SNU students criticized for sexism

A group of Seoul National University (SNU) students are in hot water for using a controversial name during a school competition, OhmyNews reported.

The controversy began at SNU’s fall festival last week. During an online gaming tournament, one team went by the name, “Samilhan,” which in Korean is short hand for the phrase, “Women are to be beaten once every three days.”

The phrase is popular in the ultra-right-wing online community Ilbe.

The controversial team made its way into the finals, but faced an outcry over the misogynistic name.

SNU’s festival committee posted an apology on Facebook, Friday.

Despite this, the team remained defiant.

“We have requested an official response from the team, but the team denied our request,” read the committee statement.