Exposing Dongguk University: Racialized Sexual Violence, Institutional Betrayal, and Alleged Public Funds Fraud (2016–2025)

Tactical Censorship: Korean Film Industry's Strategic Information Control Revealed, *added 4:54 AM UTC (UTC+0), Saturday, May 17, 2025

Published: May 17, 2025

Censorship in Action: Live Documentation

Watch the video evidence on YouTube

Before Industry Censorship:

DC Inside Commercial Film Gallery Before Post Was Censored

After Industry Censorship:

DC Inside Commercial Film Gallery After Post Was Censored

In the video above, you can witness real-time evidence of the Korean film industry's organized censorship efforts. At timestamp 1:10, you can see my post about Title IX compliance issues in Korean film education programs on DC Inside's Commercial Film Gallery (상업영화갤러리). Within minutes, the post was actively removed by moderators, resulting in the error page you see flashing before being redirected back to the board listing - with my post conspicuously absent.

This rapid censorship stands in stark contrast to identical posts on over 20 university-specific galleries that have remained active for weeks, some with hundreds of views. This selective content removal reveals a calculated effort by film industry professionals to control information specifically within film industry spaces.

The Exact Post That Was Censored

Below is the exact content of the post that was removed by industry moderators within minutes of being posted on the Commercial Film Gallery. This identical content remains freely available on over 20 university-specific galleries without any moderation action:

Original Korean Version:

# [충격] 한국 영화학과의 성폭력 위험과 국제적 파장: 넷플릭스에 대한 영향

안녕하세요, 영화 갤러리 여러분.

최근 저희 젠더워치독(Gender Watchdog)이 진행한 조사 결과를 공유합니다. 한국의 영화 교육 프로그램, 특히 동국대학교 디지털미디어콘텐츠대학원의 Title IX 성폭력 위험과 관련하여 심각한 발견이 있었습니다.

## ❗ Title IX란 무엇이며 왜 중요한가?

Title IX는 미국의 연방 교육법으로, 성별에 기반한 차별과 성폭력으로부터 학생들을 보호합니다. 주목해야 할 중요한 사항:

- 미국 대학들은 해외 파트너 기관도 Title IX 기준을 준수하는지 확인할 **법적 의무**가 있습니다
- 구조적인 성폭력 위험이 있는 해외 대학과의 파트너십은 미국 대학에 법적 책임을 초래할 수 있습니다
- 단순히 개별 사건이 아니라, 성폭력 예방 및 대응 시스템의 부재 자체가 파트너십 자격 박탈 사유가 됩니다
- 성별 불균형적인 교수진, 독립적 신고 메커니즘 부재, 산업-학계 경계 모호성은 모두 구조적 위험 요소로 간주됩니다

ATIXA(미국 Title IX 행정관 협회)는 이러한 기준에 대한 상세한 정보를 제공합니다: https://www.atixa.org/regs/

## ⚠️ 국제 파트너십 붕괴 시작

동국대학교에 대한 저희 조사 이후 다음과 같은 결과가 발생했습니다:
- 캐나다의 한 저명한 대학이 공식적으로 동국대학교와의 파트너십을 부인
- 미국의 3개 대학이 동국대학교와의 파트너십 재평가 중
- 글로벌 대학 순위 기관이 이 문제를 경영진에게 보고

이는 시작에 불과합니다. 한국여성정책연구원(KWDI)의 보고서에 따르면:
- 여성 예술 학생의 61.5%가 성폭력을 경험
- 영화학과는 모든 예술 프로그램 중 가장 높은 위험 점수(81/100)를 기록
- 대학 내 성폭력의 65.5%가 교수에 의해 자행됨

이런 통계는 동국대뿐만 아니라 한국의 모든 영화학과를 가진 대학들이 국제 파트너십을 잃을 위험이 있음을 시사합니다.

