Let’s “Wow” the world with Japanese culture. Continued on the Cultural Appropriation issue with @kimono. Please read until the last. This post is not about what is Art or not. I appreciate all of your admiration for our crafts. More importantly, I would like to change Kim’s mind by wowing the world. Kimono can be Art and it is embarrassing to name underwear Art. ☆
If you think the Jacket in the photo is Art, please share this post. I personally think it is not the (Fine) Art – it is just a result of ordinarity of the Japanese. However, I appreciate your value to Boro (to-be) as the Art.
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This Noragi (to be authentic Boro) was (is) a Jacket the Japanese “ordinary” wore everyday. In contrast, some types of Kimono were the clothing for the special occasion (extra-ordinary). So, if you think the Boro Jacket is an Art piece, Kimono culture itself should be the Art. Using the name of Art and Culture for the underwear brand is simply embarrassing. ☆
I have been thinking how to communicate to the world. My saying “Oh, you are crossing the boundary of Cultural Appropriation!! Stop it and Change the Name” is one good way. I will keep saying it, and so the other people should do as well. However, as Kim said, “I respect the Kimono but not planning to change the name, they listen to what they want to listen. So, let’s surprise (Wow!) the world how “caring” the Japanese culture is – and therefore it is so beautiful. I hope this “Wow – That is super cool!” can communicate how embarrassing it is to use the name Kimono for the underwear. (I had a Live Streaming in English on 6/28 at 10:30 EST. You should be able to check it out in the story archives).
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「文化の私物化をやめて！下着にKimonoという商標をつけないで！」と声を上げるのはとても大事です。日本の文化を守る為にも抗議の声は届けなきゃいけない。同時に、少し違う戦略も考えてみました。今回の件、下着をKimonoと名付ける流れ、冷静に考えると、めちゃくちゃダサくないですか？かっこ悪くない？センス最悪じゃない？甘く考えてるんじゃないんです。抗議は続けます。ただ、同時に「カッコいい日本」をこの機会にどーんっと全面に出すことで、世界中から、「あれ、キムさん、格好悪くね？」となれば流れが変わるのかなと思っています。本人が「Kimonoという名を変えるつもりはない」って声明だしちゃったしね。そんな訳で、僕は僕なりに「かっこいい刺し子」を発信し続けるつもりです。皆さんも、よかったら続いて下さい。「格好いい日本！」であれば、なんでもいいかなーと思っています。良いハッシュタグあったら教えて下さい！
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2019-06-28 14:55:19
I am planning to take your workshop at QuiltCon in Austin in February
“The object of art is to give life a shape”. William Shakespeare 💙
Too beautiful for words 🖤
署名も英語で広めてもらえて助かります。
代表が変われば口約束は消えます。彼女の言葉に法的な根拠はありません。
ところで、アメリカで著名な方で賛同してくれそうな人に動いてもらうことはできますか？
日本では彼女が誰かも全く知られてません。私も知りません。日本は法的な厳しさも知らず危機感が薄いです。
Thanks for explanation💙💙💙
Beautiful piece ✌️
@kimono should really be kimnono – such insensitivity and narcissism – it was obviously an extension of her name Kim. Why not Karnono or Westoto?
Kim is awful
ugh she’s awful. definitely appropriation.
Remember please she is never been considered cultured by most of America. Rather, she is looked down apon actually as “cheap”.
Maybe @ellentube @theellenshow can convince her friend to change? 🤔
Thanks for sharing❣️I do like to read everything you write. You really convince me that it is important to be aware what you do and respect your ancestors. Art for me is a difficult thing. I dont think it is important to categorize. I dont see Boro as art, although it is very beautiful and for me more beautiful than a wide range of things called art. Art is often considered to be of more value than everyday things. Since I like the used and worn I often like these everyday things more than art made by artists. I feel the connection with the people who made and used the things in the past even though I never met them. 💙
Very interesting upload👏I love the approach 👌makes a lot of sense, thank you for posting that🙏
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I like boro because it is using all small things to make something new. Western style quilting (patchwork) is the same thing, art made from the ordinary. ❤️