Japanese Tekken star Kana ‘Tanukana’ Tani has been dropped by Cyclops Athletes Gaming after her brutal comments about short men caused a bit of a stir in the gaming community.
As reported by Kotaku, Tanukana said during a broadcast: “Men who are under 170 cm (5 ft 6.9 in) don’t have human rights.” She further added that they should consider getting surgery to deal with their shortcomings.
In a statement, Cyclops Athletes Gaming apologised for their star’s comments:
We here at Cyclops Athlete Gaming apologize deeply for the inappropriate statements from our sponsored player Tanukana and the pain her words have caused people, as well as all the distress and trouble caused to the fans who support our team and the sponsors involved.
Miss Tanukana’s inappropriate statements in her live stream on February 15th of 2022 were not approved by us and have led to us terminating her contract.
Of all the groups that can get you ‘cancelled’, who knew that short men yielded this kind of power? I mean I know you’ve got to be careful with mocking any group nowadays but I always thought that short dudes were fair game. Turns out they’re just another group of people you don’t want to rub the wrong way in 2022.
Tanukana offered her own apology on YouTube later, saying “there was no excuse” for her comments, even though they were clearly a joke. It’s actually very surprising she was immediately dropped over them rather than just asked to apologise. Maybe the CEO of Cyclops Gaming is under 5 foot 7? Nobody hates short jokes like a short dude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=18&v=ONESOWbU9ZA&feature=emb_logo
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