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[21-May-07][Asia Media]'Rain' and Stephen Colbert
Robert Allen hopes the Korean public understands that Stephen Colbert's parody is good publicity for 'Rain' in America
Monday, May 21, 2007
By Robert Allen
Regarding a recent episode of the American comedy show The Colbert Report and the reaction that Koreans have had to it, I feel an obligation to set the record straight. Korean Nation: by giving his American audience a brief glimpse of the singer Rain and Korean pop music in general, Stephen Colbert has done more good for your country and its culture than you could possibly imagine.
In essence, Stephen Colbert has handed your country a marvelous gift, and I would encourage you to understand exactly how he has done so.
First, some important background information about the American Media Culture. In America, one can find a number of television and radio programs hosted by power-hungry, ego-driven, ultra-conservative spokesmen.
These "journalists" thrive on being divisively critical of any part of an open-minded, liberal way of thinking. Their tactics are to inflame their audience by portraying anyone who fails to follow the conservative doctrine as a dangerous enemy to all that is good and decent in the world. They intentionally use extreme language to criticize and condemn, keeping their audience at a fever pitch of paranoia and indignation.
Moreover, they are very successful, very powerful and very, very rich. And the most extreme media personality in America, the man with the most inflamed ego and the most self-righteous attitude, the man who feels that he alone can deliver the American people to righteousness, is Mr. Stephen Colbert, the host and self-exalted deity of his television program The Colbert Report. But wait, there’s more.
Stephen Colbert (actually the character he so deftly portrays) is a clown, a buffoon, a parody of those other neo-conservative celebrities. And, believe me, Colbert’s audience "gets" the joke.
Although the tactics and actions of neo-cons like George W. Bush and his cronies have repeatedly disgusted many open-minded Americans, many have realized that perhaps it’s better to laugh than to get angry. And that is why The Colbert (pronounced, like the French "Col-bear") Report (pronounced, for no good reason "re-pour"), is not only one of the funniest programs on American TV these days, it’s also one of the most necessary.
Korean Nation: The Colbert Report is a perfect satire of all that is laughable about those hate-filled programs. The character Colbert portrays on his program is so extreme in his comments; he is so consumed by the importance of his own ego and so clueless as to the absurdity of his thinking that, well, he’s exactly like the men he is parodying. His "rant" against Rain is a perfect example of Colbert’s character taking himself much too seriously.
Look at the facts: Only a fool would be indignant at being outvoted by a Korean pop star in Time Magazine’s poll. Only a clueless individual would then go on national television and rave about his newest "nemesis," and only a deranged human would make his own music video in an attempt to show that he is the more talented individual while wearing a bizarre combination of fashions, including misfired hip-hop, Korean trendiness and button-down Ivy League.
Finally, only an individual with a serious lack of taste would produce this music video singing what he truly believes to be a quality Korean pop song with his rather limited Korean vocabulary (Hyundai, kimchi, etc), while creating a new dance style one could possibly call Korean-hiphop-techno-constipation. And somebody is offended by this?
In the end, Rain could not have asked for better publicity than being "put on notice" by Stephen Colbert. Colbert’s audience is intelligent enough to understand his humor and hip enough to check out Korean Pop Music and culture. Thanks to Colbert, millions of Americans now know who Rain is, where he is from, and the kind of music he makes. Again, Colbert’s audience "gets" the joke.
A joke is never funny if one must explain it. However, if Korean people miss the not-so-subtle satire in Colbert’s tribute to Rain and allow themselves to become offended or indignant without comprehending the context of Colbert’s comedy, the joke, unfortunately, will ultimately be on them.
My prediction: Rain will soon be a guest on Colbert’s program. Trust me. It’s a good thing.
The writer is a teacher in the English Education Department at Hannam University in Daejeon. He has lived in Korea nearly seven years.
