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Young male gamers in South Korea thought it resembled a gesture used to poke fun at the size of men’s penises.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250112054130/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2621gzvkdo

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

South Korea is beyond fucked socially.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

A bit like Japan.

Their technology might be more advanced than ours, but their society is stuck in the middle age.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Messages then started piling into Darim's studio and the game developer claiming she was a feminist and demanding she be fired. Within hours, the company pulled the promotional video.

There is evidence the authorities are also capitulating to the anti-feminists' demands. When Darim reported her abuse to the police, they refused to take her case.

Following outrage from feminist organisations, the police backtracked and are now investigating. In a statement, Seocho district police told the BBC their initial decision to close the case had been "insufficient" and they were "making all efforts to identify the suspects".

According to Prof Kim, the feminism academic, men are using now feminist threats in the office as a way to harass and control their female colleagues - it is their way of saying 'we are watching you; you should behave yourself'.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Nothing says big dick energy like having a tantrum because you convinced yourself a woman who doesn't even know you exist called your penis small.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Seems like the symbolism is probably spot on. Just like you know the big ass lifted princess trucks are driven by those same guys.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago