Yeonmi Park: Defecting from North Korea to Fighting ‘Woke’ Culture In the US | AB PODCAST

[@RanDom-Interloper]

As a future guest, I'd like to see an interview with KZbinr and published author, Japanese North Korean defector Kim Joosung 金柱聖 who was born in Japan and defected to North Korea then defected to South Korea where he resides. He has lived in Japan for 14 years, North Korea for 32 years, and now in South Korea for 14 years. The interview would probably have to be in Korean with subtitles but his perspective is fascinating and so different from Yeonmi. Striking was his identity as a Zainichi Korean whether he's in Japan or North Korea or South Korea.

[@heart-and-seoul]

What is his KZbin channel? When I search his name it doesn’t come up

[@generalizedpaperfold]

Sounds super interesting!!

[@hannesRSA]

North Korea for some time.. because there's no leaving. Not sure what different experience there was.. this guy doesn't exist according to the internet.

[@BiltongJerky]

@@hannesRSA He has said he has a Korean channel but I don't know what it is. He lives and broadcasts from Seoul. I can only find his Japanese channel. And there are others who defected to Japan by way of China and S. Korea and connect to all three.

[@BiltongJerky]

@@hannesRSA www.youtube.com/@yosehu-kim These guys are both NK defectors, one living in Japan, the other in Seoul, and the first guy has a brother living in China.

[@mendingwall3823]

I understand that she doesn't agree with woke culture, but that doesn't mean the people on the far right she has aligned herself with are her friends either. Some of them will use people like her as a shield for their own agendas. Just like people on the left push their views, individuals on the right also push their traditional and religious opinions and ostracize people who dont agree. I have also noticed that she has this attitude that Americans don't have much to complain about. Ive seen her complain about groups such as blm over their protests. Just because another country has more problems by comparison, it doesn't mean there isn't anything legitimate to be concerned about here. We will never get anything solved, with the 'shut up, people have it worse' argument.

[@vortex4705]

What's wrong with having opinions whether left or right?

[@ahana2912]

her constant lies about her own experiences were enough of a red flag already, but this narrative she has adopted of being 'anti-woke' or whatever is so corny that honestly it discredits everything she has ever stood for

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@ahana2912 I agree and she clearly doesn’t understand anything.

[@CyrussNP]

She might become the North Korean Candace Owens 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tintin5341]

She doesn't cozy up to the Far Right tho. More like the Proper Right

[@GenesisJames]

As much as I appreciate you bringing attention to the plight of the North Koreans Asian Boss, Yeonmi's probably not the best person to go to. Her stories have had many discrepancies pointed out by other North Korean defectors and analysts on North Korea. This leads her to be an untrustworthy narrator at best and an active liar at worst. No doubt that trauma from escaping the country could cloud one's memory or give them a hazy recollection of events, but I think you should be a bit more cautious about who you have on and make sure other defectors and organizations support the person involved. I really recommend reaching out to Liberty in North Korea or The Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights for speakers; I'm sure they'd love to talk to you! They're both non-profits so I feel like they would be a much better outlet on info about North Korea and its defectors.

[@ceeIoc]

Sounds like those other North Koreans are jealous she is getting attention. What makes their word more credible?

[@Sam-ot3cl]

Her story is just as valid as anyone else’s. If her memory is clouded from trauma, that means every defector’s memory is clouded, therefore putting them in the same circumstances, thus not invalidating her story at all.

[@lotusthemermaid]

I second this. Yeonmi Park came from a wealthy family and did not go through the hardships that many impoverished defectors have to face. Her stories were fabricated for attention, and she's even admitted to this fact before. Disappointing from Asian Boss.

[@GenesisJames]

@@ceeIoc The thing about personal anecdotes and testimonials is that you need evidence to support them, either physically or by way of other people being able to back up your story. I don't doubt that there is SOME truth to Yeonmi's words, but when other North Koreans and North Korean analysts call you out, that leaves you with no one to back up your anecdote. 38North has an article called "When North Koreans Go South, Some Go Professional" if you want to look into it further, with sources at the bottom. I only say all this because false anecdotes actually hurt the reputations of defectors who are telling the truth. It's impossible to actually verify the validity of anything in North Korea until human rights groups are allowed into the country, but until then, the common consensus of defectors and analysts hold more weight than one individual like Yeonmi.

[@TheValkryie]

@@Sam-ot3cl I agree here. I have a family member who escaped a cult after being in it over half of her life. There are similarities with some memories clouded from trauma. Tough call.

[@oliverxhmll]

Honestly, I read her book and watched many videos, but she clearly has empathy problems and admitted she hasn't gone to therapy and laughed at this idea, but I think she could use it. She doesn't understand any problems outside of North Korea, like racism for example. Everything is overly simplistic in her worldview, but somehow, she's convinced she's got the right opinion because she associated herself with right-wing people

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I think she has problems understanding the problems in North Korea too as she was shielded from them as her family was part of the elite. She never understands anything and of course is blind to most if it. Therefore, it is not shocking that she lacks empathy.

[@theresadelrosario9430]

I think her point of view is that we all have the right to voice our opinions. She never did cancel or block anyone that did not agree with her. The therapy thing is, I think is not relevant to the issues she's discussing though.

[@likesseasaltice]

Did you really not catch the part of how her people are literally being harvested for organs or sex trafficked and demand her empathy for "hurrdurr respect muh pronouns"

[@d15z1sux]

Right wing people are her main audience and cash cow. She has to keep embellishing stories about North Korea that make right wing people think they are in the best country in the world.

[@thesazbak5342]

What makes you think she doesn't understand racism?

[@sarasvensson6026]

"They only want a diversity of skin colour, but they don't want a diversity of thoughts." truer words were never spoken

[@FMLife]

funny she says this but when the diversity of thought is who should be able to get married, what is a man what is a woman, can i get an abortion, there is systemic racism, its dismissed as woke garbage that we dont want the left ad the right are more alike than people are willing to admit : they only want diversity of thought if it s their own thoughts lol

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

She has no idea what being woke is. Woke is alert to racial prejudice and discrimination. But U.S conservatives have a tendency of taking stuff like racial equality and turn it political. By the time they're done, It's become this hate America, Communist, Boogeyman. And then ppl like her believe it and repeat it. It's sad.

[@Law19157]

They want to segregate people by skin color

[@richardlew3667]

@@paynow66 I think you're missing the whole point.

[@ellacatherine1011]

@@paynow66 Look at you, playing right into their game, like a pawn on a chess board. It’s almost like you didn’t hear anything else she said besides the fact that her ex-husband is white.

[@Cyman75]

It’s sad that you give this woman a platform, who not only has changed her story countless times (if you don’t want to call it lying), releasing countless videos on her KZbin channel with sensationalizing, unbacked claims and in the recent years has become a tool for those who don’t believe in democracy, fair elections, equality for everyone and so on. Sadly it seems like even her exterior has nothing to do anymore with the person she once was when she fled the ruling regime in Pyongyang.

[@onlyinsomniac]

That was my thought on seeing this. There are tons of NK defectors sharing their stories out there. Why pick one who has been caught in lies and embellishments?? 🙄

[@brotwerk]

Is Peterson or Rogan anything You can be proud of to be associated with??? Those two individuals only spread reactionary pseudo intellectualism and misinformation. Is ASIAN BOSS trying to associate with neoconservative or even worse libertarian figures?

[@wejsmith5446]

What are the lies she’s told? I don’t know, and I’ve believed her up until now, so some examples and evidence would enlighten me

[@sadginger4924]

@@wejsmith5446 Parallax.’s video on her is a good one, he gives multiple examples of her story changing big details

[@sketchgamma]

You must be special.

[@Juli6SS]

I my experience, most of the time when people whine about "woke culture" they're jus disappointed that they no longer can be close minded assholes to everyone around them.

[@FM-dm8xj]

Sort of like this comment?

[@MaggieAttanasov]

Double that !!!!!

[@GiornoLovesDeathGrips]

agree!

[@efaesfefse9236]

You know the "woke" people are the most close minded right?

[@moniqueloomis9772]

🏆

[@jellyfishfactory]

When you said you were taking a new direction with this channel, I was excited. However, it’s clear that you did not do your research, AB. This woman is a known grifter who has lied about many of her stories. There is no doubt there are horrendous atrocities happening in NK, but when people like Yeonmi show up with inconsistencies in her story, it overshadows the truth and ruins credibility. Also, “woke culture” is used in most of the Western world to describe progressive liberals and leftists, not Republicans. The title is misleading.