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翻译机翻译:
'雨' 和史蒂芬 Colbert
为 '雨' 在美国罗勃特艾伦希望韩国的民众了解史蒂芬 Colbert's 打油诗文是好的广告
星期一,2007 年五月 21 日
藉着罗勃特艾伦
关于美国的喜剧一段最近的插曲展现韩国人有有到它的 Colbert 报告和反应,我感觉义务笔直地创造记录。 韩国的国家: 藉由给他的美国听众歌手的简短一瞥下雨和大体上韩国人取出音乐,史蒂芬 Colbert 有为你的国家和它的文化做较多的善行比较你可以可能地想像。
基本上，史蒂芬 Colbert 有传递你的国家一个令人惊异的礼物，而且我会鼓励你完全地了解他如何有这麽做。
第一,一些重要的背景关於～的资讯～～美国的媒体文化。 在美国，一能找许多的电视和收音机被力量-饥饿的主办计画，自我驱动 的, 超保守的 spokesmen 。
这些 "新闻记者" 一虚心的任何部份区分的紧要关头繁荣, ～的慷慨方式～想。他们的手法要藉由描写任何人激怒他们的听众谁不及格跟随保守的教义如一个危险的敌人到全部哪一是好的和有分寸的在世界中。 他们企图的使用极端的语言批评而且判刑,保存在偏执狂和愤怒的一个狂热的他们听众。
而且，他们非常成功, 非常有力的和非常,非常富有的。而且在美国的最极端的媒体个性,有最大多数的 inflamed 自我和最自以为是的态度男人,感觉的男人他独自地能运送美国的人们给正义,是他的电视尊贵的神规划 Colbert 报告的史蒂芬先生 Colbert ，主人和自我。 但是等候,有更多。
史蒂芬 Colbert( 实际上个性他如此敏捷熟练的描写) 是一个小丑，一个丑角，那些其他的新保守的名人一个打油诗文。 并且,相信我,Colbert's 听众 "拿" 笑话。
虽然手法和行动新精读相似的乔治 W. 布什和他的密友重复地有令人厌恶许多虚心的美国人, 多数有了解也许它是比较好笑的比较很生气。而且那是 Colbert(显着的,像法国人 "关口-熊") 为什麽报告 (显着的,为没有好的理由 "关于-流出"),是不只有美国的电视上的最好笑的计画之一这些每天，它也是最大多数的必需品之一。
韩国的国家: Colbert 报告是一种完美的讽刺文所有的那是可笑的有关那些憎恨填充的计画事。 个性 Colbert 在他的计画上描写是如此极端在他的意见 ; 他是如此耗尽被那重要他自己自我和如此愚笨同样地到那荒谬他的思考以致於,很好地，他完全地像他正在拙劣模仿的男人。 他的 "粗言" 反对雨是 Colbert's 个性的一个完美的例子动人的他自己更加太严重的。
看着事实: 只有一个愚人在及时被一个韩国的流行明星以票数胜过杂志的民意调查会是愤怒的。 只有然后一个愚笨的个人会继续进行有关他最新的 "报应" 的国家电视和狂吼，而且只有一个发疯的人会作他的自己音乐录像带试图 展现当穿着流行的一个奇异的组合时候 , 他是更多才能了个人, 包括不发火了嘻哈舞曲，韩国的 trendiness 和钮扣- 下常春藤联盟。
最后，只有有味道的严重缺乏的一个个人会生产音乐录像带唱他所真实地相信是有他的相当有限制韩国的字汇 (Hyundai,kimchi 等) 的质量韩国人取出歌的, 当创造一种新的跳舞风格一可以可能地打电话给韩国人-嘻哈舞曲-电子音乐-constipation的时候。 而且某人被这犯罪?
在结束中，雨被史蒂芬 Colbert 可以没有要求 比较好的广告胜於实在 "在注意上放" 。 Colbert's 听众够聪明来了解他的幽默和臀部充足检查外面的韩国人取出音乐和文化。 由於 Colbert,数以百万计美国人现在知道雨是谁, 哪里他是从, 和他制造的～类型音乐。 再一次， Colbert's 听众 "拿" 笑话。
是否一一定解释它，一个笑话从不好笑。 然而，如果韩国的人们错过那不-如此- 敏感的讽刺文在 Colbert's 贡物中下雨而且允许他们自己变成犯罪或愤怒的不了解 Colbert's 喜剧的上下文 , 笑话而，不幸地，将会最后地是在他们身上。
我的预言: 雨意志很快是 Colbert's 计画上的一个客人。 信托的我。 它是一件好的事物。
作家在 Daejeon 中在 Hannam 大学的英文教育部门中是一位老师。 他有七年几乎住在韩国。 |
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发表于 2007-5-22 14:07
