정치화된 혐오 표현에 대한 비판 : 제주 예멘 난민 사건을 중심으로

Abstract

Disgust expression is a human emotional defense mechanism that seeks to avoid harm to oneself. But disgust expression is used in the name of protecting the interests of the group while the irreversible and contingent attributes combine with the accumulated social prejudice. Various expressions of disgust, such as sexual, racial, religious, economic, etc., are unconsciously uttered and grouped and become a tool for the logic of the strong who inflict violence on the weak. Disgust expression converted into a public event deprives community members of their political rights and makes their political presence unstable. As seen in the Jeju Yemeni refugee problem, disgust expression suppresses freedom and limits one’s right to speak, thereby causing loss of humanity as a political entity. This is politicized disgust expression. The politicized refugee hatred is not the problem with the refugees themselves. Refugees are used politically to solve various problems already inherent in society or to shift responsibility. And refugees who are not politically protected take full responsibility. The disgust problem lies in understanding each other and finding ways to live together. And we will continue to work hard to solve the problem.