What I say may be painful to some of you. I do not change what I say based on who I am talking to. I do not sweet-talk for profit or other convenience. No matter how many people find what I say “annoying”, I will keep writing, sharing, and speaking up – or even fighting against ignorance. If you aren’t Japanese (don’t use the Japanese in ordinary), Sashiko isn’t your culture. It is perfectly fine to enjoy Sashiko regardless of who you are. I welcome everyone to enjoy Sashiko together. However, please know that their “innocent happiness” or “artistic taste” may be hurting someone severely. My “annoying” message comes from my real pain. I am tired of being suppressed by superficial joy or “freedom over someone’s sacrifice”, created by people who constantly ask for validation.
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Some may say I am arrogant. Well, no, I am just being honest. If you consider “honest” as “arrogant”, then you are probably in a privileged group or never experienced to be in the “suppressed side”. Minority speaking up honestly is considered arrogant or aggressive – that may be the foundation of Cultural Appropriation and Filtering. Sashiko isn’t just trend or marketing phrase for what they do.
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「自由に楽しんでるから良いじゃない」は正論です。僕自身、刺し子において、日本国内であれば、この正論で良いと思っています。日本人の当たり前の範疇で自由に楽しむのであれば、どんな針仕事も刺し子になりうると思っています（勿論望まれればという話です）。
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ただ、日本語以外だと、「何でも良い！」は文化を壊す危険性を考慮しなくてはいけません。そこには日本の当たり前が存在しないから。「なんでもいい」のであれば、Sashikoと名付ける必要もない。他の名前だってあるはず。それでもSashikoと名付けるのは、何でも良いのではなく「刺し子と言えば売れる＆目立つ」というとても自己中心的な観点があるからです。端的に言えば、「流行ってるから。お金になるから。」。個人の利益の為に、大切な文化を壊されたくないんですよね。
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2021-05-21 13:28:38
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I wont call my stitching sashiko. It’s just patterned stitching. Big stitch stitching. Fun to watch yours but … fine
Cultural appropriation is a form of violence. I hear you and I am humbled.
I’m a bit confused by the caption on this one. Are you speaking about someone or a specific incident? It sounds like that may be the case, and you may not wish to call them out publicly… but if you are actually speaking more generally to a wider audience then I am not sure how to interpret the idea that it is “perfectly fine to enjoy Sashiko regardless of who you are” but also that this “innocent happiness” “maybe hurting someone severely”. I don’t know how it can be perfectly ok and also severely hurt someone at the same time. If someone is hurting than it is not ok.
I love this design. It’s awesome ❤️
Can you expand on what you mean by innocent happiness and artistic taste? Is there a problem with people from other cultures wearing sashiko clothing???
Like the pattern very much
I enjoy watching your youtube channel. Keep on going, we love sashiko ❤️
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いつも吐露してくれありがとうございます。as a person in the japanese diaspora, i feel heartened when i read your posts. i want more people to see the truth of us and know our reality, it’s not just something cool-looking they can take for fun. in the end i may not really be japanese because i’m so american, so i can’t understand the pain in the same way you feel it… but it sounds very familiar. let’s keep speaking up and take up space to perpetuate the culture.
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No, those of us who have grown up privlidged, we need to learn and understand, to be in other shoes to break open our ignorance andmprofound lack of understanding. To become part of the support system for those cultures and people who have suffered. This is good for me to read, thank you…⚘
I would really like Japan to chop its own forests down instead of my country’s. That is my current project.
“Minority speaking up honestly is considered arrogant or aggressive- that may be the foundation of cultural appropriation and filtering.” One powerful and important statement that merits repeating!