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Orientalism means the illusion of the East created by the West. Orientalism
existed since ancient times, when ancient Europeans saw newspapers like Asian
carts and said there were mysteries in the eastern country. However, Europeans
who developed through the industrial revolution since the advent of imperialism
looked uncivilly at Asians who did not yet use chemical technology. Rather
than carefully analyzing the elements of Asian life, Westerners concluded that
it was a mysterious and uncivilized culture. Orientalism is a vestige of racism,
or imperialism. That's why it shouldn't exist. Do you know the song YELLOW
of LIM KIM? It is a song that clearly reveals Western fantasies about the East.
Just by looking at the costumes and the background patterns, it seems like
something has been done, but we can't tell which country's culture it brought.
If you look at "It's not your physical tape, our style lookin' so kawaii" and
"Untamed as wild state, I'll never bow to you (Bang)" you can see that the
lyrics are also made up of sentences that make you cry to Westerners who still
think they are uncivilized. If you look at these points, it's true that this song
attacked some Westerners who don't know about Eastern culture, but they just
look cool. Rather than feeling inferior to white people, we should have an
attitude that proudly shows ourselves like LIM KIM. Because then we can get
rid of Orientalism and be cool when we're us.

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