'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game'
'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game'
Young male gamers in South Korea thought it resembled a gesture used to poke fun at the size of men’s penises.
"There were insults I'd never heard before, they were disgusting and inhumane," said Darim, which is not her real name. One read: "You've just sabotaged your job."
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are men OK?
Nope.
theres a huge subset of males in south korea(in context of where the hand gesture offensive) that find it extremely offensive. It's very specific to south korea.
It’s very specific to south korea.
The hand gesture might be, but the aggressive reaction to anything that even implies feminism, absolutely isn't
Men are fine, the "Gamer" culture is toxic
Just go to any multiplayer FPS game, and you have right wing shit in the chat. 🤦♂️
Yeah, because all those dumbfucks you see on twitter who probably don't even know how to grab a gamepad are fine...
Many men (and women) are not ok. They are either ignorant or evil (or both) enough to think that the middle age was a great time to be alive. And today, they are free to say it on the internet without the risk of being ostracized or ridiculed because "all opinions must be respected".
You're confusing people who play video games with g*mers
No, no they are not. Clearly.
Stop generalizing.
lol, take it easy - the joke is funny precisely because most men do not care, the generalizing is ironic
Yes, these men are not though