Representative Ryu Ho Jung of the Justice Party criticized for her pink mini dress at National Assembly meeting

Article: Ryu Ho Jung's pink dress controversy... Ryu, "Is authority only addressed through a suit?"

Source: Yonhap News via Naver

1. [+1,693, -167] Okay but leaving comments like "is she there to hand out checks for drinks" is crossing the line

2. [+1,535, -218] Dress codes exist for a reason. People don't enforce wearing black to funerals but everyone upholds it. And the National Assembly? It's not about dressing for authority, it's an assembly to do work for our country, and the least you can do is dress in a way that doesn't stand out. Dressing appropriately for certain situations is an important aspect of being a part of society.

3. [+1,412, -179] She has yet to prove her skills as a representative, and no one knows if she's even good at her job yet, so she gets in trouble because she puts out all these outlandish claims just to stick out. There's a culture in every part of society that you're expected to fit into. If you want to see change, then you should start by doing your job right and getting recognized for it so that your persuasion holds more weight. She hasn't earned the support of the public and hasn't achieved anything herself yet. Honestly, I think the Justice Party only put out Ryu Ho Jung because they wanted the title of having the youngest congresswoman to date since she's a '92er.

4. [+706, -207] People must really have nothing to do to cause all this fuss over the color of her dress. It's not like she got up naked... worry about your own political color.

5. [+200, -23] Dress codes exist for appropriate situations. To the people asking what's it matter what she wears, imagine if a judge appeared to court wearing a tank top. Does that make sense? This is not a setting where you should be allowed to wear just anything.

6. [+166, -34] Shouldn't there be a basic level of class in these roles? These assemblies don't gather for her to show up like it's some picnic party... Have some basic respect with your dress if you can't show it through actions...

7. [+213, -86] Does she think this is some party? The country's a mess right now with the virus and heavy rain and look at how excited she looks.

8. [+105, -11] How is she a representative of our people? Can we just get rid of proportional representation?

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Source: Naver

1. [+226, -10] As expected from a former game BJ

2. [+220, -9] I don't want to criticize her but I do have to admit that this isn't a good look

3. [+281, -86] I get that she's young but she's still working as a congresswoman. Showing up in something so short does seem a bit disrespectful. It should at least be knee length. No one would care if she was wearing this to some private meeting but this doesn't seem work appropriate.

4. [+59, -4] To all of you saying this is okay, are you going to show up to your next job interview in shorts? There are clothing styles appropriate for every situation. You don't see athletes competing in suits, do you? Do you see a president meeting other presidents in t-shirts?

5. [+52, -1] Even in countries with better gender equality, I have never seen a woman who works for the country who dressed like this... As a congresswoman, shouldn't she have asked herself why other women around the world don't dress like this for events?

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Source: Daum

1. [+2,871, -614] I know there's no set rule for this stuff... but considering her age, and considering that the nation is watching this assembly, she should've been more considerate of upholding the class of a congresswoman with her dress... It's best to dress appropriately for the situation you're in.

2. [+2,597, -421] The people are not criticizing her for simply wearing a dress. They're just asking that she be more mindful of her position as a representative of us!

3. [+2,251, -183] Authority is not broken through dress. It's achieved through intelligence and wisdom. It's pathetic that she thinks she did something by wearing something different~ the lowest of the low.

4. [+2,283, -293] What does dress matter anyway? Just because people are wearing suits doesn't mean the national assembly is doing any better.

5. [+1,693, -302] Stop trying to stand out through ways like this and start trying to stand out through your work~~~ sigh

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