Geunyeo ui Simcheong - Ch. 4 - The Disguised Fox

[MangaDex]

 

[Cleesus]

damn that monk all of a sudden kinda harsh

 

[owlette]

i wonder what's up with the monk. there's a lot of focus on him so he must be important

 

[ccirce]

Bc a woman trying to make the best for herself in the society she lives in is sooooo sinful. esp compared to the lustful old man who took her, and the society who looked on and celebrated w a straight face.

Plus, you don't know if she chose this on her own, you shitty monk! Don't make assumptions and turn your nose up like that.

Poor girl was obv brought up taught she must be beautiful, quiet, and obedient to be happy. Plus her fam sent her w/out dowary, which is the wife's only insurance in this kind of society. If she's anything it's pitiful.

And even if she did marry him for money, then good for her. She didn't hurt anyone or stole from anyone.

I knew I didn't like you when you and your well-fed mouth encouraged "offerings" from a starving beggar girl. Fucking hypocrite. Had she not been a frequent "customer", I bet you would have ratted her out for that red pouch and gloated about it all holier-than-thou.

 

[lil-mcfile]

the monk sucks 🙄😒
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@ccirce can only agree

 

[shinjachan]

That monk was so sanctimonious from the start-- @ccirce I completely agree with you!!

 

[gladiatorua]

This is the same monk that tells a 15 yo beggar with blind father to donate to the temple so that her wishes come true. Get fucked baldy.

 

[Sakuma0]

i hate this monk ...

 

[Torticus]

This b**** monk has the same stench as Frolo and I'm not here for it!

 

[Arnievicc]

Hey that's a lot of assumptions with a whole lot of evidence NOT

 

[dovh]

I already disliked the monk in the first chapter when he preached that it was wrong to steal from a rich kid. now he's just being blatantly misogynistic, wow

 

[HansumNapolean]

The monk is such a fascinating character in retrospect. He represents a larger, subtle form of misogyny that subverts the reader’s expectations. Buddhism, and by extension that people practice it, are usually depicted as all-compassionate and empathetic. The monk is almost the complete opposite: he automatically assumes Shim Chong (rightfully or wrongfully so) of stealing, degrades the bride for marrying rich, and actively tries to groom Shim Chong to the absoluteness of his teachings. Despite all of this, he’s not “religiously technically” wrong. Women, according to many denominations of Buddhism at that time, had inherent “sin” even if they could reach Nirvana. Their karmic retribution (as the monk keeps reiterating) influenced the monk to be incredibly prejudice and self righteous. As many have pointed out, the monk relies on generous donations to the temple while he berates Shim Chong for stealing.

It’s fascinating that he casually mentions that he “left” the secular world. Shim Chong doesn’t have the same privilege - she can’t leave her father, nor can she join any temples as a monk. The visual contrast is stark: the monk looks prim and clean, while Shim Chong, burdened with “worldly troubles,” is wearing rags with messy hair. It’s a well done critique against the sexism of institutionalized religion. The monk is certainly not an exception in his viewpoints.

On a final note, the monk was essentially insinuating that the young bride was a liar, fake, or a whore with that powder comment lol.