By Ian Ortega
Revellers who were able to it make to Club Venom on Boxing day witnessed Uganda’s first Sushi party. At this party, Katsha a South African based Ugandan software developer ate sushi off a naked model and so did other revelers who were in attendance after parting with Shs.30,000. This practice is known as Nyotaimori.
Nyotaimori is the Japanese tradition of eating sushi off a perfectly still, naked woman’s body.
According to Jack Herbert, a body sushi, “Before becoming a living sushi platter, the person (usually a woman) is trained to lie down for hours without moving. She or he must also be able to withstand the prolonged exposure to the cold food. Before service, the individual is supposed to have taken a bath using a special fragrance-free soap and then finished off with a splash of cold water to chill the body down somewhat for the sushi. In some parts of the world, in order to comply with sanitation laws, there must be a layer of plastic or other material between the sushi and the body of the woman or man.”
An article from Wikipedia says;
“Some feminists argue that it objectifies the woman doing the serving. Guardian columnist Julie Bindel notes that the woman being used to serve the food, on at least one occasion in London, looked “as if in a morgue, awaiting a post-mortem.” It has been described as decadent, humiliating, cruel, and objectifying.
The practice has received popularity in Japanese organized crime. Worldwide reception varies as several countries have banned the practice.
In 2005, China outlawed nyotaimori due to public health reasons and moral issues.
South African entrepreneur Kenny Kunene’s birthday party on 21st Octobe, 2010 that hosted ANCYL president Julius Malema and featured nyotaimori was criticised by COSATU secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi, leading to a political row. Also, the ANCWL condemned nyotaimori at Kunene’s party as an attack on the bodily integrity and dignity of women in South Africa.”
Sushi is a Japanese dish consisting of small balls or rolls of vinegar-flavored cold cooked rice served with a garnish of raw fish, vegetables, or egg.
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