China Sexism in China Trouble from Olympus A tryst between a Chinese student and a Ukrainian gamer sparks outrage.
Like his Greek namesake, Danilo Dezlenko,
formerly a professional gamer known online as Zeus, presents himself as a ladies' man.
On a trip to China in December, the Ukrainian had a tryst with a female student.
and without permission shared intimate, though not sexual, videos of her online in a fan group.
One clip showed her sleeping.
But it is she who has faced a storm over their encounter.
On July 8th, Dalian Polytechnic University identified her in a public notice of expulsion.
The institution says that engaging in improper relations with foreigners and damaging national dignity are prohibited under its student code.
Related hashtags, including some which explicitly mention the woman by name,
have been read more than 660 million times in recent days as national media outlets helped spread the story throughout the country.
She may be alive, but she's been handed a social death sentence, concludes one online commenter.
The decision has unleashed a torrent of misogyny and nationalist fervour among Chinese netizens.
online mobs have hounded the student, castigating her for throwing herself at a foreign man.
In response,
Mr. Deslenko apologized to the student and wrote of his deep respect for China and Chinese culture.
But he then fanned rumors by claiming that there was just one problem with what had occurred between them.
The only unfortunate thing is that the girl never mentioned she had a boyfriend.
I believe if it weren't for that detail, nothing bad would have happened, he declared.
Indignation at the nationalists' outrage is also widespread in China.