South Korean Army Removes Poster Over 'Man-Hating' Hand Gesture Controversy

South Korean army removes poster depicting man-hating hand gesture

A common hand gesture in a South Korean army recruitment poster has prompted scrutiny of a little-known cultural sensitivity in the country. In the poster, a female model in a combat uniform poses with her hand resting under her chin. All quite innocent – except her thumb and index finger form a shape that many South Koreans associate with man-hating, according to The Korea Herald. The finger pinching gesture is known as the “Megalian hand”, after the radical South Korean feminist group that...

By SCMP’s Asia desk