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Angry men in South Korea attack women they suspect of having feminist views.
They bombard them with abuse and try to get them sacked, including death and rape threats.
Young male gamers had taken issue with a single frame in a video game trailer.
They thought it resembled a hand gesture used by radical online feminist community almost a decade ago to poke fun at the size of Korean men's penises.
South Korea's President, Yoon Suk Yeol , came to power in 2022 on an anti-feminist platform, claiming gender discrimination no longer exists.
Many young men have started to believe they are the ones being discriminated against.
One of their grievances is the 18-month military service men must complete.
The men threaten to boycott the games unless companies act.
Anti-feminist views have become so widespread that Yuri Kim , the director of Korea Women's Trade Union , recently established a committee to track cases of "feminism censorship" A 2024 IPSOS poll of 31 countries found only 24% of women in South Korea defined themselves as feminist.
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