Man in S.Korea arrested for assaulting woman for having short hair

A security camera footage shows a man in his 20s assaulting a convenience store clerk in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. - The Korea Herald/ANN

SEOUL: A man in his 20s has been arrested by police for assaulting a female convenience store clerk for having short hair, according to police officials in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province.

According to police, the man allegedly told her: “Since you have short hair, you must be a feminist. I’m a male chauvinist, and I think feminists deserve to be assaulted.”