 South Korean Airlines are going to be weighing customers before they get on flights now. David, the internet is going crazy. Okay, hold on guys, hold on. This is just like idea we had originally. We only had like strict standards for weight and look, you know, for our stewardesses. But then we were thinking like just thinking, what if we like apply those same look standards to our passengers? Oh, K-pop airlines? All right, everybody. This is a viral, a viral story going around on Nexshark right now. But honestly, a lot of the people I would say commenting are getting mad for no reason because they kind of got the story wrong. There's like a misunderstanding, I feel like. Right, so we're about to break it down for you guys. Make sure you like, subscribe, turn on your notifications. And a long story short, it was just a government study on fuel efficiency and weight distribution that got construed as overweight fat shaming. So that's why Andrew, they actually had to issue a statement being like, the data collected anonymously will be utilized for survey purposes and doesn't mean that overweight passengers will need to pay more because that was a gigantic fear of internet people who freaked out. But David, how do I know that they're not actually fat shaming? They're going to take our data and then keep a record of our weight without us knowing. And then they're going to charge us extra later for it. I don't know. Yeah. And I think that the reason this went so viral, Andrew, this fits into a global battle about like personal responsibility. I think there's good arguments on both sides, but also like things like the internet versus Lizzo, South Korean lookism, weightism, shapeism. So anyway, we're going to get into the comments. But of course, Andrew, we got some quick thoughts. Andrew, I think it's really interesting that this got so easily misconstrued because it does fit in with people's like stereotype about South Korea, right? Right. That it's a very look at society. The beauty standards are very, very strict partially because they also have to produce so many great entertainers that are appealing to everybody. Right. And it's not just entertainers, right? It's even like South Korean Airlines is known for having probably the best looking stewardesses too. Some of the best in the world. Yeah. Well, very strict standards on how their airline stewardesses can look. Right. Right. Right. So I guess this is going along with the stereotype. Obviously they had to come out and say it. No, no, no, no, no. It doesn't have to do with that. Um, what do you think it's interesting that so many people right now globally, especially in the West, they love K-pop. They love K-dramas, Andrew. They want Korean corn dogs. They want Nongshim. They want Chocopies. Here's the thing. If you get really big and you eat all those things because those things are high in caloric content. Is it crazy that you also get judged if you go to South Korea? Because I'm saying that the same thing that makes people love these content, like products, cultural outputs, because everybody looks so good and everybody's so trained at everything, you know, from a charisma to a dance routine standpoint is the same thing that judges people. Oh, you spitting. So I'm saying that they might get judged. If they go to South Korea, even though they're sitting there with their big self eating snacks. Yeah, I think this is a really interesting conversation about like fandom being a fan of all these things, but maybe not feeling like if you went to that country, you would get treated like a celebrity there. It's not that everybody expects to feel like a celebrity, but I do think like there's this difference in relatability. So I do think it's really interesting that actually, you know, Korea, a lot of the people, uh, all the entertainers look very good. They're very slim, trim, lean. Some of them are low body fat, some of them are skinny, great hair. Uh, but yeah, a lot of the Korean snacks like instant noodles are pretty bad for you. Right. All the G face with spam, right? How do people stay that thin? Is it just metabolism? I know Koreans are ripped. And by the way, I can understand this fandom thing because Andrew, I'm like a eight or nine out of 10 hip hop industry fan. The hip hop industry has never embraced at least in America, anybody Asian boy or girl. I mean, shout out to Jin. Jin had like a year and Ben Baller, but he's more of a jeweler, but you know, like no Asians get represented in the hip hop and I love hip hop. So I can understand exactly something that you don't really believe it would accept you. Sure. Um, but there's also this whole debate in the Western world going on right now saying, you know, they're happy. I wish we could institute that over here. We could charge by the pound for the tickets because we're becoming too much like Disney's Wally. Look at these photos. We've become like Wally as a nation, man. So, so Andrew, those are the concerned citizens, man. The comments section went everywhere and back. Let's just get into some of this. Somebody said, oh, this is very South Korea of them. Korean air is like Asian moms. They call you fat as you walk in the door and then they proceed to feed you tons of delicious food. Somebody said, no, you guys, Korea, you need to improve the weight of your plane and make your engine stronger rather than shaming your passengers. Okay. Again, to restate, they are not here to shame their passengers. Now do they take record of the body weight? I don't know. Are they going to charge you more for it? No, but they just do need to know how much fuel to put in the planes. And they're like, oh, what is the average like weight of our planes because we need to know this information. They did come out and say, Andrew, that the average rider is about 178 for a male and shockingly 154 for a female. This turned into a whole discussion from a lot of people around Asia. Some people agreeing, disagreeing Andrew about how Asia does not entertain body positivity in the same way that it is a movement in the West. Andrew, would there ever be a Korean Lizzo? There would be not a Kizzo or a Kizzo or a K-pop Kizzo. No Kizzo? I don't know. It's not that it's not that there's not fat people in Korea, obviously, but I don't know if the K-pop industry is there yet where they want to purposely put out a really big artist like a big, heavy set artist like that. And yeah, body positivity for sure. It is definitely something more in the West. You can't talk about it. Yeah, in the liberal West because like also sex positivity, right? It's something that is very big in the West and it's not as big of a topic over in the East. It might be like a tennis. Yeah, they're a little bit more conservative for the most part. So, yeah, I mean, I don't know, man. I guess, I guess people like, I guess some Americans are like, man, we should bring some shame back. Right. We're missing some shame in this country. Maybe it doesn't need to be as shameful as Asia