## 📊 주요 영화 학교의 구조적 문제

저희 조사에 따르면 한국 주요 영화학교들은 다음과 같은 공통된 문제를 가지고 있습니다:

- **한예종(K-Arts)**: 영화과 교수 10명 전원 남성
  교수진 명단 확인: https://web.archive.org/web/20250511225518/https://www.karts.ac.kr/en/schools/faclty_view.do?PR_CODE=0301
  
- **중앙대**: 영화과 교수 8명 전원 남성
  교수진 명단 확인: https://archive.md/zTxUx
  
- **홍익대**: 영상영화과 교수 중 여성은 단 1명
  교수진 명단 확인: https://web.archive.org/web/20250511230116/https://www.hongik.ac.kr/en/academics/intro-faculty-detail.do?mode=view&deptCd=BAC170&depth=2
  
- **동국대**: 영화영상학과 대학원 교수 전원 남성
  교수진 명단 확인: https://web.archive.org/web/20250414174712/https://www.dongguk.edu/eng/dandae/122#;

## 🚩 산업-학계 경계 모호: 시더스FNH 사례

특히 우려되는 부분은 시더스FNH와 같은 영화 스튜디오가 동국대학교 캠퍼스 내에 위치하여 학문과 산업 간의 경계를 모호하게 만드는 점입니다. 이는 다음과 같은 위험을 증가시킵니다:

1. 교수와 산업 전문가 간의 권력 관계 복잡화
2. 학생들이 학업과 취업 기회 사이에서 불공정한 압력을 받을 가능성
3. 성폭력 발생 시 학교와 산업체 사이의 책임 회피 가능성

대부분의 한국 영화 프로그램은 산업체와 워크숍, 협업, 인턴십 등을 진행합니다. 이러한 협력은 교육적으로 가치가 있지만, 적절한 보호 장치 없이는 학생들을 취약한 상황에 노출시킬 수 있습니다.

## 🌐 넷플릭스에 대한 영향

넷플릭스는 한국 콘텐츠에 25억 달러를 투자했지만, 이러한 구조적 문제는 다음과 같은 중대한 위험을 초래할 수 있습니다:

1. **윤리적/법적 책임**: 미국의 Title IX 법률에 따라, 넷플릭스가 성폭력 은폐에 관련된 기관과 간접적으로 연결되어 있다면 잠재적인 법적 책임이 있을 수 있습니다.

2. **ESG 보고 의무**: 투자자들에 대한 환경·사회·거버넌스(ESG) 책임에 따라, 넷플릭스는 한국 콘텐츠 파트너들이 강력한 반성폭력 조치를 갖추고 있는지 확인해야 합니다.

3. **평판 위험**: 이러한 문제가 공개적으로 알려지면 넷플릭스의 브랜드 이미지에 심각한 타격을 줄 수 있습니다.

미국 전역의 Title IX 기관들과 대학 Title IX 사무소들은 이미 이 문제에 대해 통보받았으며, 한국 대학들과의 파트너십을 재고하거나 종료하는 과정이 이미 시작되었습니다.

## 📝 필요한 개혁

한국 영화 교육 기관들이 국제적 신뢰를 회복하고 학생들을 보호하기 위해 필요한 개혁:

1. 성별 균형 잡힌 교수진 채용
2. 독립적이고 투명한 성폭력 신고 시스템 구축
3. 산업-학계 경계의 명확화 및 권력 남용 방지책 마련
4. 모든 제작 환경에서 친밀감 코디네이터 의무화
5. 정기적인 성폭력 예방 교육 시행

## 🔍 추가 자료

더 자세한 정보와 증거는 다음 링크에서 확인하실 수 있습니다:
- 젠더워치독 타임라인 웹사이트: https://genderwatchdog.org/
- 젠더워치독 X/트위터: https://x.com/Gender_Watchdog
- 동국대 국제 파트너십 허위 표현 증거: https://x.com/Gender_Watchdog/status/1918075028106867030
- 공공 자금 오용 조사: https://x.com/Gender_Watchdog/status/1918201577363652788

이 문제는 단순한 대학 평판 문제를 넘어 한국 영화산업의 미래와 국제적 신뢰에 직결됩니다. 여러분의 의견과 경험을 댓글로 공유해주세요.

감사합니다.
젠더워치독 리서치 콜렉티브

English Translation:

# [SHOCKING] Sexual Violence Risks in Korean Film Schools and International Fallout: Impact on Netflix

Hello, Film Gallery members.

I'm sharing findings from a recent investigation by Gender Watchdog regarding Title IX sexual violence risks in Korean film education programs, particularly at Dongguk University's Graduate School of Digital Media and Contents.

