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The term “Y-Zone,” at least for most women in South Korea, refers to the crotch area—and, at least in the Korean fashion world, it has long been a zone to make as discrete as possible. While the American camel toe has become somewhat more acceptable and even trending, putting one’s Y-Zone to the wind remains a general wardrobe no-no in Korea. That said, a fashion item helping Korean women hide their Y-Zones has gone viral.

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..not for how clever or convenient it is, but for how pressed it has made a certain male population.

A viral tweet with over 2.4M views shared screenshots of comments from a male-driven online forum, shunning the “Y-Zone Safety Shorts.” 남초에서 욕먹고있는 여성용 의류 — 우주의 별🐈 (@sweettiesweet) A fashion item for women that is being slammed by the male-driven forums.

— @sweettiesweet/X The comments, most of them vulgar and misogynistic, have sparked discussion across female-driven online forums—where the shorts have then become dubbed “Behead whoever developed this.” “F*ck.” “Hmm.

..” “Came up with another dumbf*ck item.

.. Who made this, the person who came up with rash guards?” “IDK.

When I was in school, the girls didn’t care for safety shorts because they were uncomfortable and inconvenient. Will women really wear these?” “Ugh. Another f*cked up creation.

” “But why would you want to get rid of [the Y-Zone]?.

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