'Beauty is freedom': The North Korean millennials wearing makeup to rebel against the state

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'Beauty is freedom': The North Korean millennials wearing makeup to rebel against the state

have a greater insight into 

ex) The famine disrupted the schooling system, so many of the Jangmadang generation literally grew up shopping in the markets, and have a greater insight into capitalism than previous generations, he adds. 

 

 

smuggle

- 밀수하다, 밀반입하다

ex) People who were smuggled foreign cosmetics are not only experimenting with their own looks, but trying to push the boundaries of what's acceptable in North Korea, Park said. 

 

 

hermit 

- (보통 종교적 이유에 의한) 은둔자

ex)  A low-maintenance bug like a beetle or hermit crab is no big hassle.

 

crack down

-  to take severe measures (against), become stricter (with)

decadent

- 타락한, 퇴폐적인

ex) Although North Korean authorities crack down on fashion and hair styles of the so-called decadent culture of capitalism, there is a limit to the total control of their citizens' desire and needs. 

 

enrage

-  격분하게 만들다 (=infuriate)

ex) Yang said a lot of her friends in North Korea were enraged by not being able to dress the way they wanted.

 

brainwash

ex) We are brainwashed by the North Korean government, so we still like the Supreme Leader, but the desire to look pretty is another issue. 

 

 

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If young North Korean watch South Korean TV Programs, then they may want to change their hair or clothes to what South Koreans look like.