Can Foreigners wear Kimono? ボストン美術館・着物イベントに批判で中止？
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I live in Kyoto and sometimes see foreigners wearing kimono. I'm glad to see that! So I want you to wear kimono and enjoy Japanese culture☺️
I'm sorry for my poor English.
Thank you for your reading this comment🤍
Your English is great!
you do not have poor englih i do do not wory
ちな Your English is better than half the people who speak english 😂💕
ちな
Ahhhh i wish i can wear a kimono😊😊😊👘
Your English is perfect! Even comma placement, which most Americans get wrong.
Aternative video title:
*Jun being confused by america's cultural awkwardness for 9m*
"Jun being confused by American airborne hysteria and widespread idiocy" here, fixed it for you, mate
poor boy
@@user-qz9vm4tx4e Don't worry, most Americans are confused by some American's hysteria and idiocy.
Haha try living in America and having genetic ancestry to 11 different distinct cultures and ethnicites XD I've been told all my life I'm being racist because I'm wearing something or eating a certain cuisine even though I have ancestry linking me to that culture. But since my ancestry is so diverse, I don't look stereotypically like any one of my ancestral ethnicities. I'm quite literally a blend of all these different traits. I love it, but it makes it almost impossible to exist in America without constantly being on edge. 'Cultural sensitivity' or 'cultural awkwardness' as you put it is incredibly infuriating.
It’s interesting that his hands were in the shape of a round ball because that’s Japanese culture and Asian culture in general, they don’t think in terms of straight lines they think in terms of circles.
Yeah I don't demand a personal apology every time a Japanese guy wears a cowboy hat.
😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I honestly think Japanese men can be quite handsome in cowboy hats. Please continue :)
Hey I've seen that guy around too, cowboy Tanaka, right?
Or an Japanese dude in "Lederhosen". If people have an interest in a culture, why not
*when you're Chinese so you're technically a foreigner and wore a kimono but no body can tell anyways*
cha cha real smooth
XD
*drum solo* "tuuuuurn around!
What about Chinese Singaporeans???? Hmmm
Also a lot of people keep saying my skin is so white especially my face
Plebbie Productions mine is too, I’m paler thanks some of my white friends
I am an Asian living in US for more than ten years. Personally, I think the only rule of wearing ethnic clothes is that it is OK as long as you are not wearing it to mock, or helping spread certain stereotype if said culture.
Bob Lu You're right. I think that's a really big factor a lot of people don't take into considering regarding "appropriation."
That in the states people are mocked, bullied and oppressed for being different, they those same bullies and bigots want to use the trappings of that foreign culture with impunity. Like dreadlocks. I think its totes ok for a white person to have them, but maybe not til whites stop being prejudice against black people with natural hair styles.
There's still a nasty, false image of what Japanese are like left over from the WW2 era that maybe native Japanese aren't faced with as much?
Tl;dr. Intent and context are important, and I think beauty should be shared.
Pd; Cochella dick bags and the like need to stop wearing warbonnets for fucks sake.
I love ceremonial Asian wear..but! If I tried to wear it daily. But would think am odd. As it's Halloween..lol
And sadly being of American built their sizes would never fit either lol. As I would want a real one, not some USA KNOCK OFF!
I just love how pretty they are..but I also respect it. I love pretty things, if I owned a real one from japan am sure I would not even wear it just get a mannequin to display lol.
Bob Lu I agree
Anne you just skipped over the fact that this person said that black people are mocked, discriminated against for the very same hairstyles that are ok for whites to wear :/
Bob Lu,
I liked your answer. Twice I lived in Japan , many years ago. My oldest daughter was born in Misawa. When she wanted to go to an anaime convention, I knew how to make the under kimono and the kimono. But it had been almost 20 years since I had seen an obi tying demonstration so working that part was tough, not having proper ties and bundle. As I am now retired, I am giving my Japanese treasures to my daughters now. Over the years, I think they have learned to love them too. But I never quit actually living there. Vacations to places really don't give you the same feeling.
l'm Japanese.
I think Rachel has worn more KIMONO than me.
It is nice to foreigner wearing KIMONO.
Sorry for my poor English.
ちょっと面白いね🤣
私たちは外人だから、多分着物はもっときれいと思って。
僕の視点だけだね～(￣▽￣～)~
Teach me Japanese pls, I'll teach you Greek, both of you 😂
Your English wasn't bad at all, good work ^^
Very good job with your English. I am American and you did awesome! 👍🏻😊
Thank you for your comment.. I just wanted to let you know from an American that your English is absolutely fine! No need to apologize! 😊👍
Jun all the video:
*confused in japanese*
This made me laugh 😅😁
Tanjirou
lmaoo
love ur profile btw
I went to Japan in October and I was so excited to wear a kimono! I cried cause I felt so pretty and just so honored to wear it! The ladies who helped me said that they get excited when they get foreigners who come in and get to experience wearing a kimono! I even bought one of my very own!!
Hi Justine! Could you please share where you had this experience. I hope to visit soon and would enjoy going to such a place ❤
Hello! The website for the rental place I went to is www.kimonotokyo.jp
The one I went to is located in Harajuku!
You bought one? Damn that's expensive
Please tell me in which town you bought the kimono and the name if you remember because I want to go to Japan in a future and I will love if I'm able to buy one for me and wear it.
P.D: excuse my english but I actually speak spanish and I am not so good in writing things in english.
Kyoto your English is perfect! Unfortunately I don’t remember the name of the store but I got in while in Shibuya
In my experience, I've always found foreigners to be the ones saying that anyone non-Japanese wearing a kimono is racist or offensive. Japanese people were always really happy to see me/other foreigners in traditional Japanese clothing because it meant we really liked their culture. My host mom always pointed out that the younger generation in Japan wears them as cosplay a lot of the time now, since modern culture in Japan no longer calls for kimonos. I think a lot of foreigners don't understand this, so they think that if you're Japanese, you wear a kimono because it's your culture, and if you're foreign and you wear one, then you're either trying to be Japanese or disrespecting their culture. In reality, young people in Japan wear kimonos just for looks all the time, and don't really have much of a connection to traditional Japanese culture. I think western society is just overly sensitive and will twist everything to be "racist". No one bats an eye when foreign students come to Canada or America and speak English, eat our food, wear our clothes and become more like us. But of course, if you go to Japan and do the same thing, they say you're either trying to be Japanese or you're racist hahaha.
Exactly. Btw, will you start your civil engineering program this fall? If so, where at?
Gaijin Hakase Actually, I changed my major. ^_^ It turns out civil engineering isn't the most relevant major for the career I want, so I think I'll be doing geography and economics instead. And it should be next fall at Uvic (University of Victoria). :)
SakuraKisetsu And of course historically, it really was just worn as normal clothing. It literally means "thing you wear" lol
Rachel & Jun .........Oh my god it totally does! "ki" and "mono".... how did I not notice this hahahah!
SakuraKisetsu
Nothing wrong with that, awesome! It's far better for you to realize that now, rather than at the end of your degree haha (it happens). Best of luck to your studies! :-)
Do you plan to go back to Japan ever?
I'm Japanese and I'm totally ok with foreigners wearing Kimono at all. Why would we even care? Many foreign people seems misunderstanding but kimonos are not so ethnic for Japanese. If you want to wear, you can wear kimono any time (maybe not in business situations, though. Plus, you need to choose appropriate kimono for each situation).
If foreigners wearing kimono is racism, is it also racism that some Japanese girls wear Victorian clothing in incorrect way as Lolita fashion?
However, a few years ago i met a woman and she said it's wrong for foreigners to wear kimono, because it's japanese traditional clothing. She was from Europe...
ogle go I
yeah. It's even more frustrating when you realize that europe literally has thousands of years of history of borrowing stuff from other places. Europeans are who they are only because of the influence of other cultures. And now it's suddenly wrong - in times of freedom of expression, those who express themselves freely by innocent acts of enjoying a different culture get called racists - I don't get it.
This lets you know AMERICANS ARE FREAKING OFFENDED ABOUT EVERYTHING
I’m Rosie its not just America. Europe is that bad too.
McCraezee M naw
yep
Nope, European people dont care. We have our tradicional Wear too and noone would be ofended
Polarka ikr I wouldn’t care if someone would wear traditional clothes either (*´ー｀*)
When I was still a teen in India, I sometimes got upset by foreign people dressed in Indian clothes - but then I realized the reason behind it was literally because of the bad impression I had of some specific people I'd met. What changed my mind was meeting one of my best friends, which made me stop associating obnoxious people with this behaviour (dressing in traditional clothes).
