Gymnastics influencer María del Mar Pérez Banus has been accused of insulting Japanese culture after performing an acrobatic routine at a sacred temple. The Instagram video was deleted after the backlash, but it’s up on X and has garnered over 33 million views. As reported by the New York Post, the 25-year-old influencer, who has 140 thousand followers on her Instagram profile, did some exercises at a Torii, a symbolic gate that marks the entrance to a Shinto shrine. It is often seen as a boundary that separates the human world from the spiritual world. In the video the influencer, who is originally from Chile but lives in the US, can be seen hanging from the red structure like a pull-up bar while playing the song ‘Cha-Cha Slide’. “This shows a lack of respect for Japanese religious culture and customs. I hope you never come to Japan again,” commented one outraged X user. After the backlash, María del Mar […]
Source: News Beast
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