http://thefederalist.com/2015/07/10/boston-kimono-alarms-culture-crusaders/
The kimono replicas were commissioned by Japan's NHK for the purpose of letting foreigners try them on as part of getting them to know Japanese culture. The kimonos were made by Japanese kimono craftsmen. The idea to use kimonos to introduce Japanese culture overseas is is part of the Japanese government's "Cool Japan" project. http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/mono_info_service/mono/creative/
Japanese are not offended. Only non-Japanese Americans are claiming to be offended. Is it not them who are appropriating Japanese culture?
The people who criticise this event do not know that Japanese made the kimonos, they said things like this:
https://www.red*dit.com/r/asianamerican/comments/3ckl37/museum_of_fine_arts_backs_down_over_kimono_event/cswtbef
>White institutions make cheap imitations of a kimono to try on for fun to fuel their foreign fetishes
https://www.red*dit.com/r/asianamerican/comments/3ckl37/museum_of_fine_arts_backs_down_over_kimono_event/csx2veo
>The "Kimonos" in these pictures are copycats of the original in the picture (which is completely disrespectful to the artist and the original creator of the kimono), and it looks like a cheap fucking quilt made by someone's half blind grandmother.
These non-Japanese insult the kimonos made by Japanese, and appropriate Japan culture to use as a political tool. They are the real racists. They insult Japanese, saying Japanese thoughts does not matter.
https://www.red*dit.com/r/asianamerican/comments/3ckl37/museum_of_fine_arts_backs_down_over_kimono_event/csxb1ob
>/r/weeaboo is leaking. Japanese Americans and Japanese in Japan live in different racial climates, and what is comfortable in Japan might not be to a Japanese/Asian American. It doesn't matter how it is perceived in Japan, it is the effect it has on Asian Americans here that is the problem. Fuck the NHK for supporting it here
The MOD of /r/asianamerican say I make personal attack because I say persons who appropriate Japanese culture and insult Japanese and Japanese culture are racist. MOD deleted response by Japanese who supports Japanese culture and presents evidence, and does not delete the non-Japanese attacks on Japanese culture. This is obvious prejudice. I say this to /r/asianamerican and MOD BAN me. MOD protects the racist attacks on Japanese, and BAN Japanese who speak for culture and rights of self. They are racist.
All Japanese peoples support the Boston kimono event, and say this people attacking event is not Japanese and is appropriating Japanese cultures.
To appropriate culture is racism, says the people who opposes kimono event. But these people is appropriating Japanese culture. They are the racists. Japanese culture is not their culture. If they attack Japanese culture, they are racists.
KIMONOS IS JAPANESE CULTURES. KIMONOS IS NOT ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURES. ASIAN AMERICAN ATTACKING JAPANESE CULTURES IS RACIST.
Evidence:
https://www.red*dit.com/r/newsokur/comments/3chrny/%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E7%BE%8E%E8%A1%93%E9%A4%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%B3%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%B1%95%E9%96%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E6%8A%97%E8%AD%B0%E3%81%AB%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A%E7%9D%80%E7%89%A9%E3%81%AE%E8%A9%A6%E7%9D%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%82%92%E4%B8%AD%E6%AD%A2/
https://twitter.com/search?q=%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E7%BE%8E%E8%A1%93%E9%A4%A8&src=typd&vertical=default&f=tweets
http://blog.livedoor.jp/kaigainoomaera/archives/44706843.html
http://hosyusokuhou.jp/archives/44708102.html
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/8248201.html
http://www.all-nationz.com/archives/1033713937.html
http://nov.2chan.net/35/res/861463.htm
www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/07/18/books/underneath-orientalist-kimono/
PLEASE HELP TO TELL ABOUT BOSTON MFA ACCEPTING RACIST ASIAN-AMERICAN THREATS AND ATTACKING JAPANESE CULTURE