Now I think that people should wear what they want even if it's just for fun - where is the harm in that?
I understand in some cultures that there are symbols of achievement like the Native American headdress and I am still unsure what to think about this but I am wary of the fight against cultural appropriation becoming a mask for xenophobics and racists to hide behind.
Not being allowed to wear the clothes of another culture when you mean no harm can be an unintentional way of supporting division amongst humanity. I am not tolerant towards that.
I wore a sari to a party and a kind lady from India tucked it correctly for me. She appreciated my effort. And I when was wearing a bindi two ladies corrected the placement but were delighted and so kind. But then I once wore a choli and - I was not treated so nicely. So, oh well. I love the beautiful traditional styles of Japan and India. Sometimes, Western clothes are too limiting for my spirit.
Anyone can wear whatever they wish. It's not racism, they are clothes. Anyone who doesn't like that opinion is a "racist/xenophobe"
I am a Japanese
I think many Japanese people including me are pleased when they see foreigners wearing kimonos
Many Japanese want foreigners to enjoy Japanese culture
葉月。 This made me so happy, you guys seem lovely
葉月。 Seriously thank you. America desperately needs voices of sanity to cut through the quagmire of political correctness. I feel a great sense of calm after reading your post.
Really! 😄
葉月。 Yes. I agree... I think people are getting offended for other people/races... I'm Croatian and I would be so happy if I saw somebody wearing our traditional clothing... And that goes for all races and genders... For all I care a man can wear a traditional dress :D
Yeah, it's not a bad thing to be interested in other cultures. I was thinking of getting to know more about Japanese culture
Basically people need to stop being offended FOR others. Seriously, all the people who whine "CULTURAL APPORIATION" are promoting racism more than they think.
Promoting racism? Try having your culture and language stolen from you and then try saying people are overreacting because they don't want people outside of the culture using things that are important to them.
+No NO So it is wrong for others to want to learn another language or try cultural things? How is that not racist? Not allowing others to learn or try different cultures will just enhance stereotypes. Maybe it is understandable if it has a spiritual value or something, but just wearing a Yukata or trying to speak another language I really cannot see what is wrong with that.
+mindy hung it is one thing to learn about a culture and another thing to thrown on that culture for a trend or style. I wouldn't want to speak for everyone here but I do feel just the cultural significance alone of something like a Yukata is enough to say that if you aren't part of the culture or experiencing that culture from a place of respect, then what significance does it have to you past it being a style or trend?
+No NO but yukata used to be just a trend. A yukata is just a dress Japanese people used to wear, it would be like wearing those long dresses from the early 1900s. Also if the culture does not find it offensive, who are others to go around and say it is offensive. If others wear it with the intentions to diminish or insult that culture I would understand all the flipping out but I doubt that many people will go out of their way to dress a certain way to just make fun of a culture.
+mindy hung I get that the yukata doesn't have any spiritual meaning but everything that have become big parts of cultures have been trends in one way or another. I just believe it is very important in a world where culture is stolen to have the respect to not just put on parts of other cultures until you have the full perspective of what it means and even then it is tricky. I totally wouldn't go against people learning languages though. I think it is important to realize the amount of propaganda that has been taught over Eastern and south Eastern Asia has had an effect on how many people view the west and their own culture. I can't remember her name but there was a white women who wore yellow face when she sings and had a bunch of Asian fans while doing something completely offensive.
Jun: "You cannot offend us just because you wear kimono"
Logan Paul: "challenge accepted"
a a I laughed too hard
I feel bad for laughing to this omg
BOI!
@@111ohno yeah right the kimono wearing isn't the part to criticize-
in Italy we had Matt & Bise, two huge assholes that did much worse in Japan... :(
I’m Japanese living in Japan, grew up outside Japan. I’d be offended if people wore kimono to deliberately offend Japanese culture... like, I don’t know, if they matched it with a offensive kabuki Make-up as a joke, or if they did the narrow eyes or painted themselves yellow or something. But, generally I agree with Jun. I think it’s great that Japanese culture is being appreciated at museums in the US!
Is it okay, in your opinion, if I sewed and wore a kimono or yukata using traditional patterns of my country? For personal use only, not to sell. Honest question.
@@PJOnHOOFan4ever That's fusion like foreign exchange. Pls do it, it sounds cool.
@@PJOnHOOFan4ever
I don't really think this is any different than "cutting it all up and restyling it (e.g. for cosplay)" like what the video just mentioned.
The only person that I found offensive ever who wore a kimono was Logan Paul.
Well, he was pretty much the concept of "offensive" incarnate.
And that had NOTHING to do with the kimono
Well, that is simply good taste on your part, neh? :D
Completely agree lol
I think that might have less to do with the "kimono" part and more with the "Logan Paul" part.
I'm a white Canadian guy with a Japanese wife. We wore kimono while strolling around Nara and it brought SO MUCH JOY to everyone around us (especially the hundreds of school kids on field trips, their huge smiles and bursts of KAWAII! was the highlight of my trip).
I seriously wanted to buy a kimono (surprisingly comfy and handsome) to wear casually in my home town of Vancouver, but you just made me realize that I would likely face accusations of racism and such. This is so sad, because I honestly think it would be a positive promotion of Japanese culture.
Really Terrenceformer? My husband and I are South African. I have bought a kimono to wear for formal events. South Africans love it. There's always comments about how beautiful and elegant it looks. We're moving to Canada next year. So I can't wear the Kimono in Canada? 😢
@@Anonymiss28 Just do it anyway! And if anyone says anything, show them this video. Educate them. :)
Kylo Ren Thanks Kylo. I can't believe that issues about cultural wear causes such a stir. I would believe some practices, artifacts, clothing are sacred but if someone decides to wear my cultural clothing, I would be nothing short of happy. It is flattering actually. A few rotten eggs should not spoil the bunch.
Bit late but I believe there's also a big cultural divide between the US and pretty much the rest of the world. You should be fine wearing a Kimono in Canada as long as you are willing to explain to people what it is that you are wearing.
Frankly speaking, you are also perfectly fine to wear whatever you want in the US. With a country as populous, diverse and big as the US you will always have people who will detract from your personal choices but that's because they may have different experiences from you or they just have nothing better to do. People who actually deal with the history of cultural appropriation, fetishization and exploitation will usually not even engage in this type of discussion. It's just that as with anything, the negative extremes get a lot of press because they are sensationalist and easily picked up in the 24/7 news cycle.
Then again, I will admit that I do not know canadian culture all that well. I doubt it's as hypocritical and paradox as US culture though.
*Edit* I should point out that I have not talked about the feeling of many multi-ethnic american groups that for some reason it's not okay if they want to belong to the culture and they are constantly met with barriers and reminders that force them into the corner of 'not truly (US) American' so they start developing their own subcultural identity with their own codes that make them feel safe and included. But then the US american commercial machine come along and finds that you can easily market these cultural identities for a good buck and they are forced to watch as the society that does not fully accept them as equals or belonging appropriates their sub-cultural markers without a second thought. And that is probably really hurtful.
@@Salted_Fysh true that
I'm an Indian and I love when foreigners wear sarees.
It makes us happy to see people trying our culture.
exactly
I always wondered if that was okay because my mom truly lights up when she sees sarees and wants to wear one, she also loves everything about you’re culture but she feels like she’ll get called racist if she wears a saree🥺
@@ten_5027 it's fine she can wear saree
Hey, I don’t get offended when people wear Russian traditional wear.
I do get offended when people make vodka/bears/Putin jokes!
Why would Japanese people be offended just because I think their traditional wear is beautiful?
It’s not like I am taping my eyes and painting my face yellow... trust me my fellow americanos, there is a difference.
Most people I know just laugh at traditional bulgarian wear. And i fully understand why 😅 thank god they have never actually seen me in any. No one else in my school is bulgarian so I dont even have anyone to relate to ;-;
@@stellanutella_ I like Bulgarian traditional women's wear - also nice singing method.
By the way the ushanka is the best winter hat in my opinion
Putin is a joke!
im belarusian (close enough) and even i like to make vodka and bear jokes. if i saw someone walking by in a snegurochka costume or an ushanka i wouldn't even care .. unless the costume is good. then i'd compliment them.
As a Japanese who wears western clothes like T-shirt or jeans, WTF!?
Am I a racist?
No you're not racist.
Racism has nothing on clothes.
^ Pretty sure that was a rhetorical question..