[@ceeIoc]

How is the title misleading? She does attack woke culture because indoctrination is similar to North Korea.

[@MinhTran-mt3yj]

I have yet to see yeonmi park, the grifter, address her controversy.

[@dharmani_youtube]

Gifting about which parts? She has addressed so many of things she's been accused of. Maybe genuinely share what's left to be addressed?

[@Based_Proletariat]

Republican culture is racist culture.

[@MustacheYGaming]

@@MinhTran-mt3yj She addressed everything. She's not a "known grifter" and the fact that you probably have this opinion only because she pushes against the left-leaning politicies of the west is very telling. Sh

[@BiltongJerky]

Yeonmi is a celebrity NK defector who has told her story many many times and they're readily available to watch on KZbin. Is it her celebrity/influencer status that she is on AB's new podcast? That I can understand. But if its to gain better insight into life in NK, don't have her repeat what she's said elsewhere, or keep it to a minimum. For example, if she left NK at age 13, how much of her knowledge about the regime structure is based on personally witnessed material and how much from her parents or other older defectors? How many 13 year olds are knowledgeable about their own country's political system. Stephen's inability to ask pointed questions is just so frustrating, he's clearly put her on a victimization pedestal where being a victim automatically places you on the moral authority high ground regarding the culture of a totally different nation, the US. Her crusade against US wokeness basically paints a very reductionist, one sided, negative, pessimistic view of US culture in the most broadest brush strokes to a captivated or captured interviewer. The way she says the US as in danger of a NK style socialism in the making dismisses about half the population and the growth of populism in both the right and the left. As an example, her assumption that all young Americans don't see through the hypocrisy of AOC shows just how ignorant she is on current events. Wokeness exists, but there's more to the US then the way Yeonmi describes and if that is what AB wants to cover, she is not the right person for the subject, or you, as the interviewer, just don't have the journalistic skill and confidence to make a good presentation to the world at large on this complex topic. So she went to a very liberal college, well there are more conservative leaning colleges too in the US. It appears like Stephen is trying too hard to protect Yeonmi's feelings because she is thin and fragile-looking and a famous victim who might break. Make no mistake, this woman is as tough as nails and knows how to market herself. Activism and trading on her past is how she makes a good living. "According to Wikipedia, Forbes, IMDb & Various Online resources, at 29 years, Yeonmi Park’s net worth is $1-5 Million." Nothing wrong with that, she does it well, but she is no moral authority figure beyond her own story, don't treat her as if she is.

[@citizenguy]

So who has moral authority? A non-binary professor with blue hair? biltong wrote, "How many 13 year olds are knowledgeable about their own country's political system."It sounds like you're gaslighting us. She has personal experience of living in a communist country.

[@sl1237]

Given all the fabrications she has told and her far right affiliations I have serious doubts about her being a real defector and not a foreign agent. Or she's just a right wing grifter. Or both.

[@BiltongJerky]

@@citizenguy If I was a starving 13 year old watching the adults around me oppressed, I wouldn't have the ability to see through the political manipulation that an adult would. The kind of insight she gives now is her current understanding as an adult based on sources that she accessed after she got out, not before. As an activist, she would have these international resources. I'm sure she would have said who they were but Stephen never asks. It sounds like you're trying to start a strawman argument.

[@juliaj7939]

Yeonmi is the voice of North Korea ( as she calls herself). That's why she talks about things currently happening in North Korea that happened after she left. It is wrong to say she can't talk about things that occurred after she left. As she said, she had brokers and informants on the inside too that also send her new information and she even got photo of Kim Jong Un's new compound/mansion/resort/retreat from someone on the inside and she showcased these photos on her a video on her channel.

[@jingyuan1196]

@@sl1237 stories she were telling even before this new book, I am starting to question Asian boss's credibility when someone like Yeonmi Park who have been questioned even by some North Korean experts on her accounts

[@wawobear]

Interesting to see that Yeonmi's view on woke culture, gender issues and race issues reflect that of a middle-aged white conservative man

[@aquafishes]

Especially those at Fox News who have recently admitted in subpoena depositions that they never believed Trump's election lies. But they broadcast those election lies to their audience anyway. Now Dominion is suing Fox for 1.6 Billion. And Smartmatic is suing Fox for 2.0 Billion. Doesn't look good for Fox or their anchors after depositions were taken.

[@mr.jayjay2401]

Well the left refused to interview her so the right welcomed her with open arms. I don't blame her from adopting American conservative politics.

[@HatedAlways]

It's crazy, it's almost like she sees the problem that indoctrinated brats refuse to see

[@erwinsmith3198]

not only conservative white people but also every sane person. #FreeTates

[@Daler1213]

@@HatedAlways no its almost like she is a paid grifter only there for money. Literal conservative think tanks supported by billionaires fund her living. Your delusion of woke culture confirmed by a random defector is not a proof of truth.

[@jellybellyfun3288]

She changes her story every time I see her in an interview. She is been making the international talk show circuit for a decade now. She is a pathological liar. Even Korean experts of North Korean defectors believe she embellished her stories in order to sell her books and paid interviews.

[@MM-qj8ys]

she’s pursuing the American dream lmao leave her alone 😅

[@meboomzxc]

If you don’t mind sharing, which part of her story did she change ??

[@rudr4007]

@@meboomzxc check out parallax's video about her, it's very insightful

[@chrisbuzan426]

Really disappointed seeing this channel uncritically platforming her nonsense. It makes me regret having donated to saving the channel before, seeing it fall this low.

[@HShango]

I agree, I'm unsubbing anyway. Asian boss is a shill.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I agree and felt bad for this channel before but now it had become this. Very disappointing.

[@skillbopster]

What nonsense exactly? Or do you just hate her for going on fox news?

[@anembersarc]

"I only want to see people I agree with" 🤡

[@onimikola]

@@skillbopster Everytime Anyone disagree with wokeness they just don't wanna hear it because it's considerable as "A Taboo" for these woke people and trying hard to cancel it hahahhaa

[@fatboyRAY24]

Come on Asian Boss. Yeonmi is a well-known grifter. She's about as credible as the use-by date on a bottle of milk.

[@ceeIoc]

-msnbc

[@DeEchteZeus]

@@ceeIoc owned by the ccp

[@1988kcmo]

@@ceeIoc CNN?

[@Spanishdog17]

@@1988kcmo All Corporate Media news stations are terrible! Fox as well.

[@mcrndonnager9736]

-New York Times - Washington Post

[@alexg4936]

Her story has gotten more and more severe and changed over the years. She is also sponsored by western NGO’s and right wing think tanks.

[@drewber565]

That's an oxymoron. Most, if not all NGOs are leftist. And, she would be a total fool not to be a right winger and supported by the same, after living in the worst communist state in existence. But, you're probably one of those fools, who think we can do communism "correctly," because it hasn't been done right. Eye roll. On top of what else you are wrong about, she attended Columbia! She wasn't surrounded by conservatives or patriots, there!

[@johnl405]

Funded by right wing think tanks, that's all I need to know.

[@leonaj.5835]

If that's the case, it seems like the "right wing" people care about other people more if they sponsor people like her. I don't really expect the left wing side to help anyone, I have yet to know about anyone who defected from North Korea that the left has "sponsored".

[@user-fx5sw1cn7j]

very shabby CIA training

[@6thgraderfriends]

The fact that she's learned more English over the years could have contributed to that, and the fact that maybe she didn't want to get into the details before but now that so much time has passed it's not quite as painful. I don't really care if I change your mind but just think of all possibilities before coming to your conclusions.

[@beth1121]

Imagine going through horrors almost inconceivable in the West, an oppressive regime, starvation, sex slavery, life threatening scenarios, and ending up in a place where people tell you you're privileged and a bigot because of your skin colour. Yeonmi always has my love and support, she is an inspiration and one of the best examples of human endurance.

[@haileybetancourt4115]

I think first world/ wealthy countries have the privilege of being able to worry about issues outside of basic human survival. I mean how can you worry about racial tensions between people when the people are dying.

[@xollyxolly3234]

She only makes sense to white right wing people. Most of the white ass Americans that I live with always prejudice towards every non white refugee fleeing from a bad country. Only reason you all worshpped yeonmi is because she panders to your audience.

[@BigScarySocialist]

She's just another right wing grifter lmao. You give her too much credit.

