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Featured on Jul 11, 2021 by Null: You too can be Korean.
Oli London
For eight years, Oli has never felt quite right in his own body. The longing to be a different race may appeal to some, but what truly sets Oli apart is his desire to become Jimin, a K-Pop star. This might be the first documented case of someone being a trans-persona. Not only is he interested in transitioning to a culture he doesn't truly understand with a language he cannot speak, but he wants to become someone he doesn't know. Jimin, being a world famous K-Pop star, has an image and personality wholly manufactured by a multi-million dollar industry.
Oli London - Koreaboo
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Let us briefly discuss his obsession with looking like Jimin. It has been written before and will be mentioned several times more that he wants to be Jimin, not just resemble him. His obsession with Jimin extends to his looks, interests, and even his marriage. He is married to a cardboard cutout of Jimin (archive). It is unclear if he is married to a specific cardboard cutout of Jimin or if he's married to a type of cardboard cutout. Like, if his cardboard cutout was damaged, could he replace it with an identical and consider it the same one he's married to? Not to start a new age Ship of Theseus experiment, but I've lost some sleep to this
Oli was cast into the public eye primarily after a Bri*ish show called Hooke on the Look had an episode on his plastic surgery journey to become Jimin. The episode went viral, likely becoming their most circulated and aired episode. The episode follows Oli as he travels to Korea to have his most invasive surgery, including shaving down his jaw, nose, and cheekbones. It took months to recover and it ends with him revealing his new face infront of his friends - and they looked visibly horrified. He also did not tell his mom about the surgery, so I wonder how she felt after she discovered it
Caucasian to Asian: My Jaw Bone Surgery To Look Korean | HOOKED ON THE LOOK
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He was even counseled by Doctor Phil, who stopped just short of calling him insane. In the intro video, he discusses how he wants to be a perfect, plastic person. The living embodiment of a plastic Jimin. Pretty wild, but after this episode he agreed to stop having plastic surgeries. The video on the right is him one year later, giving a message to Dr. Phil.
Man Has Spent $150,000 On Numerous Surgeries, Can’t Feel His Face, All To Look Like His K-Pop Idol
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Oli London: ‘I’ve been transitioning, and now I’ve officially come out Korean.’
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'I Now Identify As Korean After Being Born in the Wrong Body' | This Morning
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[K-Poppin'] INSIDER with Oli London
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His social activism naturally extends to his social media life as well. Here are some of his recent tweets, as well a shout out by Ben Shapiro
There has been considerable political fallout surrounding Oli's trans-Korean nature. Progressive streamerbro Hasan (who also has a thread here) got cumstered and dumpstered by his chat after he failed to explain why Oli is not trans-racial while transgendered people are perfectly legitimate. After failing to defend his statements he resigns himself to saying, "There is no legitimate argument to defend against this." -Minute 7:21 in the video below
Listen to a progressive talk about Oli London as if they were Rush Limbaugh talking about a transgender person peeing next to their daughter in a public restroom
Is Transracialism a Real Thing?
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Here are a few videos of Koreans reacting to Oli's transformation, Korean skills, and general persona. Notice how little of a grasp Oli has on the Korean language, yet he attempts to speak it so confidently. I wish I had that kind of attitude.
Korean in her 80s reacts to 'Oli London'
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KOREANS react to OLI LONDON (who thinks he's KOREAN)
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PEOPLE CORRECTING AND HATING OLI (OPPAR) LONDON
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In conclusion, Oli is an unwell Br*ish social media type that has ruined his physique due to his unhealthy idealization of the Korean and K-Pop aesthetic. He has spent much of his generational wealth on surgeries, and has been having his addiction fueled by free surgeries offered by groups looking for free advertisement. The consequences of Oli's public life are affecting our public discourse, however. The transracial debate (despite being a meme) is being held up by both sides to suit their narratives. For us, Oli is a Lolcow who has broken the boundaries of what it means to be trans and proud. On this holy day, I say all trans-Koreans are real Koreans.
The best of Oli London -Tiktok Compilation
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He payed $150 000 to look like BTS JIMIN
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BTS stan changes race to Korean..
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British Influencer Now Identifies as a Non-Binary Korean
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Oli London Changed Their Race To Korean by Tricking Kpop Fans
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Stay strong cardboard Jimin...
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