User blog:AegisIsKing/A Change of Plans

Hey, Sea of Fools. It's been a while since I've last written a blog post, and honestly, it is pretty...awkward, I guess. Anyway, I'm here because I wanted to share a certain thought that has crossed my mind recently. So here it is:

I've been learning a lot about the history of Korea, where I live, and I've taken a particular interest in what happened from the late-19th century to 1945. It was, is, and always will be one of the most tragic moments in Korean history, when the Japanese Empire invaded and colonized us, slowly but surely killing off every last bit of our Korean heritege. And we're not the only ones out there: Manchuria, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and even parts of China all suffered from Japanese occupation.

I'm trying not to be political, especially since I'm underage, but I will stand by what I say. Japan's been a huge asshole recently, especially when it comes to history. They refuse to compensate, let alone apologize, for the crimes they've committed during World War II. In fact, they're doing pretty much the opposite: they insult the hundreds of thousands of "comfort women" they've forcibly taken by calling them "prostitutes," and claiming they had "volunteered"; they glorify their industrialization and cover up the POWs who were used all day yet not given any payment or even food; and they claim an island— which they used as a naval base during the Russo-Japanese War, on the grounds of an illegal treaty signed unwillingly under military threat—as theirs. And I'd like to do something about that, at least let more people know about it.

Here's the bottom line: I want to integrate some of these unfortunate events into my fan-fiction, and I want to add some from not only Korean history, but that of other countries as well. So if you know any historical events you find important, I'd be glad to know.

I apologize for such dark writing, and I must say, I still do love Japanese manga, as well as a lot of their culture and language. I just don't like what happened in the past, and the government's attitude about it.

(Fingers crossed that no one found this too long and boring to read)