(), abbreviated from (), is a term used in South Korea to refer to men in their 20s with negative tendencies toward

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. The term first emerged in the late 2010s. Its antonym is (), abbreviated from ().

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have a negative tendency toward feminism. They have been compared to "Angry Young Men" in

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's 1991 book ''

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''. Idaenams are strongly opposed to misandry ( or ). In 2021, a survey by

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found that 70 percent of men in their twenties opposed affirmative action for women. Many believe that the gender quotas are discriminatory. Anti-feminism in South Korea is more pronounced among high-income young men. In addition, according to statistics from 2021, men in their twenties and thirties ("Idaenam") are less receptive to

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than men in their 40s and 50s ("

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male"), but more than men above the age of sixty.

in South Korean politics

The phenomenon is a form of social backlash similar to the Western "

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", but this often leads to

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(Including both

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and

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sides). The

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, a South Korean

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publication, reported that

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, the then leader of the People Power Party, uses anti-feminist investigations to win the votes of . South Korea's

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Moon Jae-in government implemented a more feminist policy than the previous conservative government, and men in their 20s had severe antipathy against it.

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of right-wing conservative People Power Party and

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of liberal Democratic Party of Korea, who were the main candidates for the

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, were controversial for taking a negative attitude toward feminism to win the votes of . Centrist conservative-liberal

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criticized Yoon and Lee for promoting

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in awareness of . In particular, South Korean right-wingers and social conservatives are trying to make their main supporters by actively attacking feminism.

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Last Look: South Korea's surprising anti-feminist movement
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) Cultural generations Conservatism in South Korea Criticism of feminism Identity politics in Korea Men in South Korea Misandry Opposition to feminism in South Korea Opposition to affirmative action Political terminology in South Korea Populism in South Korea Right-wing populism in South Korea

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