"Get a Welding Job if You Score Level 7 on the CSAT" Sparks Job Disparagement Controversy
Netizens Outraged: "Are You Disrespecting Welders?"
Joo Yeji's Radio Recording Today (14th) Uncertain
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] Math instructor Ju Ye-ji is facing growing controversy after publicly making disparaging remarks about a specific occupational group. Ju Ye-ji stated that if you are not good at studying, you should learn welding. In particular, during this statement, Ju Ye-ji even mimicked welding motions with her hands. As the backlash intensified, Ju Ye-ji's appearance on a radio broadcast has become uncertain.
On the 13th, during a live broadcast on her YouTube channel, when a viewer commented that "a grade 7 in the CSAT type A and a grade 1 in type B are equivalent," Ju Ye-ji responded, "No. Students in type A tend to seriously look down on type B students, but a grade 7 in type A cannot be equivalent to a grade 1 in type B."
She then raised her voice, saying, "To be honest, a grade 7 in type A means you didn't study, right?" and "If you had tried, you would have gotten all the 3-point questions right, and then it wouldn't be a grade 7. Even if you get all the 3-point questions right, you usually get a grade 5 or 6, so getting a grade 7 means you missed the 3-point questions. You just didn't try."
Afterwards, Ju Ye-ji mimicked welding motions with her hands while making a "jiiing" sound to imitate welding noises. She then laughed and said, "(If you get a grade 7) you have to learn welding and go to Australia. They pay a lot."
Viewers questioned whether this was a disparaging remark toward welders, and the controversy over occupational group disparagement spread. In response, Ju Ye-ji tried to downplay it by saying, "Everyone, I'm just talking nonsense because I'm hot right now."
Netizens expressed disbelief. One netizen pointed out, "It's unbelievable that a math instructor, whose main audience is teenagers deciding their career paths, holds such views." Another demanded, "This is a clear occupational disparagement. Apologize publicly."
However, as the remarks spread through online communities and the controversy escalated, Ju Ye-ji deleted the video.
Meanwhile, attention is focused on whether Ju Ye-ji will proceed with her scheduled appearance on SBS POWER FM's 'Bae Sung-jae's Ten.'
On the 10th, the official Instagram of 'Bae Sung-jae's Ten' posted an announcement about math instructor Ju Ye-ji's appearance.
She was scheduled to conduct an internet live broadcast for the New Year's special segment "With the God of Studying." The recording was set for the 14th at 8:30 PM, and the main broadcast would air on the 16th at 10 PM.
However, due to the controversy over Ju Ye-ji's disparaging remarks about welders and other technical workers, her broadcast appearance has become uncertain.
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