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Japan’s women’s volleyball team won silver at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, but after a straight-sets loss to China in the final, team members revealed on social media that they had been targeted with slanderous abuse. The Japan Volleyball Association also issued a statement on September 25 warning against such behavior. On a 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread, users who learned of the abuse voiced outrage, while opinions split over whether “just don’t look at it” is an adequate response, and where exactly the line falls between criticism and harassment.
Outrage Over Slander of Women’s Volleyball Players: “I’m Sick of This,” “It’s Just Too Awful…” — Players Calmly Appeal: “What You See Isn’t Everything”
Japan’s women’s national volleyball team won silver at this month’s Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, bringing this stretch of national team activity to a close.
After a straight-sets loss to China in the final, players revealed on social media that they had been subjected to slander and abuse, among other things, prompting the Japan Volleyball Association to issue a warning in a statement on the 25th. Volleyball fans also voiced anger at this callous behavior.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
just because it's written in Japanese doesn't mean the poster is Japanese
People immediately jump to China or Korea when you say that
but that's not necessarily true either
If you're going to use it, block or ignore your DMs
This isn't something "just don't look at it" can fix
What a lame world we live in
Could you choose your words a little more carefully and keep it milder
Would they have the guts to bang inflatable cheer sticks like idiots on Wimbledon's Centre Court?
it's one nail-biting rally after another
In baseball terms, it's like watching the second baseman, shortstop, and outfielders
pull off spectacular plays nonstop
a sport you never get tired of
Maybe getting fans so fired up is what makes some of them go overboard
Just don't look at it
If you absolutely have to look, the only option is to sue over every single instance of slander
When it's a matter of morals and manners, "don't like it, don't look" doesn't apply
Would you tell someone to just not look at the idiots who cross their legs or slouch on the train (isn't there even a slur for these people?)
The association should foot the bill
The men's team got knocked out in the preliminary round of the World Championship
and lost in straight sets to both Turkey and Canada on top of that
The women made the quarterfinals
Volleyball is a sport you need to win at the Olympics and Worlds
You also have to factor in that in Asia, women's volleyball tends to be tougher since there are more strong teams
Just stick to real-name platforms
Why are you trying to spin this into "as long as the person themselves doesn't see it, it's fine to broadcast anything to the whole world on other platforms"
"Just don't look at it" is a line that only the people doing the harassing get to say
A barking dog doesn't bite
People who bark loudly and act tough, or who nag constantly, often don't actually have much real ability — or never actually do anything
Politician: "Oh, you mean 5channel? (lol)"
Background and Key Points of Debate
Online slander directed at athletes has repeatedly become a social issue in recent years, and countermeasures have advanced — for instance, the penalty for the crime of insult was increased (effective 2022), and revisions to the Provider Liability Limitation Act have simplified the process for disclosing the identities of posters. Even so, the abuse hasn’t stopped, largely because of the high degree of anonymity and a structure in which posts spread widely while the line between criticism and slander stays blurry. Within the thread, opinions were divided over whether this can simply be dismissed with “just don’t look at it,” whether it should be left to celebrities to protect themselves, or whether the platforms and the way information spreads need to change — a divide that recurs again and again whenever public figures face this kind of abuse, not just in this case. Note that in compiling this article, posts amounting to baseless slander against real individuals or containing sexual content have been excluded.
*This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Women’s Volleyball] Outrage Over Slander: “I’m Sick of This,” “It’s Just Too Awful…” — Players Calmly Appeal: “What You See Isn’t Everything”.”
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