Kanye West celebrated his 46th birthday earlier this week, and the only way the controversial rapper knows how to… disrupt the Internet.
The 10th June feast featured celebrity guests Chlöe Bailey, Ty Dolla $ign and Freddie Gibbs, offering a sumptuous array of sushi and sashimi. The only problem with the menu above? It is shown on naked women.
West’s party included the Japanese practice of nyotaimori, according to a series of photos and videos shared on social media. It’s often called “body sushi” (for obvious reasons), and involves women acting as the actual serving trays. Misogynist,
we know!
So is the Internet!
@DailyLoud’s tweet about the scandal garnered 22.5 million views, 93,000 likes, and over 70,000 replies.
Fans were outraged by the incident and expressed their outrage on Twitter, writing: “Treating human women like plates Kind of misogynistic.” Another critic chimed in, calling it “the grossest display of misogyny ever. Gluttonous misogyny”.
“In what world is it that women are treated (literally) as objects of consumption by men rather than as misogyny?” argues a third.
Twitter users are also concerned about the safety of eating raw fish. “It’s called nYotAiMoRi. It’s called unhygienic, but you can do whatever a man does,” one user commented.
While the ordeal itself sparked its fair share of drama, it was the one that really broke fans: West’s 9-year-old daughter North was also in attendance. Kanye and Kardashian’s oldest daughter was spotted walking hand in hand with “Pablo” rapper’s new wife Bianca Sensori at the event.
Now, West is no stranger to controversy. The Yeezy founder came under fire last year for anti-Semitic rhetoric and intrigue, which he shared in media interviews and on social media, while also appearing at Paris Fashion Week in October with “White Lives Matter”. ” (White Lives Matter) shirt shocked the public The Independent
reported. These very public scandals cost him several collaborations, including with Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga.
Megan Shaltger
Freelance Writer Megan Schaltegger is a writer in New York City. She loves espresso, eats at the Manhattan food scene, and her dog Murray. She pledged not to talk about herself in the third person in real life.