## ❗ What is Title IX and Why Does It Matter?

Title IX is a U.S. federal education law that protects students from sex-based discrimination and sexual violence. Important points to understand:

- U.S. universities have a **legal obligation** to ensure that their international partner institutions also comply with Title IX standards
- Partnerships with foreign universities that have structural sexual violence risks can create legal liability for U.S. institutions
- It's not just about individual incidents - the absence of proper sexual violence prevention and response systems itself can disqualify universities from partnerships
- Gender-imbalanced faculty, lack of independent reporting mechanisms, and blurred industry-academic boundaries are all considered structural risk factors

The Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) provides detailed information about these standards: https://www.atixa.org/regs/

## ⚠️ International Partnerships Beginning to Collapse

Following our investigation into Dongguk University, these developments have occurred:
- A prominent Canadian university has officially denied partnership with Dongguk
- Three US universities are re-evaluating their partnerships with Dongguk
- A global university ranking institution has reported this issue to their executive management

This is just the beginning. According to the Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI) report:
- 61.5% of female art students experience sexual violence
- Film departments have the highest risk score (81/100) among all art programs
- 65.5% of sexual violence at universities is perpetrated by professors

These statistics suggest that not only Dongguk but all Korean universities with film departments risk losing their international partnerships.

## 📊 Structural Problems in Major Film Schools

Our investigation reveals that major Korean film schools share these common issues:

- **K-Arts**: All 10 film department professors are male
  Faculty list verification: https://web.archive.org/web/20250511225518/https://www.karts.ac.kr/en/schools/faclty_view.do?PR_CODE=0301
  
- **Chung-Ang University**: All 8 film department professors are male
  Faculty list verification: https://archive.md/zTxUx
  
- **Hongik University**: Only 1 female professor in the film and video department
  Faculty list verification: https://web.archive.org/web/20250511230116/https://www.hongik.ac.kr/en/academics/intro-faculty-detail.do?mode=view&deptCd=BAC170&depth=2
  
- **Dongguk University**: All graduate film department professors are male
  Faculty list verification: https://web.archive.org/web/20250414174712/https://www.dongguk.edu/eng/dandae/122#;

## 🚩 Blurred Industry-Academic Boundaries: The Sidus FNH Case

Particularly concerning is how film studios like Sidus FNH are located on Dongguk University's campus, blurring the boundaries between academia and industry. This increases these risks:

1. Complication of power relationships between professors and industry professionals
2. Possibility of students facing unfair pressure between academic and career opportunities
3. Potential for responsibility evasion between school and industry when sexual violence occurs

Most Korean film programs conduct workshops, collaborations, and internships with industry entities. While educationally valuable, these collaborations can expose students to vulnerable situations without proper safeguards.

## 🌐 Impact on Netflix

Netflix has invested $2.5 billion in Korean content, but these structural issues could pose significant risks:

1. **Ethical/Legal Responsibility**: Under US Title IX laws, Netflix may have potential legal liability if indirectly connected to institutions covering up sexual violence.

2. **ESG Reporting Obligations**: According to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) responsibilities to investors, Netflix should ensure Korean content partners have robust anti-sexual violence measures.

3. **Reputational Risk**: Public exposure of these issues could seriously damage Netflix's brand image.

Title IX organizations and Title IX offices at universities across the US have already been notified about this issue, and the process of reconsidering or terminating partnerships with Korean universities has already begun.

## 📝 Necessary Reforms

Reforms needed for Korean film education institutions to restore international trust and protect students:

1. Hiring gender-balanced faculty
2. Building independent and transparent sexual violence reporting systems
3. Clarifying industry-academic boundaries and establishing measures to prevent abuse of power
4. Mandating intimacy coordinators in all production environments
5. Implementing regular sexual violence prevention education

## 🔍 Additional Resources

For more detailed information and evidence, please check these links:
- Gender Watchdog Timeline Website: https://genderwatchdog.org/
- Gender Watchdog X/Twitter: https://x.com/Gender_Watchdog
- Evidence of Dongguk's False International Partnership Claims: https://x.com/Gender_Watchdog/status/1918075028106867030
- Public Funds Misuse Investigation: https://x.com/Gender_Watchdog/status/1918201577363652788

This issue goes beyond university reputation concerns to directly impact the future of the Korean film industry and international trust. Please share your opinions and experiences in the comments.

Thank you,
Gender Watchdog Research Collective

Pattern Reveals Institutional Protection Strategy

This targeted censorship is not an isolated incident. When combined with our previously documented pattern of selective censorship on filmmakers.co.kr (Korea's primary film industry professional forum), we can now identify a comprehensive information control strategy:

Hierarchy of Protected Spaces

The censorship pattern reveals a clear hierarchy of spaces that industry powers prioritize for information control:

  1. Professional Film Forums (filmmakers.co.kr) - Most aggressively moderated
  2. Industry-Adjacent Public Forums (DC Inside Commercial Film Gallery) - Rapidly moderated
  3. General University Forums (DC Inside university galleries) - Left largely unmoderated

This suggests a tactical approach: contain information within professional and industry-adjacent circles while allowing it to exist in general university spaces where it poses less immediate threat to industry reputation.

