"Women Assigned to 'Dotaenam'... Backlash Against Man Advocating 'Dating Lottery System'"

'Dotenaam' Advocates Introducing 'Dating Lottery System' for Himself
"Unfair Dating Market... I Want to Meet Pretty Women"
Surpasses 800,000 Views... Over 10,000 Comments

A man who appeared on an internet broadcast and advocated for the introduction of a 'dating lottery system' to help men who cannot date women is facing heavy criticism. The dating lottery system is a proposal gaining attention in some online communities, where the government would match men and women by lottery to enable dating opportunities.

Criticizing a man advocating for the 'dating lottery system.'
[Photo by YouTube channel 'Judungi Bangsong']

On the 24th, a video titled "The Most Pitiful Type You Never Want to Meet in Your Life" was uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Judungi Broadcast.' The video featured a man identified as Mr. A, who introduced himself as a "Dotaenam human rights activist." 'Dotaenam' is a newly coined derogatory term referring to men who have been left behind in modern society, typically those who lack appearance, wealth, or social skills, making normal dating and marriage impossible.

Mr. A claimed that the dating market is unfair, stating, "For teenagers and people in their twenties, the most important thing is the opposite sex. But good-looking and tall men easily meet pretty women, while others are completely ignored. Is this really fair and equal? I thought about it and concluded it is unfair." He added, "Our society dismisses men who are left behind by saying 'You just didn't try hard enough.' But can height be increased by effort? In politics, there is already much talk about resolving wealth polarization. So why is dating polarization not addressed?" He continued, "In some ways, this is even more unfair than wealth polarization. There are inheritance taxes to reduce wealth inequality, but appearance is inherited without any such tax."

Mr. A said, "Just because someone was born good-looking, they gain all these advantages in our society. I don't know if this is truly fair." He criticized, "In the capital market, the state intervenes to some extent. But the dating market is completely free from state intervention." He also claimed he would become a "Dotaenam human rights activist" and demand that the government address this polarization issue.

Criticizing a man advocating for the 'dating lottery system.'
[Photo by YouTube channel 'Judungi Bangsong']

The video has rapidly spread through social networking services (SNS) and online communities. As of 11 a.m. on the 25th, it had reached 800,000 views and received 17,000 comments, becoming a hot topic.

The broadcast host Judungi (real name Choi Ha-young) criticized Mr. A's argument, saying, "This is exactly a communist mindset. Do you know why communism failed? If you get 1,000 won whether you work 10 hours or 1 hour, who would want to work? If you could meet a pretty person just by voting well, even if you weigh 100 kg, who would bother to maintain a good figure?"

However, Mr. A remained steadfast. When Judungi retorted, "Being pretty and having a good figure means you worked hard. Don’t you know how hard women try to diet?" Mr. A responded, "Of course, people try. But as plastic surgeons say, according to the 'law of unchanging original form,' to be handsome or pretty, you must be born with a minimum level of appearance." Judungi replied, "There are limits to appearance. But what you are saying sounds like you don’t want to make an effort. People like that don’t want to hear that 'you have to try to date.' I think being born ugly or poor is not being left behind; that kind of mindset is what being left behind really is."

Netizens who watched the video reacted with comments such as, "So these are the kinds of people who stir up gender conflicts on the internet," "According to the logic of Dotaenam, women can’t say anything and should be supplied to and serve men," "It’s amazing that throughout the whole video, they talk about human rights and equality but women are not included in that category. It feels like they don’t see women as people," "Women are not some charity organization," and "If you’re short and ugly, why blame your parents instead of women?"