What is the ‘Nullo’ castration cult? Inside horrifying world of ‘genital nullification’ that was inspired by Japanese artist who cut off his own penis and testicles and served them to the highest bidder
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The thought of cutting off one’s own genitals is enough to make most people squirm. But for thousands of so-called ‘Nullos’, it is a price worth paying to achieve ‘genital nullification’.
The bizarre – and growing – Nullo movement sees mostly male subscribers undergo extreme body modifications by removing their private parts and sometimes their nipples.
In some extreme cases they are castrated for cannibalistic or sexual desires, with the self-mutilation recorded and streamed online – however the majority remove their genitalia because they don’t identify as male or female.
Though the procedure is mostly done by men, there are women who voluntarily have their vagina stitched closed and clitoris removed.
Many opt for a ‘smoothie’, a procedure that leaves them with a fully smooth groin, and more than half these people use amateur ‘cutters’ – often doctors or vets – or do it themselves.
There are an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 voluntary ‘Nullos’ worldwide, though the true number is unknown. Astonishingly, two thirds never tell anyone they have no genitalia, including their families, a 2014 academic study found.
Japanese artist Mao Sugiyama became a famous ‘nullo’ in 2012 after having his genitals removed, freezing them and then cooking and serving them at a banquet costing £800-a-head
The group are likely to have been inspired by asexual Japanese illustrator Mao Sugiyama
What is a ‘nullo’?
A ‘nullo’, also known as a ‘smoothie’, is someone who has undergone extreme body modification by having their genitals, and sometimes also their nipples, surgically removed.
Though the procedure is mostly done by men, there are women who also voluntarily have their vagina stitched closed and clitoris removed.
There are said to be amateur ‘cutters’ in the UK and all over the world, but many will go to the United States for surgery.
A clinic in California charges around $10,000 plus hospital fees. There are clinics in Mexico a hospital who are willing to do a no-questions-asked castration.
Experts believe that there are around 10,000 to 15,000 voluntary eunuchs, and that over more than half of them used DIY surgery or a cutters’ services.
The group are said to identify as ‘Nullos’ – shorthand for genital nullification — a sub-culture who meet through online forums.
Many of the ‘cutters’ – slang for those who carry out the procedure – are from a medical background. Those who have had their genitals removed also claim that vets are known to do it.
One man, named William, previously told the Daily Beast that he decided to spend the money to do it in a hospital.
He said: ‘The risk of something going wrong is extremely high.
‘I also don’t wish to look like Frankenstein at the end of the procedure’.
A castrated vicar, named Benedict, said: ‘It’s nowhere near as weird and difficult to try to become a eunuch now as it was 30 years ago.
‘Now, we have doctors who don’t even blink when you say you want to just remove your testicles, or just add a vagina. I never saw this coming’.
The most famous modern ‘Nullo’ is Japanese artist Mao Sugiyama, 23, who had his penis and testicles surgically removed by a physician in March 2012. He has also had his nipples removed.
They had been certified free of infections and were frozen for two months before being served up at a banquet in Suginami, a residential area in western Tokyo.
He charged guests around £160 per person to eat the meal which was garnished with mushrooms and parsley. But police charged him with indecent exposure.
Diners at the exclusive Tokyo banquet either got Sugiyama’s cooked genitals or beef or crocodile meat
Japanese artist was the first ‘nullo’ after tweet offer back in 2012
Artist Mao Sugiyama shocked Twitter ten years ago posting the words ‘Please retweet. I am offering my male genitals (full penis, testes, scrotum) as a meal for 100,000 yen… I will prepare and cook as the buyer requests, at his chosen location.’
The price was slashed when it was decided to share the groin-grown grub between a number of people.
Tokyo illustrator Sugiyama honoured the deal and had the genitals cooked up for five people at £160 a head.
They were devoured at a 70-strong banquet in the Suginami ward, where the other lucky diners were treated to beef or crocodile.
Laid on was other attractions which included musical entertainment and a panel to talk about the meal.
The unusual dish was said to have been served up with a button mushroom garnish.
Sugiyama went on a one-month sex binge before the operation to make full use of the body parts before they were eaten.
A series of tests were carried out to make sure they had no venereal diseases before they were scoffed by diners.
Mao, who goes by the nickname HC, said he had initially considered eating his own penis – but decided to serve them up instead.
He cooked the genitalia, which were removed in early April 2012 shortly after his 22nd birthday, himself while being supervised by a chef.
Sugiyama put on a traditional chef’s outfit, before carefully seasoning and braising the genitals on a portable gas cartridge burner.
Guests were made to sign a waiver so he could not be held responsible if they became ill.
Announcing the event on Twitter he first offered to cook his penis for a guest for £800. However, he ultimately decided to split the ‘meal’ between five guests.
He wrote on Twitter: ‘I am offering my male genitals (full penis, testes, scrotum) as a meal for 100,000 yen (£800). I’m Japanese.
‘The organs were surgically removed at age 22. I was tested to be free of venereal diseases. The organs were of normal function. I was not receiving female hormone treatment.
‘First interested buyer will get them, or I will also consider selling to a group. Will prepare and cook as the buyer requests, at his chosen location.
‘If you have questions, please contact me by DM or e-mail.’
In total around 70 people attended the event in the Suginami ward of Tokyo. While five people tucked into Mao Sugiyama’s genitalia, the rest of them ate beef or crocodile.
It was reported that the five people who ate the unusual showpiece dish were a married couple, a Manga artist, a woman, 32, and an event planner, aged 22.
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