No, no, you see, this harms the narrative that it's just the "woke left" and uppity Asian Americans being upset, shame on you
Huh? What? No, Kimono is pretty narrow a definition for clothing.Do people realise that Kimono in Japanese has a much broader meaning than what people in the West think? Rather than being a yukata etc. Would be akin to trademarking 'garment'
It literally means thing to wear. People just assume it only refers to yukata or furisode. It would be as silly as Kim K trademarking the word 'ropa'Huh? What? No, Kimono is pretty narrow a definition for clothing.
Should've went with KimchiBecause it has Kim in it....
Is that thought that went into this?
A hundred years ago may be. You're talking etymology vs what it means nowIt literally means thing to wear. People just assume it only refers to yukata or furisode. It would be as silly as Kim K trademarking the word 'ropa'
I mention this all the time but apparently if it's not what laypeople think of Asian then it doesn't count. There are 48 countries and 3 territories in Asia.
A hundred years ago may be. You're talking etymology vs what it means now
Are we sure it's 着物 and not a play on the word like キム物? I actually went to the "about" section of the webpage but it didn't clarify whether or not it's referring to actual kimonos or some marketing play on words.
I still don't buy it. Even the BBC article just references People Mad on Social Media. This will disappear in a week outside of occasional snarky tweets.I don't really think it's cultural appropriation because it has nothing to do with a kimono. But i do think culturally appropriating an actual kimono and would be way less offensive than naming some underwear "kimono". She could be dumb enough to have just picked it because of the "Kim" part. I wouldnt be suprised.
This is also the first time I've seen Japanese people in Japan being upset with someone using something from their culture. You know you fucked up when something like this happens. Especially if she didn't have any malicious intent, this is a huge fail.
If it is キム物 shouldn't it be written kimmono?
This is going to cause confusion, and her product line will likely drown out the searches for kimono and become the default.
I still don't buy it. Even the BBC article just references People Mad on Social Media. This will disappear in a week outside of occasional snarky tweets.
This is the first instagram photo.
I don't hate Kim and I think the clothes are nice.
But, I only feel anger at someone using a country's culture for their own sales.
Hmm, I guess but Toukyou is spelt as Tokyo.
If you check Twitter and search for キムカーダシアン (Kimu kaadashian) you will see there generally is anger and there seems to be a lot of anger.
WelpFunny how BBC thought this is news worthy! specially with all the shit happening today..
I don't see why this matters, or how the fake ass backlash is important. The lash will die out in a day and all its doing is giving more coverage, free coverage, to the product.
I'm following Kim on instagram. I saw the post but didn't even notice the word Kimono. Thanks to era though haha I got exposed twice to the ad. I mean it's clever and makes sense. I don't understand how its appropriating. She is not selling westernized kimonos. Plus, she and Kanye have always been anime nerds so this is not the first time they do something japan related.
Youre a full on shill arent you.Funny how BBC thought this is news worthy! specially with all the shit happening today..
I don't see why this matters, or how the fake ass backlash is important. The lash will die out in a day and all its doing is giving more coverage, free coverage, to the product.
I'm following Kim on instagram. I saw the post but didn't even notice the word Kimono. Thanks to era though haha I got exposed twice to the ad. I mean it's clever and makes sense. I don't understand how its appropriating. She is not selling westernized kimonos. Plus, she and Kanye have always been anime nerds so this is not the first time they do something japan related.
I think just a stan. A shill wouldn't come to Era of all places for fashion damage control.Youre a full on shill arent you.
This sounds like paid damage control/ dismissal.
ok thanks KimFunny how BBC thought this is news worthy! specially with all the shit happening today..
I don't see why this matters, or how the fake ass backlash is important. The lash will die out in a day and all its doing is giving more coverage, free coverage, to the product.
I'm following Kim on instagram. I saw the post but didn't even notice the word Kimono. Thanks to era though haha I got exposed twice to the ad. I mean it's clever and makes sense. I don't understand how its appropriating. She is not selling westernized kimonos. Plus, she and Kanye have always been anime nerds so this is not the first time they do something japan related.