Sino sa inyo nanood noong music video na Gangnam-Style ni PSY? (Gangnam Style is much more than the funny dance moves. It is, more fundamentally, a social and cultural commentary on South Korea's materialistic hedonism.)
The word Gangnam-Style orginated from the place called Gangnam-gu, the wealthiest district in Seoul. Gangnam-gu is the equivalent of Ayala Center of Makati, or New York's Upper East Side. In short, andito lahat yung pinaka mayayamang tao sa Korea and lahat na din ng mga poser. Kabilang dito yung minention sa music video yung term na
doenjong-nyeo or "doenjong girl."
Doenjong girls are those who eat very cheap soybean ramen noodles, called doengjong, but who spend ridiculous amounts of money on Starbucks and Coach/Michael Koors handbags. In short, these are conspicuous consumption people. Those girls who try to attract attention by appearing "chic" and "classy" and "sophisticated" so that men can chase after them.
Eto yung equivalent ng mga glutathione-overdosed 20something college students whom you see at UCC trying to show off their pre-paid iphone4s and sipping as little as possible from their tall cafe latte. (pero sinusutentuhan naman nung shota o nung tatay)
At present, that has come to be the definition, and in fact the paragon of what our society calls the "sex and the city" type of girl... every girl wants to look, act, speak and think like Sarah Jessica Parker. Strong, aggressive,
intelligent.
Which is why Sex and The City is the most catastrophic thing that ever occured after Women's Lib in the 60's and 70's: shows like that give women a false sense of power over their bodies and the wallets. How many women really live like those you see in the Upper East Side? Materialism is a new form of female self-imposed subjugation. If before men imposed standards on women, now women are imposing standards upon themselves to please men.
If that is the definition of an intelligent woman, in this day and age, then
no thanks.I should like my girlfriend to be that quintessential Maria Clara. Veil on her head, rosary on her hands and eyes down-cast, like that of Our Blessed Virgin Mother. (Although she should be, at the very least, eager to please)
Siguo nagkamali ako nung sinabi ko ng ayoko ng matalinong babae. Ang ayoko pala eh yung babaeng nagmamarunong at mas marunong pa dun sa gumagastos, which is obviously the guy.
Kung yung babae naman ang gumagastos para sa kanyang banidad, eh, ganun pa din yun. I'd still prefer that humble, docile sexy woman over the woman who tries ever so hard to appear domineering.
