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…
South Korean army removes poster depicting controversial hand gesture
