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femininetendencies.Itwasfoundthatthedomesticmedia
tends to link sexual minorities to AIDS and reproduce
TheFourthStory,“VacationintheLateRainy
theminasexuallypromiscuousmanner.However,modern
Season”:TheDevelopmentofLGBTContents
sexual minority cultural content does not only look at
“I,” who feels depressed by HIV, meets a foreigner
LGBTswithprejudiceorsympathy.JohnBoyne,anIrish
named “Habibie” on an application looking for friends
writer, published a novel called “My Brother’s Name is
and leaves for Thailand with him. In the last story,
Jessica” in 2020 that is written from the perspective of
the writer’s unique black humor attracts the readers.
a young boy having an older brother named Jessica. The
Especially the main characters’ self-mocking jokes
storybeginsasJessicaconfesseshisgenderidentitytohis
standout,includingascenewhereChinesetouristspoint
family.“Whatifmyoneandonlyfriendandbrotherwere
out “I” and say, “A fat Korean,” and a scene where “I”
a girl?” In response to the novel, which begins with an
write his ex, Kyu-ho’s name as "Q Ho" and says it is an
innocent and delightful sentence, the author commented,
abbreviation of "Queer Homo." In an interview with the
“It was important to me that the reader could relate to
magazineHankyung,writerParkSang-youngsaid,“The
both Sam and Jessica. To do that, it was a good idea to
heavierandmoreseriousthesubjectis,themorecomedy
mix humor to the work. Humor plays an important role
shouldbeadded,”addingthatheusedthetoolofhumor
in bringing up the work. Even
ⓒbiryongso
tocapturethelivesofminoritiesindetail.CriticKangJi-
if it’s the darkest work I’ve
heealsosaid,“Ithinkitcanbeamethodtoovercomea
ever written, there are always
complexandheavyreality.”
pleasant moments.” Viewing
Contents that cover minorities’ lives with black humor
the minorities through the
are further stimulating modern sensitivities. Originally,
lens of pity has also been
“queer” was an English word meaning “strange” and
withdrawnfromtheartworld.
“suspicious” and was once used as an expression of
“Kylieneedsavacation,too.”
insultsandcontemptforLGBTs.AccordingtoTheKorea
“I” says humorously, skipping
Contents Association’s “Cultural Content Recognition
the daily HIV treatments.
▲“MyBrother’sNameis
Effect: Focusing on Changes in Perception of Sexual
Covering serious things with
Jessica”isanovelwritten
Minorities,” sexual minorities in dramas have previously
a light joke is rather changing
byJohnBoyneandcovers
astoryofbrotherswho
appearedascharacterswithabnormalandunusualsexual
the view against the socially
trytorevealandaccept
tastesorascaricaturedcharacterswithmalebutshowing
disadvantaged.
genderidentity.
Usually,theworldtriestopayattentiontothemajority.Thestoriesofminoritiesarenotonlyhardtonotice,buteveniftheyare
written,theyareconsumedassadandpitifulbeingsratherthanacceptedasthemselves.“LoveintheBigCity”isspecialinthis
sense. While showing the lives of sexual minorities, it humorously deals with various social issues, and provides readers with
a fresh indirect experience. Also, as the title of the novel suggests, the story unfolds in a “big city,” a space where many people
gather.Thismeansthatitisagoodspaceforminoritiestomeeteachother,anditisalsodifficulttobrushasidesexualminorities.
However, many sexual minorities are still in a precarious position. “I think sexual minorities still hold the most disturbing
positions among social minorities," said Kang Ji-hee, a literary critic. At the peak of conflicts between gender, generation, and
countries, individuals and communities should make the institutional and cognitive efforts to prevent those in the most unstable
positions from being targets of hatred. In that sense, Park Sang-young's novel, which introduces the socially vulnerable with a
freshperspective,isthemostsuitableworkintheeraofhatred.Forreaderswhoarelookingforthisfreshperspective,TheArgus
recommends“LoveintheBigCity.”
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