Yes. :P
lublife Americans overeact to everything..
earthwolf82 yes they do. i am american born egyptian and i hate the cultural overreaction.
this pretty much happens a lot when i met foreigners, like when we had deepavali in malaysia I asked if my french friend would like a saree or salwar kameez for the celebration or as a souvenier, and she just look so shock and blurted out:"but i'm a foreigner! And your chinese!" i replied her:"so....?" i literally didn't understand til she full out explained.... In most parts of asia we are actually more happy if you could wear our traditional clothes to a celebration, cause it's like a sign you are celebrating our culture with us.
i know!! im indian and my i have two friends ,one from italy and the other from latvia and i get them indian dresses!
that's wonderful! XD I feel like we should do this more and not mind to much , share our culture and have fun.
I sometimes question if America is ok for what they wear and do. I know cultures like Native Americans get offended for Americans wearing headers because that is a sign of honor and wisdom. And an Indian girl on social media got mad at Beyonce for having henna on her hands in her videos. I don't like generalizing all cultures get offended by everything but it makes me question what's right or not. The thing that makes me mad is when they have things from cultures as customers. Like the Native headdresses kimonos. I don't like it not because I don't know if it's right but I feel like they don't research or know enough about a culture to be able to do things like that. I'm sorry I replied with so much but I question so much about different cultures and I want to understand all of them and why and how things are perceived differently because I don't trust America's ways of displaying other cultures and countries.
well... it's not just america, because my friend from france had the same problem, she says people will chastise you too.I would say depend on the country, to each their own thoughts about culture i guess....but I'm still glad you enjoy learning about everyone's culture,much appreciated =W=
+Khaw ai lin thank you for replying and I guess it does just depend on the culture.
When I visit Japan, I intend to wear a kimono, out in public, to honor the culture, and because I’ve always wanted to.😊
Lol I love how Jun laughed at the story of people offended by an art exhibit.
LMAO " we would probably try to help you wear it correctly" oh I love this! Please help me
Rachel describing "cut it up and have a lot of cleavage" described every female cosplay ever 🤣🤣🤣
I mean not every female cosplayer but ok
Nearly Stuck I mean I’m a female cosplayer and I mostly cosplay guys...
That is basically every sexy kunoichi character ever.
Nearly a lot of anime women portrayed wearing sexy kimonos.
"The American mindset is focused on racism " ESPECIALLY right now.
In a way, America's dialogue on racism is almost as if the nation is trying to understand its own childhood trauma. However, the issue is so fresh that a majority of the voices we see around the issue are purely reactionary. It's like, the US is a teenager that still isn't mature enough to really conceptualize its past and therefore identify itself.
I wish we could address the entire dialogue with a bit more grace....
...BUT people are people :) and it's bound to get a little awkward while we work it out.
KemushiChan I can totally see this perspective. :)
Very well said
KemushiChan that's a really cool analogy, every time i thought about that issue i thought it seemed a lot like when i'm trying to get past my traumas and mistakes and become overly sensitive in consequence, i guess in order not to make the same mistake again or not to be seen badly, it really is kinda the same, but you put it into words better than i and many people could ever! i think i kind of see it with more clarity now too so thanks for that ^^
KemushiChan Unfortunately there people that are quite proud of their ancestors inflicting that trauma. I've lived in the South for awhile now... I swear, the more proud someone is to be Southern, the more racist they are likely to be. I'm white, so I don't see it directly. But when I do, it's usually REALLY ugly and makes me want to never be near that person again. I keep the fact that I'm not a Christian very quiet down here too. If you're not a White, Christian Male, you get treated like crap down here. My mom has started wearing a wedding ring because of how poorly she's been treated by males that are Southern born.
They really don't want to be part of the US down here. Lot of them would be perfectly happy to go back to the height of when the KKK was terrorizing the land. In fact, in response to Marriage Equality, the inactive KKK chapter where I live reactivated and has been heavily recruiting.
KemushiChan Also America love to make a profit off of things that appear to be rare,exotic, etc. So that could of been an issue too.
I lived in Japan. I wore kimono all the time. No one cared, in fact people loved it. I had a FEW times where older people, like 60yr+, who would compliment me or say they were happy that I was interested in their culture. I even had some people ask to take pictures. They love it.
America is just obnoxious.
Mina Dannelly I want to wear a yukata if I take a trip to Japan, I'm saving a lot of money to go there. It honestly looks pretty comfortable. I just have to remember which side to put over the other, because right over left is how the dead wear their clothing, right? I've got a lot of research to do, and I'm ready to do it!
I have no idea what to change my name to, when I was in Japan and went to a matsuri for the first time, wearing a yukata this sweet old lady came after me and told that she really liked that I wore the yukata and how pretty it was 😶then she noticed I didn't wear like a charm with my obi and that I still needed one to make it complete. Then she gave me her own old and worn charm to make it "complete" 😍 I still use it as a lucky charm 😊
So don't worry to much about it, you'll be fine 👍
FiveOClockTea Such a sweet old lady. Too bad I never meet people like that because 98% of the time I'm inside. I'm waiting for financial aid for college. Once I get my schedule figured out, I'm gonna look for a job. Luckily I've lived near my college for practically all my life, so finding housing is no trouble. I'm trying to get a teaching certificate, and a degree in child care, so I can become a tutor, and later, a teacher, once I have a bit of weight under my very loose belt.
Mina Dannelly I wish I could go to Japan I love the culture.. I think your guys culture is beautiful... I would love to wear a kimono not to make fun I just feel their beautiful, and I wish I lived there instead of America..
Cher Lee lol but your American... I mean I understand some are stupid, but I love Japan I always have I've never even been there and me and my boyfriend want to go there. I think the culture there is so much cooler than America. We do nothing but hate, I don't though. But if foreigners are not supposed to wear kimono then I respect that. I just think that their beautiful..
Jun's incredulism on this topic is refreshing.
Ikr
The problem is Americans (not all just the vocal minority), they seem to think that the rest of the world is America and has the same problems or opinions as America. People can wear whatever clothes they want or eat whatever food they want it's none of your business, if that offends you it's YOU that is the problem. Deal with it.
hahaha Jun is so confused, I love it so much. It makes me realize how little sense American makes.
Anne mhh yea Americans. No European nor in particular here Japanese person gives a shit about these things.
Ikr I live here and I hear a lot of racism
I’m American and I think a lot of Americans don’t make sense. Lol!
"I'm American and I know this for sure" There are pros and cons to every country. That's just how life is because nothing is perfect. There is always room for improvements! c:
Yeah but we sure make a lot of dollars!
My old school Japanese teacher said it is always okay as long as you don't disrespect it. and she was super old school. like I got in trouble for using red pen lol
Laney B is
Same (*´꒳`*)
Red Pen Is Best Pen Color
Laney B red ink is seen as a disrespectable its even worse if you write someone's name if I remember correctly its brings them Very very very very very VERY bad luck like it could kill the person for red is the color of blood. I may be wrong but I CAN'T EVEN GET RED PENS OR INK HERE IN KYOTO! It sucks cuz it costs a fuck ton to import in shit,and I just imported my Suzuki GSX-R 750 from Las Vegas and that cost me 20x more then my wedding here! And my wedding was $40,000 so I spent $60,000 to get my Sportbike here. But me and my wife love it.
Yeah we werent allowed to use bright pen but its just impractical to use them, eyes are getting tired
I was wearing a hanbok in Seoul, South Korea, and Korean people laughed and were happy that I was wearing hanbok. They seem to encourage foreigners to wear it here. So if its racist why would they allow foreigners to wear it then.
I think hanbok is so elegant!
I’ve been looking at a lot of diagrams and pictures + mythology for a drawing project I’m doing and honestly, traditional Korean fashion is very interesting and cool- I don’t know, there’s something kind of...dignified about it, I suppose? It’s hard for me to put it into words.
While I can't speak for every Japanese person, I bought a yukata in a thrift shop in Tokyo and I asked if it's appropriate for a foreigner to buy and wear a yukata, and honestly they were more confused as to why I asked. Their response was basically "Yeah, of course, go nuts!"
Yeah. Because kimono is not a religious thing. It’s a daily wearable garment that was very popular in the 1900s. And it’s very fancy, so wearing a kimono is something that everyone is so proud to wear
It honestly seems only Americans loose their minds over "cultural appropriation", but coming from a private boarding school with students from all over the world, not ONE race is offended by Americans wearing "traditional" clothing unless it's in a clearly racist/joking manner. The only race that seems to be upset by it is native Americans and that's only if someone wears a Native American headdress, but I thinks it's because it's a piece of clothing that represents a lot of honor(?)
