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South Korean archer's short hair at Tokyo Olympics draws anti-feminist sentiment
TOKYO - The short haircut of South Korean archer An San, who has won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, has attracted anti-feminist sentiment at home. Online abuse, calling her hairstyle "feminist", comes against a backdrop of rising anti-femini
TOKYO - The short haircut of South Korean archer An San, who has won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, has attracted anti-feminist sentiment at home.
Online abuse, calling her hairstyle "feminist", comes against a backdrop of rising anti-feminist sentiment among South Korean young men.
The 20-year-old archer won South Korea's first gold on Saturday, then claimed another gold in the women's team event.
After she won a matchplay in the 1/16 elimination round of the women's individual event on Thursday, her coach blocked reporters from asking "unnecessary" questions, apparently aware of the controversy.
An herself said she would answer only questions related to the Games, even before a reporter finished a question about the online hostility.
Online abuse, calling her hairstyle "feminist", comes against a backdrop of rising anti-feminist sentiment among South Korean young men.
The 20-year-old archer won South Korea's first gold on Saturday, then claimed another gold in the women's team event.
After she won a matchplay in the 1/16 elimination round of the women's individual event on Thursday, her coach blocked reporters from asking "unnecessary" questions, apparently aware of the controversy.
An herself said she would answer only questions related to the Games, even before a reporter finished a question about the online hostility.