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[Korea now] What is the problem with the continuing ‘finger controversy’?

[Korea now] What is the problem with the continuing ‘finger controversy’?
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Following the GS finger controversy, a finger controversy also arose at Korean gaming company Nexon.
The reason why the finger🤏is such a problem is because some Korean men consider the shape of the finger to be a symbol that mocks the small penis.

In summary, this is it.

  1. OO, a female employee of Nexon’s subcontractor ‘Ppuri’, left tweets on Twitter such as ‘I will do feminist activities as if I were eating a meal’ and ‘I will do feminist activities secretly.’
  2. User Claim : An illustration of what appears to be an intentional finger was discovered in a Nexon game.
  3. User Claim: Holding Nexon and Ppuri responsible for ‘intentional finger illustration’
  4. However, it turned out that the illustration in question was one that a male employee other than ‘Root’s female employee OO participated in.
  5. Therefore, there is an opinion that employee OO's 'feminist Twitter remarks' and the picture in question are unrelated.
  6. However, the movement to search for photos presumed to be 'fingers' and demand corrections continues.

The finger in question is a finger gesture that is easy enough to have an emoticon. If it has been used unnecessarily to reveal ideology in an unexpected place, it should be deleted, but there are many demands to delete it not only because of the finger but also because of the curved shape that is reminiscent of a finger.

Title of article: ‘Finger’ found.
Content of the article: Now we have to be suspicious of hair pictures too.

Comment 1
wow;

Comment 2
wow, really...

Comment 3
Now it has to be verified in ‘dot’ units.


Men's human rights defenders have been demanding such changes for a long time.

Their argument is that words such as ‘드릉드릉dreungdreung’, ‘허버허버heobeoheober’, ‘오조오억ojoook’ and ‘웅앵웅ungangung’ should not be used because they are derogatory words for men. Korean companies have accordingly apologized, held workers accountable, or fired them. It is difficult to prove ‘no intent’.

Some individuals suffered great damage from this. For example, an internet broadcasting BJ used the word ‘웅앵웅ung-ang-woong’ and ended up making an extreme choice after being heavily attacked. (She went on to say that she hates feminists and that she had no intention of criticizing men, but this was not accepted at all.)

How long will the demand to prove ‘no intent’ and ‘not being a feminist’ continue?