[@beth1121]

@@BigScarySocialist Whether or not she is genuine, is not the point, her story is the story of countless women who escape oppressive regimes and paints a picture of the reality of this world. There are people you may pass in the street who have been through horrors you can't fathom

[@BigScarySocialist]

@@beth1121 you may not care as to how truthful she is. But other North Korean defectors certainly do. She harms their cause by being this Hyper Capitalist right wing Muppet that only tells the story that sells. Truth, to them is important. They want their story's heard and they want it done truthfully. I consider their perspective more important than the hypothetical you gave.

[@silviag3798]

I wonder if someone with the life experiences that Ms. Park has had is able to recognise that just because there's a free market economy and open elections in a country, doesn't mean the rich and the privileged aren't trying to hold the other 99.99% of the population down.

[@d1tto232]

She don't care because she are part of the group that profit from worshipping capitalism and milk the the right or the left depending if how much big is the offer and for now the right is paying her very well so is not about north Korea anymore but to please the right wing

[@Sovnarkom]

she’s a charlatan

[@NoProb4Rob]

I'm sure she has an opinion about that.

[@TheFamousMockingbird]

she gets her paycheck from them so..

[@RobinEvans1234]

The first sign she is a grifter is the completely ridiculous and unbelievable stories that kept changing about North Korea.

[@lmaoashley]

My thing about Yeonmi is that I’ve seen so many interviews where she’s like “I went to university in the US and being woke reminds me of North Korea.” Like what?? An authoritarian regime where people are tortured, murdered, and starved is the same as a class asking for pronouns??

[@lvlyflrs3736]

Which is exactly the opposite because "woke" is essentially keeping an open mind to things which are not traditionally accepted or taught. Woke is a challenge. It is not a belief on a single thought nor a regulation. I understand that the way that some people might go at new concepts is very strict thus making it seems like "woke" has become an imposition. But that's not it. It is simply being open, more accepting, and more tolerant towards things not traditionally accepted.

[@theturtlearchives]

I think she means the aspect where when in woke culture you do not join in with new ideas you're excluded, cancelled, fired from your job because you're not allowed to publicly have your own opinion on all matters woke.

[@Sly_cptn]

​@LVLY FLRS What planet are you living on? Woke ideology stifles free throght, rejects classic literature and art, leaves no room for debate, and punishes those who disagree.... Kinda like certain comunist/socialist societies. 😘😘

[@user-us1fx9gm2z]

@@theturtlearchives bingo!

[@SanjiK670]

@@lvlyflrs3736 "Woke" ideology actually doesn't keep an open mind to any idea it deems as evil. In fact, it actually censors opinions that do not fall inline with it. The whole idea of needing to deplatform anyone who they claim is "racist" or "transphobic" demonstrates this.

[@lext.8813]

This is a great interview but she definitely minimized American social issues based on interactions with very privileged people and not experiences of the groups those issues actually affect.

[@YuriBrownOfficial]

thank you so much for saying this. i’m very disappointed on her views of american suffering. i was a fan of hers

[@lext.8813]

@@YuriBrownOfficial I’m also disappointed at the host. His reactions could have been a little more neutral. She was engaging with a very specific demographic at Columbia. Not all universities are as “liberal” in their methods or course content so her views are a generalization. A public university would be a very different experience. I also can’t see a professor calling a student brainwashed. Lol I have friends who are professors at universities and that would be considered unprofessional in the very least. She’s become a grifter. Also, the comments about being pushed off the train tracks. I’m a New Yorker. Everyone New Yorker is told not to stand near the edge of the platform as a child for that reason because there are people with severe mental health issues in NY. I’m from Queens, I caught the 7 train from flushing on a regular basis. I was run over plenty of times and no one was afraid of me and my blackness on the train. 😂

[@dixiehu1]

100%

[@teeconsigliano7631]

Why expect a North Korean to be an expert on US issues? At least she thinks about US issues more than most Americans. She went to Columbia so she talks about Columbia. Is she supposed to talk about City College of NY? As for the train platform, some New Yorkers warn their kids, some definitely don't. But Asian hate crimes are real and an Asian woman was pushed off a platform.

[@lext.8813]

@@teeconsigliano7631 I never said Asian hate crimes aren’t real, but she made generalizations not based on any data. She is free to speak to her experience, but that isn’t actual analysis of education in this country. She doesn’t really seem qualified to speak on this subject so broad and complex. And “woke culture” isn’t a real phenomenon. Lol Woke originally meant “be aware”, conservatives turned that phrase into something else and it’s ridiculous. No one can really define what it means. Lol Any thinking person should take what she says with a grain of salt.

[@FRAMEDSKATEKREW69]

This lady is nothing but a clout chaser , I am pretty sure she has lied about a lot of things (her back story) that did not check out.

[@Lost_Johnny]

Her stories of Joe Rogan were ridiculous.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I am shocked she still has her teeth after lying so much.

[@theresadelrosario9430]

What lies did she say?

[@hanwang110mhh]

@@theresadelrosario9430 the kitty story BS has been debunked, she has no understanding of woke, all of her arguments affects a tiny portion of the population. I’m a centered left, a vast of majority us don’t really care about pronouns but I’ll respect how you want to be addressed, doesn’t affect me. A lot of hypocrisy in her arguments when it comes to cancel culture and the topic of race. I’ve graduated university and grew up in a democratic county in the states never once experienced what she experienced at Colombia with pronouns and that white ppl are the oppressors. She’s a grifter but once she started spewing Fox News propaganda, she hit a million followers in a short period of time. Like Mike Lindell, they believe in their lies with zero proof or it affects a tiny portion of the population. How does this crap affect inflation, infrastructure, and economy? It doesn’t, it only affects her pocket book just like all of the MAGAdiots. Look you can swing your arms however you want freely, but once your fist lands on my face, I will not back down, and will do everything I can to prevent you from doing that me and others.

[@DarkAngel2512]

Watch her early videos and you'll know she is telling the truth . Go listen to other defectors.

[@molls127]

the thing is. her views don't actually match up with the ones she claims to have

[@ItsMe-rq4qf]

So much of this "interview" felt a bit icky to me, I was not surprised by Yeonmi viewpoints about America. As others have stated she is sorely misguided/uneducated about ALOT. What surprised me the most was Stephen's response to some of her answers. It seemed as if he accepted a lot of her answers as facts vs viewing them through a critical lens. Which some could argue that he may need to check his inherent biases. Asian Boss, FYI, when the MAGA crowd jumps in with their support in the comments section that's when you know your content is on a slippery slope.

[@OjaysReel]

Yeah. Not a good interviewer.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@OjaysReel Not just him but her mainly.

[@BruhImAGirl]

She comes from North Korea and she is more prone to believing that style of “power” propaganda. A bit more freedom, but the same mindset

[@gopher4life1]

It's interesting that she enjoys the freedom speech in the US but don't want others who don't agree with her to exercise their freedom too. You HAVE freedom of speech in the US and people can HAVE the right to not agree with you. They can CHOOSE to not agree with you by unfollowing you, boycotting companies that support you, etc...Freedom of speech does NOT mean freedom from consequences. Is Yeonmi Park locked up for spreading misinformation...no? Did the police harass her...no?

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

She’s just upset she can’t be discriminatory without consequences.

[@MU.200]

Wow, it's 2023 and you don't understand cancel culture.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

She is a hypocrite and thinks she is some queen that everyone must obey.

[@citizenguy]

Freedom of speech is not guaranteed within a classroom of a university. A leftist professor is in control and can brainwash students.

[@zer0rez_]

Isn't that what she explained?

[@secretadmirer109]

I wish you pushed her on the amount of lies she's been spewing. Woke this, woke that, her goal is so obvious. There are other defectors who's stories are worth listening to.

[@WaaDoku]

What lies?

[@ponderingmonk525]

Lies need to be proven with the truth and facts. Show me them

[@gregorychen3]

Sad to see Asian Boss giving Yeonmi Park a platform.

[@jjboss7896]

She literally said she went to a blm protest, and black female protesters randomly punched & rob her 😂 you can’t make this stuff up hahahahs

[@dharmani_youtube]

@@jjboss7896 you realise there was crazy looting on during blm protests right?

[@Based_Proletariat]

@@jjboss7896 That's a lie.

[@jjboss7896]

@@Based_Proletariat she said it on flagrant 2 podcast …

[@alexanderl.6207]

@@jjboss7896 she says a bunch of bs

[@AConnorDN38416]

kinda gross to see this right wing grifter making an appearance on one of my favorite channels.

[@Orion_995]

"Reality has a right wing bias." "If objective truths don't suit my flawed view of the world, it must be right wing"... Yeah you're not the delusional one, it's everybody else.

