Outrage as South Korean official suggests ‘import virgins’ to boost birth rate

A South Korean leader's statement has drawn global condemnation. Now, the party has taken action against him. Kim Hee-soo, the head of Jindo County for the ruling Democratic Party (DPK), has been expelled from the party. Many people are calling the leader's proposed measures to address the country's declining population shameful.

According to a report by RT News, Kim Hee-soo said that to increase the country's population, "virgin girls" will have to be imported. The party called a meeting to discuss the situation arising from Kim's controversial remarks. These statements sparked nationwide outrage and were widely considered inappropriate and derogatory towards women.

"If we want to increase our population, we'll have to import virgin girls

Last Wednesday, Kim Hee-soo, the head of a southern island county, made controversial remarks during a meeting on administrative unification between South Jeolla Province and Gwangju, the country's sixth-largest metropolis. He said that if Gwangju and South Jeolla are unified, then we should enact legislation to address the problem of population decline.

South Korean leader has made a bizarre statement

He further stated that if this doesn't work, perhaps we should import young unmarried women from countries like Sri Lanka or Vietnam to help unmarried men in rural areas find marriage. These comments immediately went viral, sparking outrage across the country. The official was accused of gender discrimination and inappropriate behavior. Following this, the party decided to expel Kim at a meeting.