+Midnight--answer I found out the hard way in how disgusting cultural appropriation is exaggerated in America(at least, from what I've seen in person and in the internet). Like, you do something that is like not a norm there and they would like look at you in a disgusting manner if not shout at you "RACIST!!".
What made them have these mind-sets in the first place anyway? Especially SJWs, Feminists, etc. Is it because of their "privileges"? since they tend to end most sentences regarding racial issues with "Check your privilege".
+Miguel L man, I don't even know. The funny thing is they call you racist and tell you that you're appropriating a culture when they themselves are white and really have no say in if you're disrespecting a culture or not
Midnight--answer I guess that's even worse with SJWs, feminists, etc. I wonder where they got that way of thinking? Being spoiled?
+Miguel L What did feminists do exactly?
Clear Senpai They use other cultures as an excuse to push their own agenda(that alone is disgusting) in a bat-shit insane way.
I love how westerners just assume (mostly whites but what eve) that another culture will get offended when they don't even understand that culture
it's because white people are constantly getting "reprimanded" and made fun of for trying to take part in annother cultures customs. it's ironic because in most American schools people are encouraged to "celebrate diversity" and to try other cultures holiday rituals, customs and historic clothing. There's actually a white girl who raps and she was bullied by the media and other artists to the point she was suicidal, I don't personally like her music very much, but no one should be put in a situation like that regardless of color, religion, sexuality, or gender.
It's worse when Westerns just assume that other cultures won't get offended when they fashionably adopt the customs or clothing of other cultures, especially when they don't understand that culture
Jun is so sweet and so confused in this video, it‘s adorable!
@@Flamenc0 I find Americans to be really openminded and sweet but in this kind of things they overreact a lot. At least I think so :)
@@windflower5226 Well of course, not that I'm generalising, I've met kind americans as well, but it has a lot more people that overreact over stuff like this than in where I live. Also wonder why "cultural apropriation" is only a thing in america? I haven't heard this term in any other language even once
I’m black and love my kimono or Hakama and Yakata and I wear it on Monday’s and the weekends, I don’t care what people say, these are the fine clothing my parents purchase for me or for myself.
Hey there^^ i just wanna say: I LOVE YOUR COMMENT😁💛 especially that U wrote "on mondays and the weekend" it's so random i just luv it.
Greetings from a german fellow who also don't care what ppl think about her style✌️🌈
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The cultural appropriation debate is only a thing in America, it seems.
Fernando Cázares for now yes, but im afraid it is being passed to europe xd i think its not gonna be like america but this mindset is growing
Tae Bae What do you mean? I assume it could be the UK, but I don't really know. Are there some minority groups getting sensitive over it?
It is
I'm having such a hard time even understanding the topic at all. I grew up in a culture that was all about opening one's mind to other cultures, integrating what is good about them into our own, becoming more diverse, interesting, and great and all living happily together no matter where you come from and improving through exchange of culture.
But from people in the US I always hear that's a bad thing because you are stealing their culture if you cook their food despite not being from their country, or take inspiration from their clothes, or like some societal ideas that you want to incorporate in your own mindset. I don't understand.
Like recently, I ate Doner in Germany and an American friend got super mad when I called it kebab, saying the Germans stole the Turkish recipe and destroyed it and it's not real kebab and I should be aware of the implications such acts bring.
I also remember the recent outrage about a cute poncho-style jacket for girls this winter, that was pulled from production because thousands of people raged about how ot is stealing Native Americans' culture, but like..how? By wearing something that is inspired by their traditional clothing, isn't it a show of apprechiation, that I think it's comfortable, or cute, or whatever? And it's not like that makes it so they can't wear it anymore, so how is it stealing?
HaichaoTeaLover Cultural appropriation is not about enjoying ones food or language. Like a Native American headdress you earn the right to wear that, its not a costume. Or a "Mexican" costume with the hat, mustache, and sign that says I love tacos. Its ignorant and people don't like being stereotypes.
Sharing culture is supposed to be a good thing. The idea that no one is allowed to enjoy and learn of anothers culture is ridiculous.
Yeah, but every now and then you get some c!@# that decides to disrespect or parody the culture involved or just be shallow and try to be trendy with it. That's when the lines start to get blurred.
I remember when selena gomez once use bindi as an accessory in one of her mv, some people were upset about it but we people who lives in India were confused coz why not, she looked so pretty and we were proud of others appreciating the culture of ours..
The Japanese are so gracious, and their culture is so elegant, and Kimono are stunning. Everyone in the world would love to wear Dior, Mackie or Lauboutain. Why would Kimono be different. Beautiful design is universal.
Yes this is a very usa issue. I've had friends go to China, Japan, India and Cambodia and no one ever cared if they wore the clothes or anything traditional and were excited to share their culture. It's literally an American thing to get so offened on behalf of someone else.
Kyra Tawney reading your comment made me think...perhaps people get offended not because of the clothing, but taking on certain stereotypes. I know that before that Chinese cheongsam prom dress thing came about, it was not longer kosher to wear cultural outfits for Halloween.
All in all, thank you. I wouldn't have come to that conclusion if not for your comment. Previously, I felt like Jun, "what's wrong with that?!"
Not only the US, France also has a big problem with racism. I think it's because France didn't quite get over the whole colonisation thing yet. For the US I don't know, probably because they didn't get over the slavery of black people.
Liberals tend to do that I noticed. They want us to be equal but they want them to keep to their culture
honestly it doesn't matter anymore since the sides change all the time@EccentricSage
If someone just wears my country's(PH) national outfit, I would be really glad that they took notice of it.
Offended? Come on! they need to lighten up a bit.
Yeah exactly! I actually feel happy when foreigners wear our race's traditional clothing. They really need to stop being offended since we ourselves don't even feel a tad bit offended.
Rozalind Aria I think this cultural appropriation is only talked about in the US. EVERYONE ELSE DOESN'T CARE!
It would be like saying "oh you cannot wear suit, because it is British invention!"
But oh wait, brits are white so it is ok.
Syriusz B not all British people are white so...
@@liliafield3618 but they were when it was invented... But that's not the point of my comment.
@@liliafield3618 that is the whole world... No single country is just 100% anymore... But British culture is white any other beautiful skin tone has a different ancestry background
I'm a brit... Not fully white... I don't care. I give anyone permission to wear a suit👍🏼😂
YoU cant wEar dEnIm becaUse it's An AmeRrican invenTIon
What’s really racist, actually, is to separate the cultures and to consider it differently. We are all humans after all, remember ?
This is human culture, so... Why not ? Just don’t destroy it, this, is impolite and offending.
Everything else is ok... no ?
Americans people are offended about anything that's seriously annoying..
@@yep6431 ikr
Mew, i think so too❤️ and i am very happy to see your comment cause i thought i'm quite alone with this point of view
they dont realise how harmful it is to there own community/country
I suspect the difference lies between whether you are living as a member of a minority or not. Japanese people living in Japan are confident in their culture and want to share it because they are in the majority and do not feel threatened that their culture could be co-opted by others. For Japanese Americans, they are living in a place where they represent a small part of the population and therefore there is a fear that their culture can be taken by others and altered or mocked and that their voices could be drowned out by the westernized version of their culture because of the difference in numbers. It does also seem that "cultural appropriation" is very much an American concept and doesn't seem to be something that anybody from outside English-speaking nations really care about. Personally I think that all cultures are part of our heritage as human beings and sharing them promotes understanding and appreciation of each other while keeping cultures separate with arbitrary taboos on participating in aspects of culture that don't match your ethnic background can only work to isolate different groups from each other and prevent harmonious dialogue.
lancer D Wow, I really like your comment!
lancer D I didn't think of that. Nice insight!
That's a great point
lancer D I think so too. White people in Japan can't really do any damage to japanese people as a group, because Japanese people are in control in Japan. But a minority group is pretty much powerless. So in the US it becomes a big issue because over there white people wields so much power over their minorities without even realising it. If Japanese people in Japan are okay with you wearing a kimono, it becomes more of an issue of how it affects your friends at home and when pictures you'll show them.
lancer D I 100% agree! I should have looked down a little bit further for you comment because I just spent the last hour trying to articulate my thoughts on this. lol
Aah Americans are so quick to claim something is racist? I personally would think it's quite lovely if a foreigner wore my national clothing? It would give me a sense of pride. Like, "Oh, she's wearing a traditional dress!! That must mean she likes it. Cool!". It's only racist if someone wears it specifically with the intention of offending or mocking a culture. Stop being so butthurt about everything, geesh, you guys!! 😂
+Galaxykokoro Oh come on. You and I both know I don't //honestly// believe every American overdoes the whole policital correctness thing, nor do the people who read my comment r agree with it. It's like refering to the Nazi's as Germans when we all know fully well not all Germans were Nazi.
