A South Korean video game artist followed several feminist groups on Twitter & retweeted a post featuring a slang term describing sexist men. Soon her employer launched a probe into whether she harbored “anti-social ideology” as gamers demanded her sacking
Dark side of play for S. Korea’s female game makers
When US video-game maker Riot Games held a highly anticipated League of Legends championship match in South Korea last year, about half the spectators in the packed arena were women. While the pastime is traditionally seen as the preserve of young men, the number of female gamers in hyper-wired South Korea has grown rapidly in recent years. South Korea is the world’s sixth-biggest video game market, boasting 25 million players — half the population — and multiple TV channels dedicated to broadcasting eSports competitions.
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