And here is a very dandy guy... in space....
Posted on 07/29/2015 1:24:42 PM PDT by rightistight
Protesters have taken it upon themselves to lecture Japanese people about "cultural appropriation" of Japanese culture by whites.
The bizarre interaction took place at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The museum has been holding an exhibit encouraging visitors to wear a kimono to celebrate Claude Monet’s painting “La Japonaise.”
The largely non-Japanese protesters decided that this exhibit was a form of "cultural appropriation" of Japanese culture. They have been protesting the event for weeks, calling the museum "white supremacist" and "racist."
Now, a counter-protest which includes Japanese women are taking the "cultural appropriation" protesters to task.
The counter-protesters include mostly older Japanese women. They held signs that read, "I am not offended by people wearing kimono in front of French paintings" and "I welcome museum exhibits that share Japanese culture with the community."
Etsuko Yashiro and Ikuko Burns expressed disappointment in the protests, suggesting that youthful ignorance was the reason behind the "cultural appropriation" protests. "I’m a little bit disappointed by the other side," Ms. Burns said.
Loreto Ansaldo, a Chilean woman who is protesting "cultural appropriation," said there is a misunderstanding between her and Japanese women. "This is part of the misunderstanding: We never said people who aren’t Japanese can’t wear a kimono," she said.
Jiro Usui, the Deputy Consul General of Japan in Boston, disagreed, saying, “We actually do not quite understand what their point of protest is. We tried to listen to those people who are protesting, but we think together with the MFA we should encourage that Japanese culture be appreciated in a positive way.”
And here is a very dandy guy... in space....
” When was in Tokyo in the late 1980s, sections of the city were closed off and young people basically went all Happy Days. Poodle skirts, penny loafers and blue jeans with the cuffs rolled up.”
That was in Harajuku no doubt . I was living in Tokyo in the late 80’s ( still live in Japan ) and on Sundays small groups of kids into rockabilly and 50’s American music / culture would gather in the park there to play music , dance , etc...The good old days ...
Not so much in Tokyo now . Sapporo still rocks , though .
These guys are in their 40’s and 10 to 1 those are wigs . No doubt salarymen during the week and let out some steam on Sundays in Yoyogi Park .
I was in my prime in the 50s.
They WERE happy days.
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I was born in ‘52 . America was in its prime , too .
What is Sunday’s? I was thinking it was Fridays. It’s been nearly 30 years now. Yes, Harajuku sounds right.
Definitely Sundays ...
I don’t think those are wigs. You’d be amazed how tall you can get one of those with enough pomade and hairspray.
But nobody will give youa job in Japan with hair that long lol .
Japan and the Eastern part of China are more “Western” than the West. Japan outdoes Macy’s for Christmas.
Only the slightest wind is enough to blow a Leftist’s dress up.
We still have the rockabilly crowd in Yoyogi park every weekend. Most are the folks that were there in the 80s.
Yup. That’s them. Cheers FRiend. Beers up!
In Tokyo you can get a good job looking like anything. Trust me and metal head / punk friends.
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