As a fervent football fan, I’d like nothing more than to see my favourite soccer teams return to the field.
A life without bubble tea and hanging out with your friends is boring, but an existence without watching 22 humans chase a ball is unbearable.
Some leagues around the world are slowly restarting their season, but due to the spread of the coronavirus, footballers will have to play behind closed doors, which means that no spectators will be allowed in the stadiums.
That sounds pretty boring, right? Well, one South Korean club tried to make their matches a little more exciting, but things didn’t go as planned.
South Korea Football Club Places Sex Dolls in Empty Stadium to Replace Spectators
On Sunday (17 May), FC Seoul played at home against Gwangju in South Korea’s top football championship, K League 1.
Like many other leagues that restarted after the Covid-19 outbreak, FC Seoul barred fans from attending the game, so some mannequins were brought in to make things seem more lively.
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But some fans noticed that there was something a little odd about these mannequins.
For one, they were holding signs for a company that makes sex dolls.
And some fans thought that they looked more like sex dolls than regular mannequins because they looked too human.
I have to say, though, they look pretty normal to me. Why would people think they were sex d-
Oh. Fair enough.
One netizen noted how it was impossible not to notice that these dolls were not regular mannequins because of how they were dressed.
“The female mannequin dressed in a white short sleeve t-shirt, the breast excessively stood out, and the nipples were protruding, but you didn’t know they were an adult product?” wrote another fan on Instagram. “You are kidding me.”
Club Apologised
In response, the club issued an apology on Instagram and Facebook.
“Regarding the cheer mannequins that were installed during the game on the 17th, we sincerely apologize for causing deep concern to the fans,” the statement said.
According to CNN, the club explained that although the dolls looked like real humans, it had confirmed that they were “not at all related to adult products” before agreeing to install them.
They were also told that the mannequins would be the kind commonly used to model clothes.
Has this company actually seen any mannequins? Most of them don’t even have faces.
Or even heads. Or legs.
But the club maintains that they made sure these dolls were not of the adult variety.
They claimed their employees “went through the confirmation process that they were not adult products several times.”
They also somehow missed the fact that the dolls were holding ads for adult products.
“This is our fault without excuse,” said the club. “Regardless of the reason, we apologize again for causing great concern to the fans who love and cheer for FC Seoul.”
I personally don’t see anything wrong with this as long as the dolls aren’t naked and people aren’t doing disturbing things to them during games.
But holding up signs for adult products is a little weird, considering some kids might be watching the game.
Is It Safe To Restart Sports Right Now?
German’s top soccer league, the Bundesliga, also restarted its season last weekend, but introduced a host of precautionary measures to deal with the potential spread of the coronavirus.
For instance, players arrived in several team buses to ensure they could practise safe distancing on their way to the stadium.
All the balls were disinfected, goal celebrations involved less hugging, and those allowed into the ground – media and medics – had to have their temperature taken.
Even substitutes who sat on the bench wore masks and sat two seats apart.
And in the South Korean league, if a player or member of the coaching staff falls sick with Covid-19 during the season, the team will not play for two weeks.
So, as much as we want sports to return to our screens, it may be a while before it’s completely safe to do so.
I just hope I’ll be alive to see a game that actual humans can attend instead of mannequins.
Mannequin: Why do people keep talking about us like we have no feelings?
Because you often have no head.
Mannequin: Ok, that’s a good point.
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