[@AConnorDN38416]

@@Orion_995 if you’re whole career is crying about wokeness you’re pretty obviously a right winger and most likely a grifter. North Korean defectors also have a tendency of surviving outside of North Korea by selling stories to tabloids. It’s a pretty clear pipeline towards right wing grifting.

[@ktcool4660]

She's a proven liar & a grifter.

[@WaaDoku]

How so? Any sources?

[@ktcool4660]

@@WaaDoku she just straight up lies about everything. Her own mother said in live South Korean TV & other NK defectors said she lie. Most impotently you can logically conclude that she's serial liar.

[@ponderingmonk525]

@@ktcool4660all you’ve said is that she lies, people have said she lies, and that she is a pathological liar. There is no proof there

[@muchobossa]

Judging from the comments below, this is definitely going to be one of the most divisive videos from Asian Boss.

[@AliKhan-xo1eu]

korea dictatorship is very similar to Donald trumps ideology. banning books (like Critical race theory), supporting vaxines, etc. trump was in favour of it all. and this shows she isnt really against dictatotship. Let the left talk about woke all they want. FREEDOM OF SPEEECH

[@dreampinkreel]

Yes because why would they invite a known liar close to white supremacist organisations ? God only knows.

[@michaelmiky11]

That's only because of the strong left wing bias of the audience of Asian Boss. Most people wouldn't be bothered so quickly.

[@idk-lz4nl]

@@michaelmiky11 Had no idea that facts were left wing.

[@yuliusjrt9917]

@@michaelmiky11 reality has a left wing bias

[@SirKasey]

I agree with Yeonmi Park's general opinions against North Korea and woke culture, but she definitely comes off as dishonest, especially in how she exaggerates her stories. In the past, other North Korean defectors have said that she exaggerates her stories about North Korea. Similarly, as an American, I feel somewhat the same when she discusses woke culture. Woke culture sucks, but she makes it seem like a great cultural threat that can rip apart American society, when it's more like an annoyance in my perspective. It also feels like the issue of woke culture is overrepresented online, and in real life people tend to be more open to each other. Although I think she bases her stories from real negative events, I believe she greatly exaggerates them to keep the attention of an audience to financially support herself. Despite my disliking of this particular video, I've always liked Asian Boss for featuring different people's voices, even if I disagree with them. I hope that Asian Boss can feature lesser known North Korean defectors in the future, to get a more honest lense on issues regarding North Korean and other topics.

[@Tinyy-Bubbles]

This is such a well written, nuanced comment. I always knew that she exaggerates a bit, but I always thought she just deems it necessary to have people pay attention for NK and what is going on there.

[@SirKasey]

@@Tinyy-Bubbles yeah I might've been a little narrow in my thinking when I said she only tells her exaggerated stories to financially support herself. She probably also has some good intentions and wants to bring more attention to North Korean issues, but I personally think it would be better if she was more honest about things. Because if more people were aware of the criticisms around her, it may unfairly cause distrust towards more credible North Korean defectors.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@SirKasey I doubt she has good intentions. She only wants to benefit herself. Honestly, if her dad did not fall from grace, she would still be enjoying the elite life in North Korea without a care in the world for any of those who are truly suffering. Did you know she went on reality shows in South Korea with her mom flaunting their wealth and status calling themselves the Paris Hilton of North Korea. Many South Koreans hate her.

[@SirKasey]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj I'm mostly just giving her the benefit of the doubt. Good intentions or not, I still think the dishonesty is wrong.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@SirKasey Exactly and it is very wrong to be dishonest, especially about the suffering of your own people who she never cared about.

[@cyclonicleo]

Sad that Yeonmi went from escaping one tyrant to becoming a darling of the conservative right wing and embracing another in Donald Trump.

[@SP95]

More people are escaping from North Korea than from Trump.

[@FM-dm8xj]

?what

[@user-c3jdf9lylzse]

look up who her husband is, literally looks like the type to watch those pick up artist videos in asia and you'll understand how she developed those views. If you know what type of ppl watches these pick up artists you will know what i mean. these guys are the ones that keep saying "the west is over" and moves to asia to pick up asian women because they are more "traditional". Then they live in asia without speaking the langauge for 10 years while complain about "diversity in the west" despite being a minority themselves in asia 🙃

[@moniqueloomis9772]

Exactly. What a hypocrite.

[@moniqueloomis9772]

​@@user-c3jdf9lylzse 😲 Whoa. And they still chose to interview her?

[@SinainKorea]

Is Asian Boss unaware of the fact that this woman had been called out by other defectors from North Korea. There are many parts of her account which are dubious. I think you need to vet future guests more closely.

[@generalizedpaperfold]

I highly doubt they weren't aware of this… they just went ahead anyway.

[@aajohnsoutube]

I was very interested in her until I started hearing her stories evolving. I think she has a great imagination…

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@generalizedpaperfold I think they were aware of this but they most likely interviewed her as she is one of the most attention seeking defectors, therefore, they would get more clicks which would result in more money.

[@generalizedpaperfold]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj That's pretty cynical… and probably true.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@generalizedpaperfold Yup and nothing beats a buck these days.

[@rachel2404]

Privilege is real. No, no one is to blame for what their ancestors did. But it's naive to deny that there is systemic bias. There are definitely extremists on this issue. Everybody does not think like what she describes. We all have to be careful not to label extremists views as the common consensus.

[@skillbopster]

Affirmative action is systemic racism.

[@amut6647]

ya a systemic bias based on money... nothing else

[@frankh.5378]

But you do not see the systematic bias to removing free speech? Moving us towards N. Korea?

[@bluenimzy8656]

Maybe it is long past time we stopped centering on whether "privilege " is real and begin to make our considerations more about our own personal responsibility. We come into this life with a set of personal responsibilities. They give our life meaning and focus. They make other people either memorable or someone who's name you can't remember. It is a privilege to give your seat on the bus to someone who needs it more. And it is your responsibility! What a day! When you begin to live your life so that you can bring yourself joy through passing it forward, you begin to understand how little the battles of pronouns or privilege mean.

[@prinxe4230]

It's possible to overcome great horrific trauma without being delusional and using it as an excuse / correlation to your future behavior

[@FM-dm8xj]

you just desribed all of wokeness culture

[@_Gilles_]

You are an embarrassment

[@goochigoochs3836]

@@FM-dm8xj Very well said!!!

[@FM-dm8xj]

@@goochigoochs3836 Thanks!

[@prinxe4230]

@@FM-dm8xj Who asked. Swim in water and take 10 deep breaths.

[@t6ra]

how is she going to claim she supports freedom of speech while aligning herself with a political party that supports and advocates for banning books? anyway, i feel sorry for those who donated money to this channel just for it to go toward this.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I agree this girl is not only a liar but a hypocrite too.

[@theresadelrosario9430]

So only one side of the political spectrum should be heard?

[@t6ra]

@@theresadelrosario9430 never said that, just that she is hypocritical (not to mention a liar). the issue here is not her political beliefs, in fact it is not really too surprising that someone from a socially conservative country like north korea (and south korea too) would align themselves with conservative values.

[@k4polo]

She is paid by the right-wing groups. She has got alot of money and fame. That would do the trick.

[@SuzannaKiraly]

What books specifically have been banned and why? From what I heard it's basically books that have sexual content that are not appropriate for young kids.

[@bethanya99]

As a middle-lower class American, the culture and environment you are describing in Columbia, is so extremely foreign to me. The elite live so differently from the people in rural America.

[@bethanya99]

Come to Hillsdale University Yeonmi, it's so opposite of Columbia.

[@Sokol10]

I'm from Brazil, there the USP-University of São Paulo, one the biggest of the country, reflect this Columbia militancy.

[@felixmiller9531]

I watch her story and 100% know she's bullshitting and overdramatize everything

[@sandracarli1110]

She looks like a typical influencer to me who had surgery to eyes and lips. I can’t take her seriously but maybe I’m wrong.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Exactly and glad more are waking up to her lies.

[@theresadelrosario9430]

What exactly is the lie?

[@rbw3000]

What an L, people deserve platforms to express their opinions, but there needs to be journalistic accountability, if you are going to spread falsities, then we gotta call you out on your bs.

[@dharmani_youtube]

Say what part is false and show proof of it instead of just accusing

[@rbw3000]

There are smarter more reliable people online that have done that part. Why don’t you Google it.

