of freedom of expression, but if the victim is a minor, it is clearly a problem under criminal law.

[김범한 / 변호사 : 특히, 미성년자를 성적 대상화하는 경우에서는 형법상 음란한 문서에 해당할 수 있고요. 또 이를 인터넷에 게재한 경우 정보통신망법상 음란한 부호 문헌 등의 영상을 배포 판매한 것으로 형사 처벌될 수 있습니다.]

However, in the case of insults or defamation, punishment cannot be made unless the victim’s idol or agency directly discloses the will of punishment.

YTN Kim Woo-jun[[email protected]]is.

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