Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Tokyo Games: ceremonies chief to quit over sexist 'Olympig' comment

Hiroshi Sasaki suggested a female entertainer should dress as a pig at the opening ceremony Preparations for the Tokyo Olympics have again been thrown into turmoil after the creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies said he would resign over a sexist comment about a female entertainer, whom he likened to a pig. Hiroshi Sasaki said he would step down after a weekly magazine revealed he had proposed to his creative team that Naomi Watanabe, a popular celebrity, should be lowered into the Olympic stadium dressed as a pig in an opening ceremony segment he called “Olympig”. Continue reading...
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