
A gym in South Korea has courted controversy for putting up a sign banning misbehaving “aunties”, sparking a debate about whether the word discriminates against older women in the country.
According to a post on a discussion platform for verified employees called Blind, a gym in Incheon city, 27km from the capital Seoul, hung a sign that read “Off limits to ahjummas” and declared that “only cultivated and elegant women” were allowed in.