+Galaxykokoro butthurt 😂
Thank you!! 😣
Exactly. If anything I'll be happy that they're spreading my country's culture and making other people more aware of it. Americans are just full of drama.
As an American, I agree with you 100%!!
I'm from germany and it's totally normal seeing foreigners in "Lederhosen" at oktoberfest. So why make a difference? Isn't that way more racist?
I'm from France and I am really touched when tourist where stereotypical French clothes (beret, marinière etc.) or traditional even clothes ... to be fair I think it's something offensive only for American mind.
@@SLVperso I thought the Basque invented the Beret? You might need to ask them if it's okay to wear in France 😉
(Btw just a light-hearted joke, of course I'm not being serious 😂 incase anybody thought I was)
Because white cultures cannot be appropriated because twitter logic
As a German the only thing I find weird is that they sexualise dirndl lol but other than that I’m okay with it
@@ryohn5468 no that's not true. First of all Lederhose are traditionell cloths in only one part of germany. Second we are nothing like americas😅 I know that because I lived in the US and had trouble getting used to them.
We did get a lot from american TV thow. But our fashion is european.
I love how Jun is just like wtf
Not allowing foreigners to wear kimono is like us people from the southern part of the USA telling everyone that only we can wear cowboy boots or cowboy hats. Lol. Nobody says that. And, you know.. If you want to wear them, go for it. Americans are way too politically correct these days. Not everything is racist! I love that you and your hubby are addressing these types of things! I love your channel xD
Following this logic, only brazilian can wear carnival fantasy, only indian can wear saree.......... and every single people can only follow what is from their own culture, and it sounds ridiculous.
If not offending other cultures, you can wear anything, because it's just fabric.
Im a mid western country girl (my town is lierly less than 350 people and we are sourounded by farmland, woods, and lakes) i was told i can't wear cowboy boots because i dont ride horses. 😅
Zoie Marie Oh no😂
jrockdolly And you can only wear florals if you're British. Otherwise, I'm offended! XD
Lol but you do realize that cowboy boots and cowboy hats aren’t even real American culture right?
This was literally something in the news today regarding an American high school girl wearing a Chinese dress to prom. I'm glad that others feel that celebrating culture and beauty isn't something we should get so upset about. In this day in age, all culture at some point in history is partially appropriated from another. I think it would be different if they were using it to make fun of a race (*cough* minstrel shows). Cultural celebration is something totally different to me. People don't seem to have qualms that America has culturally appropriated Asian furniture into its modern aesthetic. lol.
Melissa Bucholz tbh as long as it's respectful i think it's okay to wear clothes from other cultures or enjoy different aspects of them
i do draw the line when it's done for mockery (for example badly made costumes of mexican ppl with sombreros and ponchos and a mustache) or if the clothing has a sacred meaning or smth like that
if i recall correctly, the girl with the chinese dress didn't wear anything sacred and wasn't mocking chinese ppl
I mean, in the Chinese side of the internet, they were quite happy that the girl has decided to wear the cheongsam, and were giving the girl a bunch of support. It's only the people who were Chinese American and stuff like that who actually were complaining and harassing her.
I think there were two parts to that issue, because the girl in the Chinese dress was bashed for 1) wearing it, and 2) the "palms-together" pose she and her friends took for some of their prom photos. As far as I could see, most people were ok with the former, but a little uneasy about the latter. The same could be said for kimono, I think! It's not a religious garb, so everyone is free to try them on and enjoy them, but maybe not try to "be" asian, or take on asian behaviours? :)
theIronim which is dumb because it’s not even the pose it’s a 50a pose she even explained it but people are to ignorant to even say
Jennifer Dinh Because they’re not actually Chinese except via DNA.
To me telling someone they can't wear a kimono because they aren't Japanese, is like telling people they can't eat sushi either cause they aren't Japanese. If someone enjoys it, then why can't they?
She kinda looks like a coy-fish turned into a princess. That's a compliment looks pretty mystical.
I am Scottish and I once saw a non-Scottish person go off on social media about a man, who had no Scottish background, wear a kilt to his wedding... Which I think is ridiculous, people should want to spread their culture and let others experience it, not stop people from appreciating all together!
1sung's Carat Bebe I’m Scottish too :D I appreciate it as well when people that don’t come from Scotland learn like the bagpipes or wear the kilt because we are quite an unrecognised country and it always feels good when you see someone appreciating your culture.
Elise_ Draws Exactly 😊😊
1sung's Carat Bebe Hi fellow K-Popper!!!
Elise_ Draws Hi! 👋🏻😊
1sung's Carat Bebe What part of Scotland do you come from? I’m fae Motherwell just a wee bit from Glasgow
"Why not?" Jun's reaction is so priceless. I'm so happy you guys did this video. Thank you!
Jun: you cannot offend us by wearing Japanese kimono
Me: ok 👍
I was offended when Kim Kardashian tried to trademark the word “kimono” and she also ticked me off when she wore a beautiful, expensive kimono open like a bathrobe, dragging the hem across the oily parking lot. In this case, I was disgusted by the hubris, privilege, and wasteful entitlement displayed.
I’ve struggled with this issue of cultural appropriation for years, as a cosplayer and fashion designer. It’s like walking in a mine field, trying to be creative while avoiding inadvertently offending someone. Creative people are like sponges, soaking up influences all the time. It’s discouraging to dismiss this or that idea because of its origin, before you’ve even begun. I was encouraged to see a designer combine African textiles with kimono. The result was beautiful.
As for wearing kimono, I’m supporting an industry that’s hundreds of years old. The artisans that make the textiles and accessories aren’t getting any younger, fewer people are taking up the crafts, and knowledge is being lost as the market share dwindles. National costume is often very niche, and while no one wears a dirndl or lederhosen on the daily, people do chose to wear kimono.
*_Tried to do what now?_*
Please elaborate what she was going to do with the word kimono, as I don't know what trademarking would do.
Kim K. was trying to market a line of compression foundation garments (body shaping underwear) under the name “Kimono.” I can see people’s objection, since the spelling and pronunciation were exactly the same as the word for Japan’s ethnic costume, leading to confusion. It’s not dissimilar to the time when Microsoft tried to trademark the term “windows”, referring to the feature as well as the name of their product. The trademark application was denied because the term was already in common usage. You can’t trademark a word that is in the common vernacular.
It is Very weird and delusional of her to try and trademark the word Kimono. That's so wild...
Honestly, trademarking/copyrighting a real culture/nationality needs to be banned.
The navajo nation actually trademarked the word navajo, and sued a company that sold underwear with navajoesque symbols on it.
Greece trademarked the Macedonian star.
Disney tried to trademark the term "Dia de los muertos" after the release of the movie "Coco".
In fact, the UN is even considering making it illegal for non native people to profit off native merchandise.
@@slyninja4444 agree
if you ask me, wearing a kimono is fine
you know what's not fine? slanting your eyes and saying that your asian. dude. don't. just don't.
TheKawaiifan we all did it as kids tho :')
Who is we????
when I was little, I use to slant my eyes and stereotyping Asians
but I'm an Asian
what was wrong with me
You were self-hating and an utter disgrace to your minority for not having the backbone to not disrespect your own. That's what was wrong with you.
TheKawaiifan omg people at one point when I was younger people would do that mockingly to me for being asian when I didn't even have slanted eyes.... What?
I grew grew up in China and moved to the US years ago. It's driving me crazy that anything could turn into racist here. I mean, I would never even have the idea of racist to see people from other country wearing Chinese traditional clothes .. I think if anyone would like to put some other country's traditional cloth on themselves, it's only because they think it looks good and they like it.. why would anyone get offended by someone showing interests and admire to their culture......
I don't understand either but on the other hand, being German, I've worn Chinese traditional shirts for years and never gave it a second thought, thinking Chinese people don't care and I'm wearing it because I love the Chinese culture after all. But those people who say it's insulting made me a little insecure and it irks me. -.-
So thanks for this comment, I feel better now. :)
I got the same feeling with sugar skulls. I'm mexican and wearing sugarskull make up in these days is very common and it's related to our traditions.
But I don't know why American people are saying than non-mexicans shouldn't wear this makeup because it's ofensive to mexicans.
