Fans watching at home spotted the “obvious” blunder.
A South Korean soccer team was forced to apologise on Monday after mistakenly using sex dolls to fill the stands of an empty football stadium, instead of fashion mannequins.... [+]FC Seoul’s game against Gwangju was played to an empty stadium, but mannequins were hired to bring “some fun elements to the no-fans game,” Seoul said in a statement.
Thirty “premium mannequins”, most of which appeared to be female, held up signs in support of the teams while wearing FC Seoul jerseys. But fans watching on TV spotted the blunder, with some saying it was “so obvious” that they were sex dolls, and that the mistake undermined the family-friendly broadcast, ReutersThe dolls were supplied by Dalcom, a South Korean company that also produces adult toys, but FC Seoul had not run a background check. Seoul official Lee Ji-hoon told the BBC that the dolls looked “very human” and he did not consider they could be sex dolls.
Mannequins, stuffed animals, pre-recorded crowd sounds and lifesize cardboard cutouts are some of the ways that restaurants, sports matches and retailers are seeking to ease social distancing as premises reopen.... [+]WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 14: Mannequins costumed in 1940’s era clothing are seated in the diningarea of the Inn at Little Washington.
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