TOKYO – Tokyo Olympics’ creative chief resigned after suggesting that a female comedian could appear as an “Olympig”, in the latest setback for the Games.
Hiroshi Sasaki said plus-size entertainer Naomi Watanabe could wear pig ears at the opening ceremony.
He later apologized and admitted his remarks were “a huge insult” to her.
The incident came after ex-Games president Yoshiro Mori was forced to quit for making sexist remarks.
“There was a very inappropriate expression in my ideas and remarks,” Sasaki said in a statement. “I sincerely apologize to her and people who have felt discomfort with such contents.”
Watanabe, 33, is one of Japan’s most famous comedians, and is known for her celebrity impersonations and body positivity advocacy work.(BBC)
