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Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 5 months ago

'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game'

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'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game'

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Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 5 months ago

MapleStory: 'I got rape threats over claims I put feminist symbol in video game', says South Korea designer

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

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It is called misandry.
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  That’s a bit of a loaded term though. I do agree that it promotes toxic male stereotypes, yes.

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