Korean Men’s Rights Activists Complain Hand Gesture 🤏 = “Anti-Male”

[Chesescake 4,179]

A movement to ban a hand gesture has been, um, growing amongst men's rights activists in South Korea for the last couple of weeks.

According to the activists, the hand gesture, known as the ‘pinching hand sign (🤏)’, represents the making fun of a small penis. In other words, it promotes misandry and is anti-male. These men's rights activists also say that the hand gesture is similar to the logo (see below) of defunct online community Megalia, which was widely perceived to be radically feminist and misandrist.

The movement blew up on the internet on May 13 when Korean YouTube personality and well-known feminist Jaejae ate a piece of chocolate on the Baeksang Arts Awards red carpet while posing for photogs. The men's rights activists took serious umbrage at the way she held up the piece of chocolate (see pic above), claiming that the star knew exactly what the hand gesture symbolised.

They've gone on to start a petition to ban Jaejae from TV and the petition has amassed over 82,000 signatures at press time.

Any user form Korean? Is this real? 

[LOVEDRUG 11,266]

i mean i get that it makes fun of people and it is bodyshaming but

when you look at the severity of the situation... is it that deep?

[littlepotter 76,612]

9 minutes ago, Frybean said:

They've gone on to start a petition to ban Jaejae from TV and the petition has amassed over 82,000 signatures at press time.

men are truly something else

[Runway 27,876]

[Serial Chiller 8,044]

That sign can be used to dickshame, that's true.

But I mean nothing exudes more "small **** energy" than trying to ban a handsign. 

[weed 78,956]

people are no longer allowed to hold things with 2 fingers. banned

[tylerjs 6,093]

When your list of oppressive acts against your gender identity is 🤏🏼

[NightCat 196]

I personally think they're overreacting, like how many ppl would know what it means 

But it's true that males calling out "radical" feminism has been on-going here for few years now. The rationale behind them is that women are not socially oppressed but rather be privileged from the benefit of gender equality (ex: only males are enlisted to serve for military in Korea)

The pinching sign was an anti-male symbol for radical feminist community, and it started out by mirroring the misogynistic language used in male-dominant forums. It's like hate against hatred tactic, but it has grown more of misandry than fighting back misogyny itself.

[Karl 3,575]

Korea has a serious sexism problem. 

[Chromatislaps 34,854]

masculinity is so fragile

[Cherry Maru 0]

Korean gender war is quite serious.

The petition to introduce female conscription has assamed almost 300,000 signatures.

And people who hold something with 2 fingers or using pinching sign get attacked by men.

[Pennywise 36,080]

1 hour ago, Melancholia said:

is it that deep?

I mean... if they're offended by this, theirs surely do not go that deep at all 

[ARTFAP 1,251]

"dont be insecure if your size is small, you still good to me."

 

Bad Kid , Gaga 2012

 

ugh..so ahead of her time. 

 

 

[Bio 23,538]

Men should be banned from having any position of power.

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Men's rights? Men are oppressed? What can't they do? Be taken seriously at work, by women? Hypersexualized in the media? Slut shamed? No equal pay? What rights do they need? Im very curious