Whaaaaat? how can they say that if they aren't even mexicans to confirm if that's true?
Why should we be offended by something like that?
because the admiration turns into ownership. The Europeans once admire the America's land. are you typing this in Cherokee language?
I am sorry, but I read a lot of comments on here about this topic, and I believe all this is a horrible strain on multi-cultural understanding and peace. I mean I understand the native Americans having a problem with something like the headdresses. As a Christian I do not like to see people dressed as Jesus as a joke. As a German, I absolutely see it as distasteful to see someone do the Nazi greeting for fun. As a Portuguese I wouldn't be happy about some recipes marketed as Portuguese in the US. But the thing is, some flexibility is needed. All the problems that come from this huge attention to anyone ever feeling uncomfortable just makes people resent each other. Respecting each others cultures means to me being able to live together despite the differences. You may do something I do not like, but you are a human being and deserve respect. Race, ethnicity, belief, should not play a role on that fundamental right. I think that is not being racist. I understand people got sensitive because of actual racism taking place. A person being considered dangerous because of being black - that is an example of racism. I think the focus is misplaced, and hinders progress and healing. You saying I cannot do something because I am Latino, or German, that would be racist towards me. Give another reason, one that is not based on my "race", and then we can figure things out. Maybe you are just being too strict and not accepting other ways of thinking, that is a possibility you should also consider.
cinnamonstar808 That is different. A land has more immediate intrinsic value than one’s culture. Not to mention that land was never decided between cultures at all. It’s just the de facto piece of the Earth where you live.
Can someone tried to claim someone’s cultures as their own? Yes, but have they really been very successful at it? Other than mix cultures (like how many Latin American cultures had a mix of European and native cultures), they haven’t been very successful or would be met with heavy protest.
I couldn't agree more! I sew and am in several sewing groups on social media. There was a big uproar recently about a pattern designer who had Kimono in the name of her pattern. She got so much hate and backlash that she ended up changing the name of the pattern and posted a public apology for offending people.
I just didn't get it. I am an American with what I think is a bit of an un-American mindset when it comes to things like this. I love learning about other cultures and when I wear something from that culture, I do it not to offend, but to honor. More of an "I think what they are doing is so cool that I'd like to do it too!" sort of situation. Thank you for posting this. I'm sharing it in one of my sewing groups where there was a discussion about the pattern I mentioned above.
LadyCrafts I know exactly which pattern you mean (I own it) and I too was confused about the offence. Kimono is the word for “clothes” in Japan, so why would it be insulting to call that jacket kimono?
Also, if this becomes the prevalent mindset, not only will we lose contact and inspiration from other cultures (and stop learning about their wonderful habits), think of the damage this would do to the economy of certain countries - if no foreigners ever bought traditional craft from the countries they visit, small family-owned businesses would collapse. And for what, confusing appropriation with appreciation?
Honestly, where in America don't they complain about literally anything?
At least I complain about the massively big issues not the small ones normally. When can society actually come together work together peaceful on a global scale. I would love to see it. It would make me happy. Sadly the likelihood of that is next to zero
Its really crazy when I go to the western side of the internet and see SOO many people saying that people should stop saying/doing this thing because its offensive to this certain group of people and I'm like HEEEUGGGGHHH?? Once I saw someone saying "baka" is offensive to Japanese people for some reason and that saying "lynch" is offensive towards black people because "historically, black people are the only race in the world who were lynched for their skin color so please stop saying this word. Its offensive and insensitive."
And I'm always like that's enough internet for today.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. The more we share each other's cultures, the more we learn about each other. Trading with each other has always led to more peace and less war. Understanding and being exposed to other cultures is fun, and it's great to meet new people and get to know them.
In Singapore, we have Racial Harmony Day where schools celebrate the diversity of cultures and religions here in Singapore. So students get to borrow ethnic outfits from their friends or wear their own to school and we'll have an array of activities to share the different cultural activities each race has in Singapore. I've always loved it and my friends do too because we get to wear ethnic outfits that we usually don't get to and eat yummy treats from each race. Lol. I personally would love to try on the kimono/yukata one day but I've always been worried that it'll look weird with my hijab and get weird stares if I wore it to the natsu matsuri events here. (Or maybe it's just me. ^^;) But thank you for posting this video up! It was really nice to know the Japanese people's perspective on this issue. (^^)
Rae Atrista Yeah, you'd look weird, and would no doubt get a few stares ...but I doubt that anyone would be offended. They'd just think it looks weird/wrong, but they'd understand that it's to do with your religion (and even if they didn't, I'd assume that they'd just be confused/curious. Not offended).
I see no reason why you should be afraid of wearing a kimono or yukata. (I'd argue that you shouldn't wear a hijab, however, but that's a different, and lengthy, issue)
Rae Atrista No issue, devout Buddhist women would wear a head wrap very similar to a hijab. So you could say it represents your religion and also represents, on that day, a major religion of Japan.
xxAntiOtakuxx I seriously doubt that such head wraps exist, in Japanese buddhism.
The buddhism in Japan is very different from the buddhism in, e.g., India or China
ZarlanTheGreen It's a type of Zukin often worn, and popularized, by the sohei (warrior monks also called the yamabushi, or mountain warriors). It was also worn by women who devout themselves to Buddhism to cover their shaved heads.
This page has many images of the said zukin
www.wodefordhall.com/zukin.htm
xxAntiOtakuxx Huh? Well, well. I stand corrected.
Thanks for the correction and info.
I'm Scottish and I'm not offended if non-Scottish folk wear a kilt. Contrary to belief, we don't wear them all the time. It's considered either part of a uniform or for formal events.
Thank you for spreading the message of 'cultural admiration'!
When I listened to the opening of this, I was like WTF why is it racist? And listening to his responses I was not surprised. I'n my experience, most Japanese I have met, admittedly very few, have been really excited and happy when someone shows genuine interest in their culture/language ect. I was giving instructions a few years ago on how to get to somewhere in the city I live in to a Japanese man, who's accent was thick and he was having a hard time understanding and needed reconfirming, and his whole face lit up with surprise and excitement when I stopped for a second and even though it was just what bus he needed to take but retelling him the bus number in Japanese the combination of meeting a non-Japanese that understood even a little bit of his native language made his day.
But hearing people complain about something being racist like this, also doesn't surprise me as we're living in a time where the cool thing to do is be offended by anything and everything.
RedMage Gaming When I was playing Final Fantasy 3, I was so infatuated with the Red Mage job, I only used that until I got the Onion Knight job.
A caucasian foreigner simply wearing a kimono isnt racist. It is only racist if they are mocking or making fun of asian people. But wearing it because you like the culture or apperence or even to make an acurate cosplay isnt racist at all.
とにかく海外でも日本の文化を楽しんで欲しい！
Thank you guys for tackling this topic. People are so touchy these days. My Japanese friend totally agrees with you guys. Kimonos are a part of japanese tradition and they are proud of it and want to share it with the world.
This goes along with what other people have commented, but it is quite funny how differently Americans and Japanese people perceive Americans wearing traditional Japanese clothing. In high school, we had an exchange student from Japan, Wakana, and she quite readily befriended and identified with my group of friends. She loved the fact that many of my friends and I were into manga/anime/J-pop. Some of my friends were even learning how to speak and write Japanese, and she loved that, too. She thought it was very cool when they dressed in kimono with her for the day as a special occasion. She didn't look at them with scorn; she was delighted that people in the U.S., where she expected everyone to be really different, shared some of her interests and knew about some facets of her culture. People here REALLY give individuals who are into Japanese things like manga/anime a hard time, as if it's "fake" Japanese stuff, but that's just not true. Wakana liked our group of friends so much she came back and visited multiple times after she went back to Japan. Being too rigid and afraid of "cultural appropriation" just drives people apart rather than bringing them together.
Imagine if you and your friends didn't just be yourselves and like what you like. She would probably feel quite isolated and alone.
Awww 🥺🥺
Ok, here's how to answer the question; "well, is it ok for the Japanese to wear western clothing? Yes? Then western people can do the same." Keep things simple.
I was almost forced into a kimono by two Japanese friends so something tells me wearing one is definitely not a problem in any shape or form. 💀
I love his reactions to her explanations. Testament to the silliness of it
Lol ikr
If you do wear a kimono, be careful about which lapel goes over which. I can't remember which way it is but one is for the dead :p might want to look it up
My friend walked around the whole day with it on the dead side
+Tabitha Akers It's left over right =)
+Tsukiko Yoshida Just to make sure...it's your own left, right?
