Our most recent example of this is a viral headline from the New York Post, which reads “ This is how restaurant servers are tricking you into giving bigger tips“. Most sentient beings understand these sexual politics on a very base level, but there are some folks for whom the basics of customer service are akin to looking through the Matrix. But denying it doesn’t make it any less true. After all, a woman can wear make-up, dress nicely, and be affable for HERSELF, and yet it will still be interpreted as something for men to consume/feel entitled to. In a world that is financially, systemically, and culturally stacked against women, there’s nothing wrong with using our oft exploited femininity to make our lives a little easier.
Why do you think all brand models and reps are overwhelmingly women? And why do beautiful women dominate advertising, even for products and services geared towards men? It’s part of the depressing truth of existing while female. It’s hardly rocket science: men are simple creatures, and a smile and a giggle can go a long way to earning better tips/getting out of traffic tickets/grabbing that last muffin at the Starbucks counter. Add attractiveness and flirting to the package, and you’ve found the model that launched a thousand Hooters and similar breastaurants (ugh) into popularity. While the former prison of the vengeful fox spirit awaits its fate, some found a bit of dark humor in the grim scenario.Īs Paul Dallison writes in Politico, “Rumors that the evil demon saw the state of the world in 2022 and hid in another rock, pledging not to return for another 1,000 years were unconfirmed at the time of going to press.If you’ve ever worked as a server in the restaurant industry, and especially if you’re a woman, you know that charm and affability equals more tips. The wooden path leading to Sessho-seki is narrow, which would make it hard to maneuver the heavy machinery needed to move the stone. One tourism official hopes it can be restored, but knows that it may be a difficult task. Masaharu Sugawara, an 83-year-old local tour guide, tells Yomiuri Shimbun, according to a Google-translation.Īccording to Japanese news site Shimotsuke Shimbun, officials are still determining what to do with the stone. "It's natural, so it can't be helped, but it's a shame because it's a symbol of the local area," According to the fact-checking website Snopes, the Nasu Town Tourist Information Center explained to Japanese news website Yomiuri Shimbun that moisture from recent rains and freezing temperatures likely seeped into cracks on the stone’s surface, causing it to weaken and split.
The image drew speculative comments on whether the spirit escaped from the stone after being trapped for 1,000 years.ĭespite the buzz, some locals provided a more plausible explanation. In the Google-translated tweet, Lillian described arriving at the site alone before noticing the “rock was split in half and the rope was also detached.” The visitor added: “I feel like I've seen something that shouldn't be seen." On March 5, a photo of the broken killing stone shared by a Twitter user named “Lillian” was circulated on social media. Per the Guardian, the boulder became a registered historical landmark in 1957, and is referenced in several notable Japanese works including Zen poet Matsuo Basho’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a play, a novel and an anime film. Upon her death, Tamamo-no-Mae’s fleeing spirit became trapped inside the chunk of volcanic stone, which, according to the myth, kills anyone who touches it, reports Newsweek’s Thomas Kika. A warrior by the name of Miura-nosuke caught wind of the plan, however, and killed her before she could execute it. She became involved in a plot to overthrow Emperor Toba, who ruled from 1107 to 1123, per the Guardian. News spread throughout Japanese social media outlets last Monday that a famous rock rumored to contain a demon has split in two.Īccording to local folklore, the volcanic rock, called Sessho-seki (meaning “killing stone”) held the evil spirit of Tamamo-no-Mae, a nine-tailed fox who took the form of a beautiful woman.
#TRAFFIC SPIRIT CRACKED CRACKED#
A cracked stone in the small town of Nasu, located in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan, is drawing a lot of attention, reports Justin McCurry for the Guardian.
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