Strategic Rather Than Reactive Censorship

The speed and selectivity of the deletions indicate that this is not random moderation but rather a coordinated effort:

This reveals a deliberate strategy to protect the film industry's reputation while containing the spread of information about structural sexual violence issues specifically within film-focused spaces.

Platform Post Content Time to Deletion Specific Triggers
Filmmakers Q&A Named Dongguk directly <2 hours Direct naming + evidence
Filmmakers Q&A Anonymized language <12 hours High view count (140)
Filmmakers Free Anonymized language Not deleted Low view count (80)
DC Inside Commercial Film Industry-wide analysis <10 minutes Film industry focus
DC Inside University galleries Identical content Not deleted after weeks Not film industry-specific

This pattern confirms our earlier assessment: the primary concern is containing information within professional and industry-adjacent circles rather than suppressing it completely.

Implications for Information Resilience

This documented censorship provides vital strategic intelligence for our ongoing advocacy efforts:

Multi-Platform Evidence Repository

The differential treatment across platforms creates a robust record of institutional protection mechanisms:

The Censorship Paradox

As we've noted before, these censorship attempts provide stronger evidence supporting our advocacy:

  1. The targeted removal of content specifically from film industry spaces demonstrates extraordinary sensitivity to these specific issues
  2. The strategic decision to remove content from industry spaces while allowing it elsewhere confirms deliberate information management
  3. The pattern across multiple platforms reveals a coordinated approach rather than individual moderation decisions

Conclusion: Transparency as Accountability

The film industry's attempt to control information through tactical censorship across platforms reveals both their vulnerability to these claims and the effectiveness of our multi-platform approach. The very act of deleting content from specific spaces while leaving it untouched in others creates an evidence trail of institutional protection that supports our core advocacy message.

This pattern of highly selective, strategic moderation offers valuable lessons for advocacy efforts targeting closed professional ecosystems, demonstrating that resilient, multi-platform approaches with documentation of censorship itself are essential tools for overcoming sophisticated information control mechanisms.

The more aggressively they try to contain this information, the more they reveal the validity of our concerns about structural issues in Korean film education.

Evidence Repository: Active Posts Across University Galleries

While our post on the Commercial Film Gallery was rapidly censored, identical posts remain active on numerous university-specific DC Inside galleries. This differential treatment provides compelling evidence of targeted, industry-specific censorship rather than content violations.

Below are direct links to our identical posts that remain freely accessible across university forums:

University (English) University (Korean) DC Inside Post Link
Dongguk University 동국대학교 DC Inside Dongguk
Exchange Student Gallery 유학생 갤러리 DC Inside Exchange Student
Seoul National University 서울대학교 DC Inside Seoul National
Korea University 고려대학교 DC Inside Korea University
Chung-Ang University 중앙대학교 DC Inside Chung-Ang
Hongik University 홍익대학교 DC Inside Hongik
Hanyang University 한양대학교 DC Inside Hanyang
Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts) 한국예술종합학교 DC Inside K-Arts
Yonsei University 연세대학교 DC Inside Yonsei
Sungkyunkwan University 성균관대학교 DC Inside Sungkyunkwan
Kyung Hee University 경희대학교 DC Inside Kyung Hee
Sogang University 서강대학교 DC Inside Sogang
Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교 DC Inside Ewha
University of Seoul 서울시립대학교 DC Inside Seoul Municipal
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 한국외국어대학교 DC Inside HUFS
Konkuk University 건국대학교 DC Inside Konkuk
Sejong University 세종대학교 DC Inside Sejong
Dongduk Women's University 동덕여자대학교 DC Inside Dongduk
Sungshin Women's University 성신여자대학교 DC Inside Sungshin
Duksung Women's University 덕성여자대학교 DC Inside Duksung
Sookmyung Women's University 숙명여자대학교 DC Inside Sookmyung
Seoul Women's University 서울여자대학교 DC Inside Seoul Women's
Suwon Women's University 수원여자대학교 DC Inside Suwon Women's

For additional documentation and analysis of censorship patterns on other platforms, visit our main research timeline.