I mean, I gotta be honest I think they handled it well from a Korean culture perspective (I did live there for pretty much 5 years) -- it's just so completely unnecessary.

Does it add a dimension to the character? Kinda? Maybe? In that he's not a sexual creep in any way and definitely still acts quite masculine.

Is it a dimension this show needed? Well, it didn't need a second season at all but it certainly didn't need the injection of modern politics into it... it's not even related to what the show's about.

But, to be fair, a real life squid games would be full of the most degenerate homeless and sexual deviants you could imagine, so maybe it's not so far off...