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'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 · 1 day ago

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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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