{"id":8986,"date":"2016-03-21T00:42:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T00:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2016\/03\/21\/henryismywaifu-tinybookling\/"},"modified":"2018-12-04T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T11:34:43","slug":"henryismywaifu-tinybookling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2016\/03\/21\/henryismywaifu-tinybookling\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8986 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2016\/03\/21\/henryismywaifu-tinybookling\/attachment\/8987\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nvtsciizGo1u4tjmeo1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nvtsciizGo1u4tjmeo1_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/tumblr_nvtsciizGo1u4tjmeo1_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/henryismywaifu.tumblr.com\/post\/140681341196\">henryismywaifu<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/tinybookling.tumblr.com\/post\/140514083094\">tinybookling<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/littleblackchat.tumblr.com\/post\/139729837046\">littleblackchat<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/lifeiscaulscott.tumblr.com\/post\/139678580087\">lifeiscaulscott<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/semiauto14.tumblr.com\/post\/132400722638\">semiauto14<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/daissychainss.tumblr.com\/post\/132399294252\">daissychainss<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/dilfweed.tumblr.com\/post\/131557107245\">dilfweed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/jennaavh.tumblr.com\/post\/131465007013\">jennaavh<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/madmints.tumblr.com\/post\/131416045212\">madmints<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/takesabeating.tumblr.com\/post\/131414204935\">takesabeating<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/cheshireinthemiddle.tumblr.com\/post\/131407267302\">cheshireinthemiddle<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ginzers.tumblr.com\/post\/131132975729\">ginzers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/spoopy-roxxi.tumblr.com\/post\/131131664237\">spoopy-roxxi<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ginzers.tumblr.com\/post\/131130842229\">ginzers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/spoopy-roxxi.tumblr.com\/post\/130803607672\">spoopy-roxxi<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ginzers.tumblr.com\/post\/130652200854\">ginzers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Teach children that this is not ok<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Teach children that there\u2019s nothing wrong with this<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m really not understanding why you think cultural appropriation would be ok, unless you are assuming that the girl in the picture is part Japanese.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yellow face yet she\u2019s using white makeup in the traditional style but okay.<\/p>\n<p>Cultural appropriation isn\u2019t a thing, hon. \u263a\ufe0f Cultures should be shared by all means.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>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\u2019t a thing? What rock do you live under? I suggest you educate yourself on the differences between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I am japanese, in japan at this very moment. The only people who think culture shouldnt be shared are racists like you. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cyellow face\u201d they are not making fun of asians. In fact, it looks like they put extra care and research into their work. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rekt<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>b t f o<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dang she got shut down.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Damn I\u2019ve never hit reblog so fast in my entire fucking life<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Daaaaamn<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pew pew pew<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I reblog this every time I see it<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I live in Japan and I\u2019d like to back up this sentiment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recently a museum in Boston <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/outrage-boston-museum-of-fine-arts-disgraceful-kimono-event-314534\">came under a lot of fire for allowing visitors to wear a\u00a0\u2018kimono\u2019<\/a> (it was featuring a painting my Monet of a girl \u2013 a white girl \u2013 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where do you draw the line for who is\u00a0\u201callowed\u201d 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\u2019s parents were from Japan, then would it be ok?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Are you only allowed to make pizza if you live in Italy? If you\u2019re an Italian immigrant? How do we decide these things??<\/p>\n<p><b>You can\u2019t say you want to dismantle racism and then in the next breath make rules \u2013 based on race <\/b>\u2013 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).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When you tell people they can only experience things \u2018meant for their race\u2019, it totally smacks of segregation to me and I can\u2019t 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\u2019t have to know every single thing about a culture to enjoy it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><figure class=\"tmblr-embed tmblr-full\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>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 time<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>THANK YOU. GEEZ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>henryismywaifu: tinybookling: littleblackchat: lifeiscaulscott: semiauto14: daissychainss: dilfweed: jennaavh: madmints: takesabeating: cheshireinthemiddle: ginzers: spoopy-roxxi: ginzers: spoopy-roxxi: ginzers: Teach children that this is not ok Teach children that there\u2019s nothing wrong with this I\u2019m really not understanding why you think cultural appropriation would be ok, unless you are assuming that the girl in the picture is part &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/2016\/03\/21\/henryismywaifu-tinybookling\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-gallery","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8988,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8986\/revisions\/8988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/gabapple\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}