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tropicalgalaxycuisine:hotcocoachia:nanasamantha:lynati:snapesonaplane:mistermetalface:jdbsmg-star:henryismywaifu:tinybookling:littleblackchat:lifeiscaulscott:semiauto14:daissychainss:dilfweed:jennaavh:madmints:takesabeating:cheshireinthemiddle:ginzers:spoopy-roxxi:ginzers:spoopy-roxxi:ginzers:Teach children that this is not okTeach children that there’s nothing wrong with thisI’m really not understanding why you think cultural appropriation would be ok, unless you are assuming that the girl in the picture is part Japanese.Yellow face yet she’s using white makeup in the traditional style but okay.Cultural appropriation isn’t a thing, hon. ☺️ Cultures should be shared by all means.I disagree. The makeup is clearly reflective of traditional Geisha makeup which is yellowface and therefore racist. Furthermore, the girl is wearing a kimono, a garment that has for ages carried cultural significance. Assuming that she is white how can you think this is ok? And cultural appropriation isn’t a thing? What rock do you live under? I suggest you educate yourself on the differences between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation.I am japanese, in japan at this very moment. The only people who think culture shouldnt be shared are racists like you. A vast majority of Japanese people actually enjoy other people making an effort to spread and enjoy japanese culture, and encourage it. Many make businesses in deliberately taking pictures of people in kimono. A common omiage (gift) for foreigners from japanese people is traditional japanese things such as kimonos, tea seats, shisa dog statues, ect. And to top it off, basically 80 percent of japanese customs, traditions, and food, came from other countries. Japanese is an integration of different cultures, like america. Japan takes influences from places like korea, china, russia, and europe. If japan stuck to itself, there would be no tempura, japanese tea, tea ceremonies, kabuki, japanese bread, japanese curry, j- pop, anime, cars, or modern fishing techniques. The picture is not “yellow face” they are not making fun of asians. In fact, it looks like they put extra care and research into their work. The only reason that you have a problem with this is because that little girl is white and you know that it is acceptable on tumblr to crap all over white people. The only racist here is you.Rektb t f oDang she got shut down.Damn I’ve never hit reblog so fast in my entire fucking lifeDaaaaamnPew pew pewI reblog this every time I see itI live in Japan and I’d like to back up this sentiment. Recently a museum in Boston came under a lot of fire for allowing visitors to wear a ‘kimono’ (it was featuring a painting my Monet of a girl – a white girl – in a kimono, and the museum had replicas made that guests of ANY RACE could wear to mimic the painting, Pageant-of-the-Masters style). After protests and heated debate, the museum closed the event.I was living in Japan at the time, and out of all the *actual* Japanese people I asked, not a single one was offended by the event. Rather, they were excited that people half a world away were showing interest in their culture, and were sad that visitors could no longer enjoy the event.This party, though somewhat silly in application, is an attempt at experiencing and appreciating another culture. The mom who put this together is not an expert on Japan, but she did her best. She got a lot of things right: there are few things Japan loves more than tea, Pocky, and sakura. Where do you draw the line for who is “allowed” to learn about Japan? If the girl were of Japanese descent, would that make it ok (even though her citizenship would be the same as the girl from the photo)? If one of the girl’s parents were from Japan, then would it be ok? Are you only allowed to make pizza if you live in Italy? If you’re an Italian immigrant? How do we decide these things??You can’t say you want to dismantle racism and then in the next breath make rules – based on race – for who people can wear, try, or eat, especially when the intent is obviously to have fun experiencing a culture (as opposed to having fun by making fun of a race or culture, like blackface does). When you tell people they can only experience things ‘meant for their race’, it totally smacks of segregation to me and I can’t stand it. As someone who (obviously) loves Japan, I say let people learn about it, let people experience it, let people appreciate it. You don’t have to know every single thing about a culture to enjoy it.fucking people got owned is what, fuck i hate how people say you cant do shit when culture should be shared and is shared its how it grows and changes through fucking generations itS HOW YOU LEARN about the world and just fucking, tumblr fucking stupid like 70% of the dam timethis new lightFINALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECOMES POPULAR OH MY FUCKTHANK YOUTo clarify: cultural appropriation is totally a thing, THIS JUST ISN’T AN EXAMPLE OF IT. Thank you! SOMEONE other than I finally said it (being that I’m white myself, it wouldn’t had been my place, even though I fucking knew it shouldn’t be a problem). As many times as I’ve seen Japanese people ENCOURAGING others from all around the world to wear their clothes/makeup, eat their food, drink their tea, etc., and then I see Americans shutting down other Americans for doing just that, it’s one of those things that made my blood boil. AND THE AUDACITY TO GET UPSET AT A LITTLE KID OVER A TEA PARTY?!I freaking love this. And if you think a few Japanese people saying it’s alright isn’t enough to justify it, LOOK. IT. UP! For the love of God, Japan is just one of those countries that loves American culture and incorporating it into their own style (J-Pop anyone?). No American should feel guilty about doing the same back. They enjoy watching people spread their art and culture all over the world and having fun with it in their own way because it’s a fun culture to play with. There’s no harm in it. We’re not “stealing” anything!It. Is. Just. Fun. Nobody seems to get that anymore…I live in Italy and am Italian.I get so freaking excited when people from all over the world speak of our culture (from food to traditions) and see how much love and appreciation they feel. I don’t mean it like we’re oppressed or anything like that, lol we absolutely aren’t ( I don’t think at least??) , but our culture is rich and I like seeing that represented. Also I’ve seen before some people represent typical italians as white™️ when in reality, while we’re not black, we come with a skin range that American people would describe as “latinx”. Not everyone is like that, for example I am paler than milk and so are many others but there are also Italians that are Asian, Black, Tan, Brown and they’re beautiful, I’d love for them to be better represented in media. So yeah, cultural appropriation exists but so does cultural representation, which comes in many many forms ❤️If everyone is just nice to each there would be little to no issues.☺️ -- source link