{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "South Korea Is Contending With A 'Gamergate' Of Its Own \u2014 Over A T-Shirt", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/148211469462/", "html": "<a href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/29/487832991/south-korea-is-contending-with-a-gamergate-of-its-own-over-a-t-shirt?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160730\">South Korea Is Contending With A 'Gamergate' Of Its Own \u2014 Over A T-Shirt</a>\n<blockquote><p>Kim Jayeon \u2014 who had been providing a voice for the popular video game <a href=\"http://closers.nexon.com/events/2016/07/28/Agent.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Closers</a> \u2014 was out of her job.</p><p>Part of the problem was the source of the shirt. It&rsquo;s put out by <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/mersgall4/\" target=\"_blank\">Megalia4</a>, a South Korean feminist group.</p><p>When\n Kim&rsquo;s tweet surfaced on July 18, scores of male gamers demanded that \nshe apologize for supporting what they call a &ldquo;anti-man hate group.&rdquo;</p></blockquote><p>&hellip;alright, <i>sure</i>, I suppo&hellip;</p><blockquote><p>A major divisive issue for the movement was whether gay men married \nto women were dishonest and deserved to be publicly shamed. The more \naggressive Megalians went on to do just that, outing a number of South \nKorean gay men.</p></blockquote><p>huh</p><blockquote><p>The controversy over the T-shirt has galvanized the critics of \nMegalia itself, sparking a fast-spreading campaign against people whose \nviews appear to align with the movement&rsquo;s.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>&ldquo;Over\n 80 people were badgered into issuing public apologies,&rdquo; says <a href=\"http://rainygirl.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Lee Junhaeng</a>, a South Korean computer programmer and columnist.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Park Inha, a professor at Chungkang College of Cultural Industries southeast of Seoul, wrote in a <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/comixpark/posts/1353571207989560?__mref=message_bubble\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook post</a>\n on July 24 that many people are accusing him and his institution for \nbeing &ldquo;Megalia sympathizers&rdquo; for his previous social media posts in \nsupport of feminism.</p></blockquote><p>huh<br/></p>"}