From our other sites
The story
Comedian Atsushi Tamura commented “isn’t this outside your field?” on an ordinary woman’s post about teacher work-style reform on X (formerly Twitter), then kept firing back at her via DM — eventually giving her his phone number and demanding a call. This was revealed through screenshots the woman made public. The exchange reportedly went on intermittently from just after 8 PM until 3 AM the next morning. On 5ch, many criticized Tamura’s handling of the situation as “pathetic,” while others argued “the woman who picked the fight first is also at fault” or “she’s the one who got owned in the actual argument” — opinions were split.
Atsushi Tamura Bombards Ordinary Woman With DMs, Demands a Phone Call — Backlash Spreads Online
Screenshots have revealed that Atsushi Tamura kept firing back via DM at an ordinary woman who had commented “isn’t this outside your field?” on a post about teacher work-style reform, eventually giving her his phone number and demanding a call. The woman says she endured the back-and-forth, which continued on and off from just after 8 PM until 3 AM, and that it ended with him apologizing before she blocked him. Many people have called his behavior “ugly” and “cringeworthy,” though some have defended him too, sparking a wider debate about how arguments play out on X. The woman said going public “cleared away feelings that had been smoldering inside her.”
Source: x.com / Original article here
What people said
↓
↓
↓
↓
If it's not a staged bit, at least pay her an appearance fee…
Someone give me the summary
Nice, must feel good getting praised by Atsushi
Not sure if it's 5ch specifically, but he's actually taken real legal action before and won damages — he's got a track record
That's what matters here
so this woman probably got owned in the debate
And exposing it to rally sympathy isn't exactly classy either
What is with this woman
Why's everyone acting surprised now
Though maybe it's not just celebrities
Sanma's smart for never touching political topics
It's just sad
It's probably a burner line he can ditch anytime, made just for this
Then again, this is the guy who (allegedly) stuck gum in a woman's hair just for turning down his pickup attempt
Yeah, that's hypersensitivity in overdrive right there
If she doesn't want to show the middle of the exchange, she shouldn't expose any of it
Once he snaps you have no idea what he'll do, no way I'd ever pick up that call
No, actually I want him to
Please, go join the LDP
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The central question in this case is whether it was appropriate for a celebrity to respond directly via DM to a critical comment on social media, ultimately handing over his phone number and demanding a call. Within the thread, opinions split between those criticizing the demand for a phone call itself, and those focused on the content of the exchange, arguing the woman “got owned in the debate” or that “the side who picked the fight first is also at fault.” It’s easy to miss that two separate issues — “who won the argument” and “whether demanding a phone call was appropriate in the first place” — are getting tangled together here. It’s also worth noting that what was made public covers only part of the exchange (mainly the later portion), and since there’s no way to verify the full sequence of events beyond the two parties’ own DMs, both the defending and critical opinions are built on fragmentary information.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Atsushi Tamura Spends 8 Hours on the Phone With an Ordinary Woman He Got Into an Online Fight With on X, Sparks Massive Backlash.”
Leave a Reply