[@lemonhaze1506]

@@dharmani_youtube she often claims that there is no word for “love” in North Korea, which you’d have to be an idiot to believe. She has also said that North Korean people had to push a train when it stopped moving, which isn’t even physically possible. And those are just 2 examples of the questionable things she’s said

[@dharmani_youtube]

Lemon Haze what? Don't make presumptions! Tell me what the word is in North Korean please? Also slaves built pyramids too btw so what's pushing a train in comparison for some miles or so? She never said that was their daily job. Sometimes that came up was the point she made

[@asves4536]

@@dharmani_youtube you have to remain skeptical though. For all we know, she could be a propaganda machine by whatever country against North Korea and China. We have no solid evidence what she is saying is true, and I already have some doubts because in one interview she said that if you do something wrong like escape North Korea, then 3 generations of your family will get punished. However, I read and learned about the accounts of many other North Korean refugees, and many of them mentioned still having contact with their families and their families not suffering.

[@blah615]

I know a lot of people are supportive of her because of her experiences but a lot of her claims are very very inconsistent throughout her interviews. I find them hard to believe cause of that.

[@thh982]

she’s a liar and is trying to make money by riding the maga train

[@kao1613]

can you tell why you find them inconsistent?

[@gloriagrenke]

Exactly! She is right on the spot! If you don't understand what she is saying is saying is true, your part of the problem. You would rather put her down for trying to bring awareness to America, that bigger powers are trying to take away the freedoms of America. WAKE UP!!

[@Dosesofbliss]

“White passing” girl bye

[@lori_jo]

not me actually being excited about this video at first. followed asian boss for probably over 4 years now and also followed yeonmi on youtube, rest assured after watching the second half of this video i unfollowed both channels. yuck. yeonmi rly saying “my child is half white and half asian, so he is the lowest cast in america” and not asian boss calling systemic racism, people with emotional support animals, and gender neutral bathrooms crazy. BYE.

[@asianprince8718]

Sorry, I am having trouble understanding your last two sentences. What happens now?

[@komea12]

@@asianprince8718 i agree i dont know what the op is saying

[@skillbopster]

Crybully SJW

[@lilkitten545]

Asian Boss didn't say any of those things, she did though. They just did an interview with her. I don't like her and think she lies a lot but don't be so sensitive, you aren't going to do well going through life crying about everything and shutting down anything you think is crazy.

[@jimjimgl3]

Jordan Peterson "very chill, very humble" OK. Now I can't believe ANYTHING this woman has said. And PS. And for you to describe Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson as "the most influential podcasters and thought leaders in the world..." Without adding "for the conservative audience"... WTF? If you want a peek at toxic masculinity just look at Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson.

[@HarshvardhanKanthode]

Jordan Peterson is actually a lot balanced than you think, all his takes are rational. What you see as toxic masculinity is what a lot of young men rightly see as inspiration. He respects both men and women but recognizes their inherent biological differences.

[@jimjimgl3]

@@HarshvardhanKanthode Well, there is this: ...Photograph of Peterson with his arm around a man wearing a shirt reading "I'm a proud Islamophobe"

[@audreymcknight]

​@Harshvardhan Kanthode eh I see Rogan as the more balanced of the two. the problem is he invites total nutcases on sometimes and increases their reach

[@nikkojones1197]

Loved the first hour of this. But the later half, as a POC living in America, was very difficult to listen to. Not because Yeonmi was providing her opinion, but because Steven was showing extreme signs of bias with his responses. Disappointing to say the least.

[@Cocochantelle]

Take it a step further, YP has stated on many occasions that she feels POC complain when they have no reason to, as we live in the west. She’s called the BLM movement in 2020 “stupid.” This woman is blinded by her personal experience and struggles to see beyond her own lens to notice that you don’t have to be NK or a defector to experience oppression…

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@Cocochantelle I agree and she is lost and knows nothing.

[@CyrussNP]

Agree 100% couldn’t even finish the video

[@DarkAngel2512]

@@Cocochantelle but BLM is stupid. Only and idiot would agree with BLM. Especially after Patrice ripping off millions.

[@seans9096]

@@Cocochantelle Any person with 3 digit IQ can tell BLM is stupid movement.

[@zanews23]

Much of this felt more like a video from the Daily Wire or another explicitly conservative channel than something that’s supposed to be informative on some level like Asian Boss. Yeonmi Park is not the greatest choice of person to interview to begin with, but Stephen just uncritically going along with everything she said just turned it into a right-wing circlejerk with no educationally redeeming content whatsoever. I mean, the thing about schoolchildren demanding to be called cats and given litter boxes? Really? If the founder of Asian Boss can be as easily convinced by this propaganda nonsense as my grandma on Facebook, I’m not sure that his channel is one which will continue to be worth watching. Maybe if I stick to the videos which feature hosts other than him. I won’t soon forget what a lack of judgment he showed here.

[@CyrussNP]

So true, very disappointing

[@_my_insomnia_blink562]

So conservative voices shouldn't be heard? I bet you wouldn't be mad if a leftist topic was brought up....

[@amoore2165]

@@_my_insomnia_blink562 Respectable conservatives should be heard. McCain, Romney, Colin Powell, etc. etc. The majority of loud mouth know nothing conservatives…yeah just tune them right out. They can talk but I’ve heard enough and ain’t wasting my time or energy listening. Nobody has to listen to anybody.

[@zanews23]

@@_my_insomnia_blink562 Not sure what you mean by “shouldn’t be heard”. They shouldn’t be banned from KZbin or anything, but when I watch low-quality drivel like this, I’m not gonna keep watching whoever’s putting it out. And looking at other comments on this video, I can see that many other people were disappointed by the level of BS on display here as well. You can watch whoever you’d like, but pushing false narratives like “woke children are demanding to be called cats” _will_ make Asian Boss lose a lot of viewers. I don’t know what made Stephen think making a super political video at all was a good idea, much less a super political video that takes an absolutely stupid viewpoint as well.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@zanews23 Very well said and this was a very bad move for this channel. I can’t believe they begged for donations to save their channel for stuff like this? How disappointing.

[@green10wine]

I appreciate her bravery, experiences and opinions. But she doesn't have a full understanding nor experience of privilege, elitism in the US. Most college campuses have always been 'woke' even before the term was popular. They kind of have to be this way. Because once graduates enter the workforce and become part of capitalism machinery, most people change. Once people cross a threshold of tax bracket, wealth, and class, they switch sides: they no longer care about the values they hold dear back in college, they no longer care about reducing poverty, equality, access to housing, etc, some will even become part of the system that creates more inequality.

[@dddripz]

So you're saying conservatives are selfish?

[@minhhuunguyen2966]

Extreme communist is a capitalist, vice versa, extreme capitalist is a communist.

[@masey423]

@@dddripz extremely

[@jordandthornburg]

This is such an odd thing to say. It is one, confirming her point, and two just agreeing that universities are there to ideologically brainwash you to care about these specific values.

[@chinesesparrows]

she experienced extreme censorship in NK, dislikes censorship due to the suffering it caused and thus dislikes mobs pressuring self-censorship in the US. seems reasonable, dunno why some are behaving like red guards

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

Can't believe Asian Boss is still believing this liar. Loss all credibility.

[@ponderingmonk525]

Not Alert

[@XeroJin84]

She's a storyteller for sure. Not sure if she's credible. She's made contradictions in her story before, so it feels like sometime she makes things up for clout.

[@Nezzeraj]

Yikes what an awful video. Just a minute into the opening "And you're friends with people like Jordan Peterson and been on Joe Rogan." Oof, why would anyone be proud of that. Skipping around and its just vapid talking points with no substance. Yeonmi seems to be the Asian Candace Owens. No thanks.

[@deleteduser987]

Pronouns are the harmful "woke culture" example being brought up, BRO how can pronouns trigger you, why are people so sensitive that pronouns are triggering them, it's like a comedy sketch I can't take any of them serious, when will it end? 😂

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

You’re just upset you can be discriminatory without consequence. How do pronouns harm people exactly? They don’t

[@thesazbak5342]

The real question is: are you triggered that you perceive other persons as triggerred by pronouns?

[@noidea4254]

@@straberryshinigami15g97Bro, how is being weirded out by right-wingers who get triggered by pronouns discriminatory?

[@thesazbak5342]

@@straberryshinigami15g97 They don't harm anyone if I'm not forced to respect them. You phrase it like I'm discrminating against someone but I can just phrase it differently. I just simply think the focus on pronouns is a nonsense and I don't want to take part in this clown show because it goes against my belief. See? Everything is about phrasing. I can phrase your opinion in a bad light too. I can say that you don't respect my beliefs and you don't want me to retain my right to freedom of speech. Now you're the villain not me.