is, because honestly, Asia, it's like, they're pretty harsh there. Andrew, one of the funniest fat Hong Kong comedians, literally her name is just Fei-Fei because they just call it her fat fat. But that's how it is, man. Andrew, there was a bunch of Asians tagging their fat friend in the next shark comments and it doesn't it kind of just go to show you if you're more with the Asian side and you didn't assimilate fully to the Western American norms, that that's how Asians are. Like, you know, tagging their fat friend and being like, haha, this is you. This is you. And some people are like, F you back. I said that South Korea didn't say they have a weight limit. They didn't say that. Okay. What if they're like, listen, you can still get on the plane, but I guarantee you, we will think you're fat in our minds. We are judging you. Yeah, we may like replace your meat portion with like extra veggie portion. Yeah, it's so funny, David, man. It's like, because Korean barbecue was a lot of meat, Korean corn dogs, all the Korean sandwiches, all the Shin ramen. So delicious, but really can just make you big. Do you have an opinion on body positivity? Obviously I think it's a good thing. Maybe we need to reapply it because a lot of people are saying in Latin cultures, if there was a fat brother or sister, it's not uncommon for that brother or sister to be called Gordo or Gorda, which is kind of endearing way. That's kind of like, hey, you remember a fat Tony. Oh, yeah, fat Tony, the fat one, right? Yeah, right, right. It seems like immigrant cultures are, you know, old world cultures for sure less sensitive. Yeah, they would just say it. What do you think about all this arguing, Andrew? This is from Yahoo News. People are being like, yeah, we need to start charging tickets by the pound, man. What's going on here? I had to sit next to two Sumo wrestlers last time and they should have been forced to buy two tickets each. Oh, man, it is tough when you get a middle seat and the two people on the side of you are big. Oh, man. That does change your flight. I'm not going to lie. Yeah, somebody was saying, man, I'm 6'4 and I'm 2'10. That's way different to being 5'4 and 2'10 because I'm vertical big. That's horizontal big. Like I said, guys, hey, man, I'm not trying to shame anybody. I'm just reading the comments. Somebody said, what about the flights to and from Samoa? That's actually. That's a funny. That's a funny one. Somebody said the funny thing is that everybody in this Yahoo News section making fun of fat people are still considered fat for international standards in Europe and Asia. Dude, you'd be surprised, man. American BMI is way higher than other countries. Is it because we're eating all the beef? We got all them protein shakes and protein bars. You go to Europe. You go to Paris. You can't even find a protein bar to save your life. I'll tell you what, you know, out here in America, we do have our cattle industry is really great, man. I'm telling you, we just got some of the best beef in the world. You know, we're out here cattle ranching. It's it's it's a lifestyle. All right, Andrew, let's just get into our takeaways from silly to serious. Obviously, this was a misinterpreted government project handed down from the Korean government to Korean Airlines. Korean Airlines has a PR fiasco on their hands going, oh, no, no, no, no. We are OK with overweight guys. Don't overreact. You know what? You know what? I think it's more effective than body shaming, though. First of all, I do not think that we need to change the size of airline seats to fit bigger people. I don't know. You don't think there should be a big section? I may. OK, maybe there should be a big section. But I remember a lot of people are like, well, you know, we got to make bigger SUV seats for people who are big like 300, right? Ultimately, capitalism is going to follow the market, the consumer market, right? So if there's a consumer demand for it, they're going to do it. But I think what's more effective than body shaming, obviously, is just like presenting people other options that are appealing, you know, whether that's food options or sports and exercise options, making exercise accessible and fun, making it into a sport, making it into a game, making healthy food more accessible and tasty. You know, there's a lot more great vegan food that is tasty now, low-fat food that is great now. Cauliflower pizza crust? Cauliflower pizza crust, it don't hit the same, but it gets the job done sometimes, OK? Right, gets you away from the refined carbohydrates, right? It is decent. I think another thing that I want to point out, and like I said, I'm all for body positivity, but like you said, it can't be just like telling everybody that certain behaviors are OK, right? If it does, behaviors are going to lead people down the wrong path. Yeah. I would say that one thing that people got to understand when they look at any culture, right? Because you know, like people want to fetishize a lot of times Japanese culture, Korean culture, everything has pros and cons, and everything comes at a cost. You can't just enjoy the cultural output from a country. I mean, you can, but if you really want to get into it, you should understand the background watch work processes that create these cultural outputs. Should you not? I mean, also, I think people can just be fans too. Fans play their role too, man. Shout out to all the fans out there, you know. But yeah, I think it is interesting that when you think of how Korean culture has gotten so popular, it's because the physiques and the looks are so on point and so strict. Like 10 out of 10, like you have 10 members. But then do you understand the shame and the possible depression that goes on in South Korea? Which is also well documented too. That helps create a lot of those amazing products, to be honest. Listen, what is it? Not what's forged in fire? They say like swords or steel. Steel is forged in fire. Like they're producing so much top level steel, but they go through a lot for it. Let's be honest, you know. So yeah, you don't want to overlook that. Also, no joke, but depression and suicide is an issue in South Korea. That's one of the most high suicide rates. I don't know if that's part of it. If it's related, it's probably somewhat related. So yeah, I mean, it comes at a cost for sure. Everything is a package deal guys, but you know, like I said, it doesn't mean that you don't opt in, but as long as you're like aware and have done your due diligence about the pros and cons of anything. Obviously, sometimes we're just born into a culture we don't fully get a pick, unless we make a lot of effort to switch. Anyway, guys, let us know what you think in the comments section below. Was this a silly story that just got misinterpreted, but obviously with a lot of stereotypes and people's narratives overlaid on top of it. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. Keep it civil. Until next time, we'd hop up boys. We out. Peace.