Kanye West’s life has been surrounded by stains that are impossible to erase for years. His abuse accusations of Rihanna and Kim Kardashian, as well as his anti-Semitic comments, have landed him on many “non grata” lists in the music world. Even so, the American rapper continues his day to day as if nothing had happened, and was recently celebrating. The Atlanta native turned 46 this past weekend, and one of the videos of his celebration has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.
The music producer hosted a birthday party last Friday in Los Angeles. There he met with family and acquaintances in a ship reserved specifically for the occasion. In the building, in addition to playing some of the rapper’s most outstanding hits, Japanese food was served, in particular pieces of sushi and sashimi. And it was the way of serving them that caught the most attention. And it is that several of the plates were strategically placed on the naked body of a woman.
This technique is known as nyotaimori, and despite how shocking these images are, it has been a common practice in Japan since the 1960s. There, this system was used as a semi-erotic lure for thermal bath houses in mountain towns. It is said that nyotaimori comes from another similar practice that has its origins in the Edo period, between 1603 and 1867. In that case, it consisted of pouring sake on a woman’s private parts to drink.
Although in European and North American territory it can be an unpleasant practice, the Japanese follow a series of rigorous instructions so that it is not the case between diners and models. The dishes are not placed directly on the skin, but are placed on sanitized sheets, and the most intimate parts are covered with flowers and double-sided tape. Additionally, there is a male equivalent known as nantaimori.
Going back to Kanye West’s birthday, the nyotaimori video simply shows the model posing on the table while the rest of the guests enjoy the party and the birthday boy’s music. The images have won millions of reactions, both curious and negative. Although the fact of carrying out this practice has not been the biggest trigger in the responses, but rather the fact that her youngest daughter was able to witness this scene.
According to several sources that accessed the party, one of the guests was the little North West, 9 years old. This fact was confirmed when the young woman could be seen filming her father while rapping one of her songs live. Several people on social networks have criticized and rejected the possibility, given the idea that such a small girl could have been around a naked woman and a fairly adult environment.
