{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Of kimono and cultural appropriation", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/131540980478/", "html": "<a href=\"http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/04/commentary/japan-commentary/kimono-cultural-appropriation/#.ViWZhNIrKHv\">Of kimono and cultural appropriation</a>\n<p><a href=\"http://nuclearspaceheater.tumblr.com/post/131537224958/of-kimono-and-cultural-appropriation\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">nuclearspaceheater</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http://nicdevera.tumblr.com/post/131536685610/of-kimono-and-cultural-appropriation\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">nicdevera</a>:</p>\n<blockquote><blockquote><p>Japanese social media briefly lit up in exasperation and bewilderment. \nPeople were mystified that anyone could accuse a kimono try-on event of \nbeing racist or imperialist. Few comprehended the identity politics \nassumptions driving the protesters. <br/></p></blockquote></blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSome right-wing nationalists assumed they were anti-Japanese Chinese and Korean agitators.\u201c</p>\n</blockquote>"}