+Hikari Ply Yes, your own left :)
Tsukiko Yoshida Thanks! ^^
This is what I love about Japanese culture. They don't get offended by stupid things!!
Me: *Puts on kimono* 5 seconds later
Japan: omg it looks so good on you, kawaii
Africa: not bad my guy but our clothes better suits you
America: *points a cellphone at me* now listen here you racist F**k, you better take it off before I make you look bad on TH-cam for making fun of the Japanese. You should stick to African clothing
Me:😭
Notice how nobody bats an eye when white Americans don Rastafarian style clothing. Americans wouldn't be offended by the kimono if it had a 21st century association with grass. The Rastafarian movement was such an important era in Jamaican history. It was a social stand against the white middle class and oppression of the black working class that began in the 1930's. Americans pick and choose what's racist like they're picking their favourites from a bag of mixed nuts.
I'm actually really glad to hear this because I really like kimonos, but I'm very VERY white and was always scared to wear one.
Everything is apparently "cultural appropriation" or "offensive" nowadays..
Can't do anything these days.
I reckon these people are are so far up their butt, they don't have any life left in them..
It's really annoying - can't look anywhere on the internet without seeing these annoying comments..
Like, wearing gems in the middle of the forehead is becoming a fashion but some idiots think its appropriation and calling it a bindi... when really it's just a gem stuck on a forehead
Can't even appreciate cultures without people looking at you funny!
MisaMisa And that's usually the people who have no problem with the whole world wearing western style clothes, enjoying western-style entertainment, technology, economy, medicine, art... XD It's so absurd.
I thought i'd get shit for my comment hahaha, but glad people agree with me :)
MisaMisa there's a huge difference between appreciating a culture and mindlessly taking a largely important facet of a culture as your own to wear as some trendy fashion statement *ahem* calavera *ahem*
Natasha Burdette I'm Mexican and I approve calavera to be worn as a fashion statement.
Thank you for this video! I love kimono and feel greatly relieved to hear your opinion on foreigners wearing them. 👘😍
Jun is just awesome. I love his responses.
I'm Scottish and I'm looking at this from the perspective of Americans wearing a traditional Scottish kilt. Its a very similar situation. It's definitely not racist. Most scots find it amusing when foreigners where it incorrectly. I find it annoying when people they to "act" Scottish when they do where one I.e. Bad accents portraying Scottish stereotypes. But over all it really isn't that big of a deal
heather0f I think that probably applies to most people. One of the most annoying things to watch is people doing bad Texas accents, acting like a "cowboy." We don't give a damn if you wear the hat and boots, but don't go off and act like a knob (regardless of what you do or don't wear).
heather0f I use to live in California and Washington state where they had Scottish festivals. There is when you saw many people wear a kilt and no one had a problem with it. After the festivals in Washington there were a few but again not a problem.
The same goes for my country, Sweden, as well. It is amusing to see Americans use trees shoes, because it was used in the old days, but we wouldn't be offended by it. Same if they collect Dalahästar or old, traditional Swedish folk dresses. I actually want to try one myself. I was born and raised, and still living, in Sweden and I haven't worn a traditional folk dress!
heather0f Mate, i'm Glaswegian and i was just about to make pretty much this exact same comment!
heather0f im also scottish and i think that this is an excellent way of looking at it!!
Kimonos were traditionally worn daily without any huge event needed to be worn. They were worn daily like normal clothing. Why now would foreigners need to worry about wearing them only for very important traditional events when the tradition of the Kimono is literally just to be worn with day to day use. Honestly, Asian Americans who grew up in America and have absolutely no idea what majority of traditional values in Asia are should have no say, they're being racist themselves and are putting a bad, rude image on Asians
Yukata were basically bath robes that became a bit of a summer thing long before it was anything special.
"Traditional" isn't "exclusive," but the West's idea of a world without racism is apparently a world where cultures don't mix. It's very bizarre.
Asians are racist towards asians i guess
Shiki Aura Not west‘s but americas as in northamerica... here in Europe it aint a biggie
Im an American and I love all cultures. I must say that I love Japanese a bit more though. It's just SUCH a beautiful batch of awesomeness. 💜 I wish I could afford to wear a kimono daily myself( can't though because I have kids that make messes of everything,lol. and I really want to keep those kinds of things nice. I did get some tea bowls though!),the clothing has ALWAYS been a favorite for me...other than the food of course!🤣😍💜
I don't understand any of where this "cultural whatever" is coming from or even what it is. My mother taught my to just enjoy what I enjoy,and do what I'd like to do,wear what I'd like to wear. Because that's part of why makes me me. I enjoy accepting all cultures,and learning about them. Lately I've really been into the food aspects,but the old stories/tales are fun to hear about too. I also love the architecture,and art. Basically everything looks like art there to me! 💜 Which is why I think i love it so much. 💜
@@shikiaura yeah, its rediculous that sjws and identity politics people's solution to solving "racism" (in qoetes because they label everything as racist when it isn't) is to have litteral international segregation because EQUALITY! they seriously need to look in the mirror because they are incredibly racist and call peope who aren't racist as racist with absolutely no self realization as to what they're saying.
I love Jun’s attitude this whole video. True example for acceptance
The first time I wore Kimono was in grade 5 and it's was because our sister school in Japan (in Australian) held a festival for us and part of it was the put us in Kimono. It was so amazing and they were so beautiful. I was kinda scared to wear one now that I'm an adult as I feel kids get away with this sort of stuff a lot more but I'm glad that you two made this video because now I feel comfortable to wear kimono!
I can't speak for everyone, but on several occasions both Japanese and Korean friends of mine have been excited and *offered to help* me put on their traditional clothes (kimono and hanbok) and wanted me to try them (they brought it up), here in the US.
In Japan, I wore yukata to the Tanabata festival and also to a dinner in the summer and everyone smiled and liked it and even some of the more elder people lamented that they wished their children would be interested like I was to wear yukata and kimono and be more interested in their culture (which was awkward). Then I enjoyed going and singing some karaoke with them and they kindly saw that I made it back home safely as it was almost midnight when we left. That was my experience. : )
I can bet and get double of my money. That the people saying racist were not Japanese at all
I'm glad this popped up when it did.. Been a long time since I've seen this channel.. I used to watch it all the time. This needs to be seen more...
This is how I feel about bunad as well, bunad is a Norwegian national atire it's different depending on where in Norway it is from.
But if any foreigners wants to wear a super expensive dress our suit often made of wool in the middle of May, than go for it. We actually have an option for foreigners as well but they can wear whatever they want, I would honestly just be happy to see foreigners wanting to take part of our culture.
Jun is so super chill....
I think the more you try hard to not be racist the MORE racist you look. Im for example obsessed with other cultures i love african headwraps , i love chinese hair dangles , and japanese kanzashi ( both are kinda similar though chinese and japanese both have similar hair accessories) , i love chinese hanfu and japanese yukata's (id trip and fall wearing kimono) oh and indian Saris are absolutely dope :D i also like american 50's dresses and swimsuits. And if someone would tell me im racist because i love different aspects of cultures id call "nice young men in clean white coats" to take them away from me. p.s THE FOOD OF DIFFERENT CULTURES =A= ahhh gawd
Nastia but omg you're stealing all of their cultures!! You soiled them and now they can't use it anymore!! (how some people think)😂
I can TOTALLY relate to all of what you said.
This. Just this explains it all. Idk why people have taken this whole "cultural appropriation" thing over board or even why it started. I blame tumblr and SJWs unfortunately.
That's relieving to see that Japan isn't too sensitive to appreciate that people love culture!! It's cute that when asked if you'd be offended if someone walked down the street wearing a kimono wrong, the answer was that you would nicely try to help them wear it correctly! Amazing 💞
I love how polite and gracious Jun is
I have never fully understood why people would be offended by people trying or wearing other "cultural" clothing. When I was in India and in Nepal the women from the villages LOVED seeing us foreigners wearing sari and punjambi, and if we wore it wrong they would just kindly help us fix it. In China they LOVED it when I wore a qipao. And my video where I wear a head scarf is one of my most watched videos. I think as long as you are respectful to the culture there are no problems! Most places I have been they seem to really like foreigners who try to assimilate, learn the language, be culturally correct, ect. So long as you are respectful there are usually no problems. But of course there are going to be people in any part of the world who are not accepting.
When I was in Japan we went to a museum featuring the court style multiple layer kimono and the Japanese ladies there had a freaken blast dressing us (four white college girls) up. Kimono are super neat!!
Jun already chuckled in the start of video. I like that.
