Finally, somebody found a sillier job than professional cuddler. Park Seo-yeon AKA The Diva is a professional eater in South Korea. People pay to watch her eat on camera. And apparently, not for any sexual reason just because they like watching her eat. Isn’t the Internet great?
Her explanation is even weirder than the idea of people getting off on it. “People enjoy the vicarious pleasure when they can’t eat this much or find that food at night or are on a diet.” I’ve been on a diet before, and the absolute last thing I would want to watch is a skinny lady shoveling food down her pie hole. That’s vicarious torture.
But while I’m not interested in watching her eat (not for sexual reasons or “vicarious pleasure”), I feel good knowing she’s out there. Like our silly “professional cuddler,” while I don’t think it should exist, I love that it does. It feels like these people found cheat codes for life. Instead of working a day job, she’s running around with unlimited ammo because of how much beef yukhoe she chows down on.
Actually, Portland-based professional cuddler Samantha Hess works 60 hour weeks. She has dozens of clients and is actively searching for retail space to expand her business. She even found time to write a book, available at http://cuddleuptome.com/. As of February 18, her publicity campaign reached over 14 million people. She is about to launch a national media tour, inspiring another 15 million people to improve their relationships. She volunteers time at the Oregon Food Bank and raises money for the Baby Leland Foundation to protect infants from domestic violence. She is fun, intelligent and totally unique. Samantha also happens to be the biggest news story to come out of Portland in 20 years, generating headlines across the globe.