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

Disrespecting someone’s pronouns is purposefully disrespecting their identity and how they are as a person. Me pointing out discrimination ja not harming you. Rather, you’re upset that you can’t discriminate without consequence.

[@ace.of.space.]

having just seen the "Woke culture at elite US universities" part, I have to say Yeonmi's take does not make sense to me. Introducing yourself with your pronouns is a minor change that can help a lot of trans people. Even as a nonbinary person who is in queer and trans spaces often, I have only encountered two sets of pronouns different from he, she, they. This "thousands of pronouns" things is overdramatic and contributes to viewing nonbinary people as somehow a problem for just existing. Also, as a math Ph.D. student, "math is racist" is definitely an oversimplification, but math is definitely taught in a way that emphasizes the work of white men, ignoring the history of mathematical and scientific developments across the world. And math has been used as a tool in pseudoscientific endeavors to "prove" racist and eugenicist ideas. Being aware of these things when learning a subject is useful, I think, so one can understand the context of things. Also, I cannot imagine she had a class full of genderfluid people, even my LGBTQ studies class had only a handful. Her complaint about white privilege is based on a very shallow understanding - it's not about feeling guilty for what your ancestors did, it's about acknowledging how the history affects the opportunity and resources available to people of different races.

[@efaesfefse9236]

Do you know how racist you sound? Just because there were famous white mathematicians does not make math racist, you're also implying that white people are somehow evil, and the things that they contribute to are bad. Please give me some examples where math was used to prove racist ideas. "ignoring the history of mathematical and scientific developments across the world" can you give me an example where a non-white mathematician's contributions were ignored or disregarded? Growing up I was never taught that math was related or credited to any race, anyone can learn/contribute to math and can benefit from it. Its often the racists who like to talk about race all the time.

[@KathyXie]

Even if there where a genderfluid person who change their pronoun casually, they wouldn't get mad if she accidentally misgender them, they would just ignore it or maybe correct her and move on, no one would call her a bigot for just that. Her stories are so exaggerate that sound like she made them up.

[@jjboss7896]

So true. They care about small stuff like pronouns instead of economics or helping the poor

[@thesazbak5342]

It's normal not to care about pronouns just so 0.3%(trans people) of the US would feel good about themselves. I think another solution is just to toughen up and don't let someone mispronuning you affect that much. With that being said I will call you with whatever pronoun you ask me to. I just want to make one thing clear. You guys from the US think that you are center of the world and everye holds the same beliefs as you do. No we don't. To a tons of people all these focus on pronuns is weird. All these multilined description of yourself on twitter is also weird. Feels like you live in a video game where you try customizing your characters to feel more unique.

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

How would you know? Are you that gender fluid person? If someone continuously misgendered me with no intent on correcting, I’d be upset. Of course I’d be upset. They’re disrespectful on purpose.

[@leongsam1075]

I have watched and listened thoughtfully the questions and replies, do have personal thoughts that I will reserve in my mind but will share one thing, which is my appreciation and respect to Steve for doing this interview in a manner I think is impartial yet respectful. Ultimately, after watching the entire interview, I remain curious and like AB's motto "stay curious".. Thank you Steve.

[@DarkAngel2512]

@@jellybellyfun3288 another NK bot in the chat

[@Sokol10]

​@@jellybellyfun3288I don't know how much she lies about North Korea - but her narrative coincides with other defectors, and with what you see in videos of tourists of the most different nationalities - including mine, Brazilian; but in the part about American universities she is being very truthful.

[@studleyjb3172]

If she was on a liberal show like the View, the harpies would do nothing but attack her, constantly interrupt her, not let her talk.

[@pinkublacku]

I binged watched several of her interviews all at once. I'm a bit confused. Did I confuse her with someone else? Some of the stories are slightly different. Or maybe it could just be the way she's expressing herself.

[@marjf149]

Others have said something similar. But I read her book and have watched almost all her interviews and her story has stayed consistent.

[@Oceaniac]

Yeah it’s been proven that she is an unreliable narrator, her story changes details frequently

[@Wackaz]

Yeonmi Park is a grifter - she is contradicted and contradicts herself all the time. This creates a dent in your integrity to interview a liar like her, Asian Boss...

[@asianprince8718]

Could you tell me where in this video shows her words contradicted? I am lost as I don't know why some calling liars.

[@aajohnsoutube]

Totally

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I usually admire Asian Boss and whoever they interview but I am greatly disappointed this time that they chose to interview YeonMi. There are many more way more credible defectors who truly suffered unlike her. She was from the elite and just fell from grace. There were times that she and her mom went on reality shows in South Korea flaunting their status and wealth calling themselves the Paris Hilton of North Korea. Many South Koreans know her true colors. I hope that Asian boss can interview more credible people next time if they decide to. She is clearly just a liar and opportunist.

[@theresadelrosario9430]

This was already disproven on many other podcast interviews. If she is not telling the truth, how come other nk defectors are on her side? And how come penguin, after doing their own investigations about her, stood by her side 🤔

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@theresadelrosario9430 Who told you that? I actually talked to one personally and he says she is BS. He comes from a higher family than hers but even he suffered more.

[@FoNgThOnG]

This delrosa person going around copy and pasting the same paragraph with no proof lol

[@theresadelrosario9430]

@@FoNgThOnG 😂😂😂

[@theresadelrosario9430]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj but did you do your own research? Or just based it on one friend's opinion?

[@icemeoutlikeelsa]

Asian Boss discrediting his entire channel by giving this grifter a positive interview

[@TheBreadB]

Isn’t this woman the one that said in North Korea people pull trains to get around the country?

[@dharmani_youtube]

Sometimes. Not always. And why isn't that possible? Given the country barely has resources to import apart from what China gives it?

[@SP95]

You're right 😅

[@dharmani_youtube]

French Flag you don't believe malnourished slaves built pyramids? 🤦‍♂️ that's the kind of stuff you're arguing against. Just because it's insanely tough doesn't mean it can't happen. And who says they pushed trains everywhere 🫠 She certainly didn't. A few miles is definitely not impossible with enough number of people who are treated as disposable but are taught to their very bone to serve the country no matter whT

[@dharmani_youtube]

French Flag you're free to believe that someone is lying over a country that hides itself from the outside world. I'm done debating with you cause neither of us can naturally show any visual proof of either of these things happening, and both believe our argument holds up logically.

[@Lost_Johnny]

@@dharmani_youtube Have you been to North Korea? I have. I have been on trains there too.

[@androphobe]

Miss Yeonmi "North Koreans are forced to push trains" Park

[@davon7100]

she mentioned while back about how people had to push trains to deliever mail. Why not use biycles or richshaws which are in plenty in N.Korea much faster than moving a train that cant move itself. Also, couldnt stop laughing when she was talking about eating rats part.

[@TigerT242]

Oh y'all got the liar on? The woman of a thousand conflicting tails

[@theresadelrosario9430]

What lie did she say specifically?

[@jone5806]

Why would she be concerned with something like pronouns after having escaped North fking Korea? Something doesn't add up.

[@punch180]

Because knuckleheads hear here in the US are trying are force people to call them what they want. How about you call me Master/OhGreatOne? Thats my pronoun. Call me that or die! >=(

[@DarkAngel2512]

Because of Cultural Marxism and the parallels with Communism

[@exhaustedexistentialist]

Disappointed in Asian boss for this interview fr. Putting aside her beliefs, she’s a liar and a grifter. Her own mother went on TV and discredited her. What happened to “independent journalism?”

[@clairde]

Sorry Asian Boss, i followed you because the unbiased street or persona interviews, however this one is not it. Did you recently get funded by the US backed platform? Because the questions are very biased and leading. And she's just a grifter that fiddles the violin (your questions)

[@Lee-ic8ln]

pretty much they did. Appear left to get popular then when you get popular the right will come to you for funding since most of the money comes from the right hence the switch in content. happens all the time.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@Lee-ic8ln sadly it is all about money.

[@VintageKimchi]

bruh she a grifter 💀

[@WJWeber]

She’s just a liar.

[@ponderingmonk525]

Bot Alert

[@JuanPellat]

Didnt know this channel was right wing propaganda...

[@BLACKSTA361]

You an sjw?😂

[@JuanPellat]

@@BLACKSTA361 whats the alternative?

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

Very disapointing. She's by far not the best person to be talking to and has a history of making stuff up or changing her story. Plus the anti-woke talkling points are far-right culture war nonsense. You shouldn't be poisoning the well like this Asian Boss.