Thank you, this video was very helpful for me because I was wondering if I could wear Yukata while living in the United States and you answered my question. Now I know for sure that I'm gonna wear a Yukata :)
I mean I'm okay with it and I'm a Japanese person living in America.
There's really nothing wrong with wearing a kimono, no matter what race you are. Clothing is meant to be expressed and not limited to what the color of your skin is. I do not understand why there are Asian-Americans or anyone on general saying that a foreigner cannot wear a kimono because it is not appropriate. When I was livin in Japan, and I speak with my friends about my culture, they asked me if it was okay to wear a kimono, regardless of where you are. And I said, of course! Why wouldn't it be okay? There really is no reason to point out that somehing is racist because they are wearing something that is ENCOURAGED to wear in the wrong country. I don't get it.
日本語字幕終わりました！動画右下の歯車アイコン（スマホは右上）設定からお願いします！
English and Japanese subs done! :)
Awesome! Love the video's.
Sierra Leannewinter Thank you!! :D
Alright, Nobody ever wear a Sombrero, eat Tacos or make mexican food. I'm mexican so I get offended, I just hope everyone understands my feelings
Rachel & Jun I think I agree I would go with Japanese mind set. I can't wait for the video.
Rachel & Jun In this article i only see two protest organizers, both chinese like names... What the hell they are doing in a event about Japan !? No problem in going to an event, BUT complaining something that does nothing to do !?
Thankyou for you beautiful video. From NZ
I'm living in America but my Japanese teacher gave us all in depth lessons on how to wear kimono and yukata so when we went to Japan we would be able to wear it right (as in the assumption was when us non-Japanese students decided to take a vacation or work in Japan that we WOULD and SHOULD try it at least once). I'm moving to Japan next March and you can bet your bottom dollar I'm getting a yukata. And knowing that the Japanese people are only going to be excited and happy is making me extremely excited for my first matsuri in Tokyo where I'm moving!
I'm also quite happy to get out of America at least for a few years where anything you can do might be considered 'cultural appropriation' and worthy of 'cancel culture.' I'm extremely multi-ethnic and basically anything I try to do I'm told I'm not x enough. Well I'm about 11 different ethnicities so am I allowed to do anything or participate in any one culture? The American cultural 'confusion' here is just so infuriating!
I like this video, it's very informative. People don't seem to understand that culture is not meant to be kept in a box, it's meant to be spread, it's meant to be appreciated.
I'm black and Native American. The only time I'm bothered is when people dress up as a Native American or as a black person for Halloween, or if people make a mockery of something religious/symbolic. And although it is meant as a symbol of honor, I don't get upset when people wear headdresses or feathers in their hair. I don't get upset when I see a nonblack person who has dreadlocks or braids.
If culture wasn't spread, we'd all be dead by now. People think culture is only exclusive to fashion, but culture also applies to inventions, foods, architecture, etc.
If you're living in America and you aren't Native American, pretty much everything you eat comes from a different country or a different culture. So is eating those foods equal to cultural appropriation? It's the same thing as clothes being worn.
+Xander La I'm Native American as well, and for the most part, I agree with you. However, regarding headdresses, I feel that its ignorant to wear one if you are not native, as, in some tribes, it is a symbol of honor, one that is earned. Like I wouldn't go around wearing a medal of honor or purple heart.
But my main point is the clarification of the term "cultural appropriation"--it occurs when someone takes an aspect of a culture that is not their own and claims it as their own. When non-natives claim to have a spirit animal or totem, for example.
There's a difference between respecting and participating in a culture and appropriating it. Would I mind if a non-native purchased some form of regalia at a powwow and wore it? Or how about beadwork? Or a nice, authentic dreamcatcher? No, I wouldn't mind, because it's authentic and they appreciate it. Would I mind if some hipsters showed up to a powwow wearing tribal print and fringe, with feathers in their hair and warpaint on their face? Yeah. Very much so. Because its just a costume to them.
Different cultures are awesome to see and learn about. But I think a problem arises when it's taken lightly, or when people treat it as a dress up game.
+Kyla Curo yeah, I agree with you. When I say I "don't mind", it's really "I'm slightly annoyed but I'll ignore my feelings about it". It would be nice if people didn't wear headdresses, but I know I can't stop them from doing so lol.
Why do you get bothered if people dress up as native American, etc. for Halloween? I'm half-Celtic, and Halloween is a sacred holiday, as it is the original New Year in our old religion. Are you saying there is something offensive about Halloween customs? I actually have some American Indian blood, and although I have never dressed up in that attire for Halloween I have dressed up in a lovely sari for Halloween one year, because I got it for my Indian friend's wedding and wanted another occasion to wear it for a magical evening. For me, it was exciting and special to be able to wear it for Halloween, but by your logic, that would somehow offend you. Personally, I don't think you are being culturally sensitive toward Halloween, as it is not a mockery of anything. I practice the pagan religion (in addition to buddhism, shinto, shamanic, and yogic traditions) and Halloween is not a mockery of anything. It is a fun holiday for children true, but it is much more than that to me. Halloween is the veil between the living and the dead, the dying year and the new. It is sacred to me. Dressing up in disguise is part of the tradition because the saying goes when the dead souls are walking it confuses them and makes it hard for them to find you. But for me, I always choose costumes that are symbolic for me in some way and which I feel drawn to spiritually. Things that are my inner identity, or which I am feeling in solidarity with. If that means a sari, or anything else, I am not trying to offend someone, but I am also at a loss for words as to why they would be offended. I think I am even offended that you or anyone else would be offended, as if you were the one to decide the reasons why other people do what they do and that it is somehow a mockery, when it isn't meant that way at all according to that other person. You would probably see a blond like me and not even realize I have some Native American blood (and have visited many sacred places to Native Americans) and would feel offended if I wore Native American clothes simply because I do not LOOK Native American. What percentage NA would I have to be not to offend you by wearing those clothes? Halloween is the only time to wear something like that- I can't wear it to work for instance.
Chooselove 4all there's a difference between dressing up for a religious or spiritual event and dressing in costume to go party. A sari from a wedding is formal wear, a "black person costume" consisting of metallic gold leggings, crop top, and blackface is not. (Basing this off what I've seen in pictures). Can you see the difference? Wearing clothing from a culture is fine, wearing a costume of a stereotypical person from the same culture is not.
And on a similar note: from what I understand, even if you're Native American or part of such, it's disrespectful to wear headdress if you haven't earned it because it is a symbol of honor. It's given to people such as military veterans. It's the same as pretending you're a veteran to get VA benefits. It's not okay.
InsidiousChaos Dressing up as Pocohontas for Halloween is not taboo, dressing in "blackface" is taboo. However I think you could wear a traditional African outfit (without the blackface) for Halloween and be just fine. You can wear a sari for a wedding or for Halloween and it's fine. You can wear a German dirndl dress for the summer, at Halloween, Oktoberfest, whatever it's fine. Americans are overly obsessed with political correctness, to the point of trying to tell other people what they can and cannot do. Political correctness is more important to these people than freedom is. It's more important than fun. It's more important than innocence. It's their new secular God, and if you think like that, you self-appoint yourselves as policemen to enforce everyone else thinking and behaving like you, like religious zealots. Your point about stereotypes is basically to say that people can't paint their faces black because it's a stereotype, but do you know that people in Africa actually paint their faces white? Why is that face painting considered ok and it's not ok for a white to paint their face black? Why can you die your hair black but not your face? The problem is, people in America have decided one is taboo and the other isn't. What if I decide that tribal Africans shouldn't paint their faces white? I doubt they care. Most people in the rest of the world don't care about this stuff, which Americans would realize if they ever spent a good deal of time elsewhere. Personally I get tired of the Gestapo culture of political correctness. Who are you to tell me it's not ok to wear a headdress? I haven't ever done that, but who the heck do you think you are to tell others what to do? The presumption of the groupthink is so ridiculous. I conform to it like everyone else who is bossed around by you people, but not because I think you are right but only to avoid narrow-minded hysterical backlash. Deep down, I think people who are slaves to political correctness are intolerable and intolerant, self-righteous, and need to get a life. p.s. the best part about my pagan religion is that it is actually FUN and celebrates life. Your attitude kills all joy in this world and is actually a boring tome against life. I am capable of enjoying the sacred and the fun aspects of life and don't denigrate either. But what is important to me spiritually is my own, not yours or anyone else's to comment on or decide, just the same with my fun. I don't tell you what to think, how to live, who you can or can't be, so return the favor and leave me alone to do the same.