A Vancouver catering company that offers sushi served on women’s naked bodies is sparking controversy among feminists who call the practice disgusting and degrading, but a model is defending the service, describing it as an empowering and respectful art form.
“We’re not hijacked into doing this,” Vancouver model Jessica Perry told Metro. “Personally, I find it something quite beautiful.”
Naked Sushi, a Toronto-based catering company that offers nyotaimori— the Japanese practice of serving sashimi or sushi on a naked female body adorned with strategically-placed flowers and leaves— has yet to host an event in Vancouver, but already women’s rights activists are asking health officials to shut down the growing business.
A petition on SumOfUs.org has appeared online, calling on Vancouver Coastal Health to look into the health risks of eating raw sushi off a human body and to “close down this disgusting and sexist business.”
It’s unclear how many people have signed the petition or who started it, but Anna Marie D’Angelo, spokeswoman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said the health authority does not have jurisdiction over the catering company as it serves its sushi after the food is prepared in an approved kitchen. Full story...
Related posts:
“We’re not hijacked into doing this,” Vancouver model Jessica Perry told Metro. “Personally, I find it something quite beautiful.”
Naked Sushi, a Toronto-based catering company that offers nyotaimori— the Japanese practice of serving sashimi or sushi on a naked female body adorned with strategically-placed flowers and leaves— has yet to host an event in Vancouver, but already women’s rights activists are asking health officials to shut down the growing business.
A petition on SumOfUs.org has appeared online, calling on Vancouver Coastal Health to look into the health risks of eating raw sushi off a human body and to “close down this disgusting and sexist business.”
It’s unclear how many people have signed the petition or who started it, but Anna Marie D’Angelo, spokeswoman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said the health authority does not have jurisdiction over the catering company as it serves its sushi after the food is prepared in an approved kitchen. Full story...
Related posts:
No comments:
Post a Comment