[@ankaschannel]

Has anyone ever asked Yeonmi why she's had so much plastic surgery? I mean you'd think she'd care about other things in life after everything she's survived

[@t6ra]

she will probably say that it is to evade north korean spy technology, right after talking about how they have no technology and live in the stone age of course

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

No need to ask as she is a shallow, fake, liar, opportunist,etc… with no good intentions at all.

[@FPchie]

lol just look at her followers/supporters on social media. 95% are from a specific gender. You know I know. Keyword: yellow fever.

[@moniqueloomis9772]

​@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj 🏆

[@theresadelrosario9430]

That is irrelevant to the discussion.

[@TheArtosLP]

What kind of journalism is this? Having someone sitting there spewing right wing propaganda and not only not pushing back against it or questioning it BUT ACTIVELY AGREEING WITH THEM AND NODDING ALONG be open minded but not so open minded your brain falls out

[@Orion_995]

In regards to what exactly? The woke gender/pronoun nonsense? This is how a lot of the world feels. The only reason it's tolerated in western nations like the USA, Canada, and the UK is because your leaders have no backbone, and you’re culture becomes more perverted by the day. There's a reason countries like Russia and Iran ban influences of western culture/propaganda. Outside the USA we don't want our cultures destroyed.

[@TheArtosLP]

​@@Orion_995 for one i can already see there is no arguing with you because you wont recognize that "The woke gender/pronoun nonsense" has nothing to do with perversion. wherever you are from also has gay or trans people the only difference is some nations recognize that fact and instead of oppressing them at the very least tolerate their existence. You claiming its a cultural issue is just factually not correct. Lets say however you were right. My critique of their "journalism" still stands. As a Journalist he should adhere to the five principles of ethical journalism 1.Truth and accuracy 2.Independence 3.Fairnes and impartiality 4.humanity 5.accountability a real journalist should offer some pushback wether they agree or disagree or they run the chance of just becoming propaganda mouthpiece. also one more thing I am not American

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

This is the problem with leftists. They're not really "open-minded". They pretend to be open-minded, but when it comes to their opposition, they completely close off their minds and act like staunch Christians in completely dismissing anyone who doesn't agree with them.

[@TheArtosLP]

@@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386 I didnt know being open minded means you have to agree or accept someones hateful opinion which is not based on facts. and again my point still stand that he isnt doing a good job as a journalist here if he lets someone just spew hateful rhetoric and does not dig deeper or question what theyre saying. Wether or not we have the same political believes or not kind of doesnt matter here fact is he doesnt do a good job as a journalist if there was a socialist on the other end i would also want him to be critical because thats his job

[@DarkAngel2512]

Your spouting far-left propaganda. Im a leftie and agree with what she is saying as do the majority of The Left. Extremists took over our camp and we want our name back.

[@Bottlenosedolphin_]

Can't believe that people still take Yeonmi Park's content at face value in fkn 2023.... Down with the NGO grifter! The reason why she's not getting criticized severely is solely because she's a North Korean defector. If she happens just to be a regular Korean-American we'd have people calling out for her being unemployed in various social media.

[@sl1237]

Given all the fabrications she has told and her far right affiliations I have serious doubts about her being a real defector and not a foreign agent.

[@minsushu]

Wow! Keyboard warriors at their finest here. lol. It must be really sad to sit behind the keyboard and spill unfortunate comments.

[@Bottlenosedolphin_]

@@minsushu Good thing for these so-called 'keyboard warriors' who call out a well-known defector turned far-right pundit for lying or sensationalizing parts of her story for money for what she truly is, then. 👌

[@k4polo]

@@sl1237 Exactly, I use to believe her around two years ago then I caught up to her lies and questioned everything. She got alot of money and fame.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@k4polo Her so called fame and money will dry out soon as she and her lies are expiring.

[@jacobsaavedra2985]

She has been called out from other defectors for lying or changing her story. For an interviewer to not know this about her and not ask about it makes me not really take you seriously.

[@TheNeeyang]

There’s something off about this chick. She’s a grifter apparently.

[@dimi3446]

Are you a North Korean defector?

[@WaaDoku]

How so? That's quite the claim.

[@TheNeeyang]

@@WaaDoku this chick has been a defector for how many years now? & from being a defector and all the fame she has gotten and the stories she keeps telling keeps changing.

[@WaaDoku]

​@@TheNeeyang The fact that she defected didn't change, so yes, she is still a defector. What changed in her stories? And how is she a grifter for telling her personal experience of fleeing North Korea and China?

[@TheNeeyang]

@@WaaDoku she gets money from attending and speaking at events dummy. And every time she tells her story it changes ! Lmao she got so much plastic surgery she doesn’t even look like how she first looked when she defected

[@egolayer13]

Steve is a top class interviewer. I really appreciate your continued coverage of North Korean defectors -- and having the guts to talk about what's happening in American universities.

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

*No Asian Boss or anyone else, All of that isn't going on in America, This is her opinion* which echos a few alt right commentators. I too went to Columbia for a period in the 00s and this is the 1st I'm hearing about that. She talks about how ppl don't like to hear what others who have different opinions have to say and mentions Ben Shapiro but if you go back and rewatch her interviews, She does the same thing. Like about being "Woke", Being Woke is about being alert to racial prejudice and discrimination. That is it! Everything else she's picked up from conservative commentators such as Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, and the rest of the Daily Wire ppl and fox News bc they echo the same misinformation. I would be surprised if she had a diverse group of friends or knew about Democrats, Dixiecrats and how they became today's Republicans (conservatives) after The Southern Strategy. I think she's so wrapped up in her own agenda which is to keep telling her story to sell her books. And in my opinion, Joe Rogan should've never said the N word on air. Even if it was out of context.

[@pikachublessu1]

So this is what asian boss is promoting now. Super disappointing. Count me out.

[@AliKhan-xo1eu]

its grifting. right wingers sadly get more views because most people rather listen to youtube stories than look at actual data, proving right wingers wrong

[@DanielDumbrill]

I can't believe I ever thought you guys were better than this.

[@HM-wi4ou]

My man Daniel Dumbrill.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Me too.

[@bluewater3216]

일본군 성노예 피해자들을 한국에서 비난한다고? 일본군 성노예 문제를 제기한게 애초에 한국인데 이 아줌마는 무슨 헛소리를 하는거지? 피해자를 비난하면서 거짓말이라고 우기는건 일본이고

[@piazzastudios4251]

Many other channel viewers are so gullible that they believe any ill trained cia funded propagandist 🤦‍♂️. One more reason I love asian boss is the viewer's based takes 👌

[@christy2252]

Exactly, the viewers here actually have opinions of their own instead of swaying in whatever direction the next guest decides to head in.

[@kaseyh.1021]

Wtf is this video. Why is the channel switching attitudes?

[@Orion_995]

It's truth

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Money?

[@doyouguysnothavephones8967]

I’m very disappointed in Asian Boss. Right-wing propaganda directly contradicts this channel’s stated goals and values.

[@asves4536]

Hopefully no one watching this video actually believes what Yeonmi Park says. She is a known liar, and many of the things she says directly contradicts what other North Korean refugees say. She has no evidence behind her words, and has lied numerously and exaggerated many things

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Sadly there are some that still believe and support her but her lies are catching up more and more. Pretty soon no one will give a care about her or anything she says.

[@k4polo]

Oh, people still watch her but her lies spreading like wildfire. Looking at the comment section. People are catching her.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@k4polo Yup more and more people are waking up. Her pot of gold is running out soon.

[@DarkAngel2512]

How many bots are in this comment section.

[@marcynoona]

There's not 1000 pronouns. I think she misunderstood a lot of what her professors said. I want to hear what the English professor really said about Jane Austen.

[@mokachoco89]

Got to be honest here, there have been past videos from Asian Boss where the interviewer took an absolute neutral stance towards the themes/interviewee, with no reaction whatsoever or without offering any personal views, remarks... This one didn't which is disheartening. I know it's a podcast so the style usually goes for an exchange of questions and views but...meh... Quite different from what Asian Boss usually do 🤷‍♀ I also don't think the questions where challenging or brought anything new to the table, it was just more of the same of all the interviews with Yeonmi.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

There is nothing more or new for her to say.

[@DeeWeber]

1:19:10 But we don't have a caste system. Instead Florida is editing out black history. No one knew about Juneteenth until recently. You misunderstand so much. We have yet to write our full inherented history. Our human right is to participate in free speech and push back. That doesn't mean we have power. Here its checks and balances fighting for their interests. What you perceive as authority, we don't.

