Cosplayer chopsticks.chan stirred up social media after images emerged of an event in the United States where she was selling “foot juice” to her fans, a practice that consisted of putting her feet into a container with liquid and then giving it directly into customers’ mouths to drink, with customers paying up to $15 per glass to live this strange experience.
The event went viral within hours and sparked a huge debate about the limits of the internet and extreme trends, because while some users were outraged and described the situation as disgusting or degrading, others defended the cosplayer’s right to offer the service and her customers’ right to consume it.
Most surprising is that despite the controversy, hundreds of people lined up to take part and the supposed stock sold out in just a few hours, showing that there is a market willing to pay for experiences that for most people are hard to understand, a phenomenon that reflects how social media has transformed the way extreme content and experiences are consumed.
