{"id":11763,"date":"2021-01-20T02:04:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T02:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/gen-g-suspends-ryujehong-following-sexist-remarks"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:41:20","slug":"gen-g-suspends-ryujehong-following-sexist-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\/gen-g-suspends-ryujehong-following-sexist-remarks","title":{"rendered":"Gen.G suspends Ryujehong following sexist remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Korean esports organization Gen.G has opted to suspend former Overwatch pro turned content creator Ryu Je-hong, commonly known as Ryujehong, after his sexist rant during a drunk stream.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arnoldwh\/status\/1351603236138934272\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement shared via social media<\/a> by Arnold Hur, Chief Operating Officer and Co-President of the org, it was revealed that the former Lunatic-Hai, Seoul Dynasty, and Vancouver Titans flex support will be suspended &#8220;until further notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/-M09eSZwqbRMFTqzObtDxwW-R6eG-V6TsPztbS9SeYw\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL2dlbi5nLmpwZw\" alt=\"gen g jehong statement\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Image: Gen.G)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Arnold describes the situation as &#8220;disappointing&#8221; and &#8220;uncharacteristic&#8221; of a person that&#8217;s always been a &#8220;considerate, kind-hearted teammate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\/overwatch-legend-ryujehong-streams-drunk-sexist-tirade\">During Jehong&#8217;s drunk tirade<\/a>, the 29-year-old berated a female co-streamer that was broadcasting alongside him, describing her as a &#8220;bitch&#8221; and a &#8220;gold digger&#8221; at multiple points of their conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but Ryujehong also used a derogatory term to mock the feminist movement, by calling them &#8220;megals,&#8221; a particularly insulting word within South Korea.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\/overwatch-2-potentially-delayed-due-to-covid-19\">Overwatch 2 potentially delayed due to COVID-19<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jehong would eventually issue an apology, however, he heavily implied no instances of misogyny would not be censored on his stream, as he desires to foster a place that&#8217;s open to conversation and embraces &#8220;streamer memes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if Jehong will eventually come back to Gen.G or if the organization decides to cut ties permanently.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korean esports organization Gen.G has opted to suspend former Overwatch pro turned content creator Ryu Je-hong, commonly known as Ryujehong, after his sexist rant during&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1973,"featured_media":11764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-overwatch","genre-fps","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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