I hope you found the article on BBC about Sashiko & the video of me stitching & talking about Sashiko. The link is on my Story & Highlight as well. If you follow me for a long time, you may find something “strange” in the article as the message on the video & the article itself aren’t corresponding. (In short, I was interviewed for the video, but not for the article itself). This happens because of how the media function (in my understanding), and I respect the way they construct the article. I appreciate Alex & Natalia choosing me, and I enjoyed the article itself from another perspective.
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When I receive an interview request, I often say that I am just a raw ingredient. It is them (writer/producer) to cook what I do & say to their audience. NPR, NYTimes, BBC, major media carefully ask me if the results may be as I wish – but I am often satisfied with any results as they are the chef. My significance ends when they pick me from the farm.
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I decline interview requests when I am asked to be something else – like they decide to bake bread, and ask Rice to be the Flour… When I am rice, I can be close to the flour, but they aren’t the same. So, as long as the chef respects what raw ingredients are without modifying the Core for their convenience, I am happy to be cooked in any way. For that, the writing does not convey my message as it is a dish with other raw ingredients they chose. The video is the dish I proudly say it is the dish with my ingredients.
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I do not agree that any publicity is good publicity. However, it is always a privilege and honor to be picked by a good chef as a raw material who wishes to be known “as is”. Sashiko in English is simplified and romanticized as they introduce Rice Powder as Flour. I am speaking up to say Rice is different from Flour.
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BBCの記事、「動画映えしていないねぇ」と恥ずかしいのも、実は枕詞がございまして、「他所行きの顔してる＝動画映えしようとしてる」のにやっぱり映えないねぇというお話しです。ま、人間とはそういうもんだ。さて。英語で本文を一読頂くと「あれ？」と思われるかもしれません。というのも、記事そのものは私への取材ではなく、動画のみが私への取材を元に作られている為、多少のズレがございます。メディア対応の宿命なのでしょうが、それでもわざわざ私の家まで来て下さった動画担当のプロデューサーには感謝の言葉しかありません。ありがたい話です。英語で刺し子が日本人を巻き込まずに変化していく中、こうして丁寧にお話を聞いて頂けることは、とてもとても嬉しいのです。裏話等、また配信でお話ししますね。
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2023-10-15 20:24:04
他所行きの顔‥‥なんか作ったような感じだったもの🤣
¡How beautifully conveyed!
It was so encouraging to see the article in mainstream media. Good for the climate and good for you and this wonderful tradition.👏
And like many ‘raw ingredients’ best when aged 40+ years.
The video seems to show that the interviewer really listened to you and made the effort to understand your message.
The video was great! It really helped me to understand your perspective, which, to be honest, has not been very clear to me before. The video was much more impactful than the article.
I nearly choked on my breakfast reading a reaction to your BBC involvement . The fact that your represent sashiko in the UK and not them !! It could not of shouted me me me all the emotions of a soap opera !