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Decoding the hidden politics of Netflix's biggest show, "Squid Game"

Barbara Corbellini Duarte, Havovi Cooper, and Olivia Nemec
2021-10-29T18:52:28Z
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We decoded Netflix's hit show "Squid Game," which is full of references to South Korea's past and calls out class differences in a capitalist society through hidden symbolism.

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