I sincerely hope that my message is clear and not twisted. I want everyone to en

I sincerely hope that my message is clear and not twisted. I want everyone to enjoy Sashiko. Yes, I demand respect (to Japanese Culture – not me). Yes, I make strong statements. Yes, some of my messages seem to be difficult to read/listen to. Some say that I disturb the peace in Sashiko, and I should be just positive (look at the bright side) in sharing Sashiko. I am aware that I am taking a risk to be disliked by stating something strong and uncomfortable. However, I want “everyone” to be peaceful in Sashiko. Everyone who is part of the Sashiko. Everyone who enjoys Sashiko. If a trend of Sashiko with “happy mending” is over someone’s pain, then it isn’t “everyone”. The voice may be small & quiet, but I hear them. So, I am suggesting to make “everything peaceful” – which is a mutual respect to Japanese culture/language. I think it isn’t too much to ask when they use the Japanese word “Sashiko”. If they prefer “happiness/positive” over someone’s pain in their foreign culture, that’s a very unfortunate issue – and probably we have to call it “Cultural Appropriation (C/A)”, right? 

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C/A is a very difficult topic. I am still learning, and this is one milestone. “If there are people who feel pain by using the word/culture belonging to them, and when we ignore their pain by prioritising what we feel comfortable with, then it becomes an unfortunate Cultural Issue”. It is easy to avoid this unfortunate situation. Just “imagine” the pain – which can be done simply by “respect”. C/A is a difficult topic to discuss, but it isn’t so difficult to avoid.

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ふと思ったのですが、この英文を自動翻訳で日本語にして読んで下さっている方もいらっしゃるのかな？どんどんと自動翻訳の精度は上がってきているのですが、同時に文化背景をも理解する翻訳はなかなか存在しないので、もし自動翻訳で英語→日本語と読んで下さっている方は、配信も一緒にお聞き頂けると幸いです。ラジオみたいに聞いてもらえれば良いので。英語では結構名言をしているので（そういう言語なので、断言しないと伝わらない）、このアカウントを日本語でフォローして下さっている方に誤解されるのは嫌だなと。「刺し子はこうあるべきだ！」って言いたいわけじゃないので。刺し子はこうあるべきだと言っている方の言葉は大切ですが、何かを排除したいわけじゃなく、既にあるものを守りたいだけの言葉です。たぶん、配信では、その面倒くささも含めて、上手に表現できていると思うので。

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2020-11-18 09:12:57

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