A lady went viral on social media after claiming she left a Yu-Gi-Oh card recreation occasion attributable to how horrible lots of the different gamers smelled.
On April 6, an individual posted on X (previously Twitter) that they have been at an area Yu-Gi-Oh buying and selling card match at a passion store in Japan. The poster claimed they bumped into a lady who was competing within the occasion, however she left midway via and the unique poster blamed it on different gamers being too aggressive and unwelcoming to new gamers. Shortly after that publish unfold across the internet, nevertheless, a lady on Twitter responded claiming to be the duelist who left early. And he or she defined it wasn’t attributable to poor participant habits or dropping rapidly. As a substitute, she blamed the horrible odor from different gamers inside the cardboard store.
As noticed by ComicBook.com, on Saturday a lady quote-tweeted the unique story and claimed she was the one who left early. In accordance with a Twitter translation, she stated she left midway via the tourney as a result of she “couldn’t stand the scent” and added: “It’s not like I misplaced or was unhappy.”
When one other person replied that her story was “humorous,” she responded and stated it “smelled so dangerous it was no laughing matter.”
One other person replied to her viral tweet, posting that the horrible odor was doubtless the explanation the variety of “feminine duelists” in Yu-Gi-Oh wasn’t growing. In response, the lady clarified that there are some “smelly feminine duelists” however claimed the smelly males at card recreation occasions are sometimes “in a category of their very own.”
Whereas some gamers and customers argued that smelly duelists at occasions have been a stereotype and the issue was being overblown, others agreed with the lady’s viral tweet and urged that they’ve additionally left tourneys attributable to dangerous physique odor.
The truth is, issues obtained so dangerous that in 2019, Konami—the corporate behind Yu-Gi-Oh—truly up to date its official guidelines to handle dangerous odor and physique hygiene. It particularly warned that gamers sporting soiled clothes or who weren’t clear may very well be penalized. It appears that evidently hasn’t stopped smelly gamers from nonetheless attending occasions smelling dangerous.
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