[@petesjk]

What is she talking about? She’s defending slavery as legitimate landowning? She seems very confused because slavery isn’t a legitimate form of ownership.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

She clearly does not know what she is talking about.

[@SimonCU]

I think Yeonmi over-reacted by making stories up. Some of the things she is saying is so fantasy that it is difficult to believe if there is any benefit for N Korea to do. As you know people do things for benefits and if there is no benefits people would not waste time and money on it. For Yeonmi she knows her stories can sell so she is doing it for the money ... but for N Korea they do not want to destroy their country. But Yeonmi is trying to tell us N Korea is trying to destroy their people and country which is not their main goal. So I do not believe in Yeonmi. I think she is telling stories to make money because western media wants to hear bad things about N Korea and China/Russia. Its all about the money.

[@VISOVNI]

Source: Trust me bro.

[@darkpigeon7]

I'm quite disappointed AB made a video on her when her stories keep changing and she lost all credibility. I used to like her older videos and speeches, but I don't trust her at all anymore. Plus she became a full on sellout for the American right wingers. I mean hey if it pays her bill great, but I don't take anything she says serious any longer.

[@maureenblackman8072]

Too much ideological / political over-generalization. That said, her raw earlier experiences deserve validation.

[@__beer__]

Well I guess that's what happens when you become an influencer, you need to constantly pump out content. But getting into the culture war is sad tbh

[@benjaminwoo8069]

Especially while praising people like Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson... smfh. Its almost like he's clout chasing without actually understanding American politics or psychology.

[@citizenguy]

She's warning us about the culture war that leftists are pushing.

[@skillbopster]

Oh please... just say you hate that she called out the lefts marxist crap.

[@kraevorn7483]

I hate it when people complain about ‘wokeness’ when they can’t even define it. Bing woke is more or less being aware or acknowledging that there are societal problems in America that need to be addressed

[@skillbopster]

No it isn't. Woke believe in a racial and identity based caste. They are for equity and not equality. Openly loath whites.

[@csoph550]

A black dude attacked me once in NYC as I was walking alone on a road at night. I reacted to him and shouted and when people were coming out to see what was happening he turned the tables around, started acting all scared and called me Racist 😂 I have other similar stories btw

[@christy2252]

That’s really unfortunate, just remember that everyone is an individual so not all of us are like that.

[@ponderingmonk525]

@@christy2252tell that to the left as they group all white people together and blame them for slavery. It’s true that white people did cause slavery in this country, but they also stopped it. Not to mention that the majority of white Americans are descendants of European immigrants who came over here through Ellis Island and after the Civil War(I.e Irish, Germans, Eastern Eurpeans), and not descendants of the British colonists

[@ari_jean]

What a fake ass story

[@yomama...isaverynicelady]

@@ponderingmonk525 actually it wasnt the whites that did most of slavery, even just counting in the US. The traders of slaves to the US from africa and most of the slave owners were of another group that we aren't allowed to name.

[@johnkennedysmith]

Starting to get an idea of why all your employees suddenly quit. Unsubscribed.

[@petesjk]

Her lack of understanding of racism in America is very clear.

[@k4polo]

Indeed. I did extensive research on her in the past since I was a believer. After Trump got elected, she believed America can't be racist since they elected Obama.

[@44nk96]

I really like Yeonmi; however, she paints all of the left with this ridiculous brush, and I’d like to see more proof that Columbia is as crazy as she makes it sound. Sometimes I just can’t tell if she is exaggerating, but I tend to think that she may be, as she is very one-sided and sensational.

[@ponderingmonk525]

I agree generalizing blows. To her defense tho, the left is extremely loud. If you are a moderate dem, like myself, your voice is entirely drowned out. I don’t blame the right or independents for generalizing. We just have to make our voices known and clear up the difference

[@ShonenBeats]

From NK refugee to " right-wing pick me girl" lol

[@xOmniCloudx]

A very damaged woman. Sad to see that in many ways she's still not free of tyrannical rule over her life.

[@mattm4497]

Some people always need to struggle to feel alive. I guess she's the darling of the far right. I'm sad she is not using her freedom more productively.

[@SP95]

This is what happens to those running away from far left countries.

[@ARM3LO]

Like im saying lol. She could have done ANYTHING with her life and she chose to parrot prager U talking points as the 1000th copycat right wing grifter 💀

[@kingofburgerz]

@@SP95What far left country did she run away from?

[@SP95]

@@kingofburgerz North Korea, they praise a class warfare conspiracy.

[@robertbarth5816]

​@@kingofburgerzyou know, passive aggressive much

[@traetrae11]

Is this what they begged for money to save? The beginning half was good but she has overly simplistic views of some concepts. I agree with her on some points but there were some places that he really should have pushed back. Nuance flew out the window. Sometimes people can be partially correct on opposing sides and none of that was pointed out.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I was thinking the same..They begged for donations for this?

[@Vieen1810]

She is so pro right wing, and racist anti Black. She acts like she is ignorant of USA history and the violence that whites inflicted on African Americans. People that were sex slaves don't end up right wing nuts. it's She loves Fox news and those that are just like North Korean nuts. The host should have asked her why she is obsessed with African Americans, and the issues such as US slavery, Jim Crow, and institutional racism!!!! She must expect Black people to roll over and play dead because white men are so good. She is greatful to white men, one gave her a baby!! Don't you just love how pro white Asians compare their lives to the terrorism Blacks have endured in the USA. She sounds like the spokes person for FOX news!!!

[@traetrae11]

@@Vieen1810 All of this here! Is she correct that there are a lot of opportunities that exist in America? Yes. What she fails to acknowledge is that the history of this country does make it harder for certain groups of Americans to access those opportunities equally for a multitude of reasons. That doesn’t mean there are none, just that the journey is more difficult. She couldn’t have ever read uncensored detailed accounts of atrocities committed against black people during and after slavery. She’s also completely ignoring atrocities committed against other groups INCLUDING ASIANS! There are lasting consequences to how people were treated here that we are still trying to correct. The best people can do is to fight for equitable treatment were necessary while simultaneously taking hold of the opportunities that they have access to so that they can improve the lives of their families and their communities.

[@Vieen1810]

@@traetrae11 The state of Mississippi lynched an average of 4 Black people a day from 1884-1967. The statistic gathering persons down play the murders of blacks because they are bias white racist. The FBI and USA didn't think it was important to get more information because they have to cover for white men. The system is fixed for whites, and Asians didn't get to be the model minority until the 1960s. Native Americans and African Americans have been dealing with white supremacy longer than Asian Americans. Chinese Americans kept their heads down like most Asian and benefited from the civil rights Blacks died for!!!

[@traetrae11]

@@Vieen1810 Exactly! All facts! It’s shameful how many of our ancestors died many times in brutal ways and many fighting for the rights that benefit so many other groups. The same rights that she benefits from today. And they just…glossed over…all of it. Purely shameful! Again, I question, is this what they begged for money for? This is the direction he wants to go? 🥴🥴🙅🏾‍♀️

[@flower5396]

She should go back to N. Korea. The US took her in and now she complaints about what??? So ungrateful!!

[@gamingrex2930]

Yeah the US has no issues whatsoever! If anyone disagrees with the state, they should be deported to mexico!

[@joandarc441]

​@@gamingrex2930 I thought she's a conservative and Hates LGBT lol like Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro

[@AnimeFanOmega]

Sorry your channel has been dying for so long to the point where you had to bring a grifter to try and get views. Hey, maybe the Daily Wire will hire you if you beg enough. Hope that works out!

[@Mishakeet]

What do half of these topics have to do with anything this channel is about? Why does she spend half of her time talking about ideological issues happening in the United States when no one is here to hear about these things? What was the point of this interview? You’d be better off having Jordan Peterson on here lmfao did she pay y’all to be on here? This is incredibly disappointing grifter content.

[@Janellabelle]

15:55 does she say her mom was sold for 65 dollars and she was sold for 20 and that she's sold for more because she's more valuable as a younger virgin? I only ask because it doesn't make sense because 65 is more than 20. Lol

[@Samisntavailable_]

maybe she got it twisted. I've seen many of her videos tho, she kinda got it twisted sometimes. But I guess, that's not the point

[@btat16]

Big fan of Asian Boss. Usually the videos are a great watch while having a good meal, but I could tell even before clicking that the comment section will satisfy a whole week's worth of dinners, haha.

[@goochigoochs3836]

Then you truly are woke!

[@bored.1344]

Its definitely interesting even more when you are from neither of the countries ...