UC-Davis Students: Sumo Wrestling Fat Suit Amounts to Anti-Asian Racism, White Supremacy Difficult to distinguish sincere social justice activism from parody. Robby Soave | 3.15.2016 12:35 PM ...

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The student government at University of California–Davis apologized for bringing a sumo wrestling fat suit on campus after people freaked out that it was racist. Primary Menu.

Sumo wrestling is old, about as old as it gets with its first mention in writing from the year 712. The modern version of professional sumo wrestling has been in existence since the 1600s.

A recent study explores the meanings of ‘fat’ and obesity in sumo and Japanese culture and the part that chanko, or ‘sumo stew’, plays in this. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email ...