“With Freedom Comes Responsibility. (Eleanor Roosevelt)”. More than ever, we fac

“With Freedom Comes Responsibility. (Eleanor Roosevelt)”. More than ever, we face this powerful saying in Covid-19. I believe the similar principle apply to Cultural Appropriation (C/A). 

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As I keep saying, please do not worry about the C/A too much when you try to respect the people/stories behind the word, Sashiko. For the details, please read my article (Link from profile). I ask them to respect & care by willing to learn. “Respect”, “Care”, and “Willingness”. They are kind of “vague” concepts. No benchmark to measure one’s “amount” of these. Therefore, to sum up, it is up to us & you who practice Sashiko today, whether we understand the phrase, “With Freedom Comes Responsibility”.

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In Sashiko, I finally feel a responsibility to pass “it” down. It took 20 years to reach here, but this “responsibility” is a fundamental reason I keep posting here. Therefore, I get very sad when I see the word “whatever”. Yes, “I do whatever I want in Sahiko” is a true statement. No one can/should argue for freedom. If they feel that they are responsible in Sashiko as much as I do, then I have no concern. They are my comrades. The point is… are they? Freedom will change the culture. There is nothing I should/can do to avoid the change. The change itself defines who we are. However, I want the change to come with mindful responsibility, not willful ignorance. I am NOT asking you to stop using the word. The same message in every single post. Please try to learn what Sashiko is (was) for us. I have shared a lot of information already. Please be responsible when you shout freedom in foreign culture.

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「自由には責任が伴う」。どこで聞いたか忘れた言葉ですが、英語だとルーズベルト大統領の奥様の言葉として有名です。今の社会で、この言葉はどれだけ”当たり前”になっているのでしょうか？15人に1人の割合でコロナ陽性者が出ている米国で、マスクをしない自由を主張しているのを見ると、どうも頭を抱えてしまいます。

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刺し子にも同様なことが言えるかもしれません。極論ですが、日本国内で日本語で刺し子をしている人の刺し子は、どんな形でも刺し子だと思っています。そこには日本人の当たり前があるから。この当たり前を共有しない人が、「刺し子は自由だ」という時、そこには、「日本人の当たり前を理解する責任」が発生すると思うんです。社会的に、法律関係なく「良くないこと」とされていることを、法律が無いから律さない……なんていう文化の塗り替えは嫌なんですよ。食卓で箸渡ししたら注意される。そんな文化は、やっぱり残したいんです。

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2021-01-10 10:05:16

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