Decidedly, the various personalities in charge of the Tokyo Olympics should turn their tongues seven times in their mouths before opening it.
Even to leave it completely closed… A month after the resignation of the president of the organizing committee Yoshiro Mori, guilty of sexist remarks on the inability of women to end meetings in a concise way, Hiroshi Sasaki, person in charge of the opening ceremonies and closing, has also just been forced to return his apron.
The creative director has indeed shocked the public with a rather inappropriate exit about Naomi Watanabe, actress and fashion designer very popular in the archipelago.
A Japanese weekly revealed Wednesday, March 17 that Sasaki had suggested in March 2020 to provide for the young woman with the rounded physique of a Botero character a role of "Olympig".
For non-English speakers, "pig" means pig in Shakespeare's language.
Hello haphazard word game.
The artistic director was therefore planning to bring her down from the sky wearing a pig costume!
"The expression was inappropriate ..."
“I am deeply sorry,” Sasaki said in a statement.
The expression was inappropriate, as were my ideas and remarks.
I offer my sincere apologies to him and to all those I have been able to shock.
It would have been a serious insult to Ms. Watanabe.
I regret from the bottom of my heart.
" Too late.
On Wednesday evening, Hiroshi Sasaki went to Seiko Hashimoto, Mori's replacement at the head of the Cojo, to announce his intention to leave his post.
Last month, Mori's behavior scandalized many people, starting with Olympic sponsors like Toyota, claiming that this type of remark was against the Olympic spirit and the values they support.
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Athletes such as Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, Olympic volunteers, elected members of the parliamentary opposition in Japan or even members of embassy staff in Tokyo protested.
An online petition urging those in charge of the Olympic Games not to stand idly by had even been launched.
Obviously, there is still work to be done ...
