Is it okay for foreigners to wear a Kimono?
My opinion:
The actual culture seems fine with it. I find this kind of thing as people more appreciating the culture by doing this.
What are your thoughts?
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I don’t know what a kimono is 
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Traditional outfit in Japanese culture.
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Oh. I thought it was just called a dress 
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I think it’s fine for tourists to wear kimonos. It’s no different to buying a kilt if you come to Scotland (although like no one wears them)
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I don’t see the problem, as long as the people wearing it show the culture the due amount of respect! Basically, not like Logan Paul
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I don’t see problem with it.
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I think it’s fine. I think we need to clear on what cultural appropriation and what cultural appreciation is because the idea that engaging with other cultures is cultural appropriation is wrong and a flat out lie:
Cultural appropriation = renaming the kimono and claiming it’s anything other than Japanese, whilst benefitting from wearing it whilst Japanese people don’t
Cultural appreciation = referring to the kimono as it’s proper name, being aware that it’s Japanese and aware of its purpose
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Of course, if they’re being respectful. 
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So I go to a yearly japanesss festival in my country. a lot of people have kimono on at that.
There is a Danish festival in Japan. are they not allowed to do that.
Honestly I think most people are happy to share there culture. often when you see someone complain about stuff like this its not even there culture.
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I mean if someone was wearing a sacred dress meant only for those worthy then yes I would be pretty pissed but I don’t think a kimono is that so I don’t see a problem with tourists wanting to blend in with the crowds and culture
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Don’t be like Oli London y’all.
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Mixing up different cultures…
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Yes. Stop pretending that the fact that you were born into certain culture gives you some kind of rights to it.
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That’s a pretty blunt approach that I can agree with to an extent.
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It’s honestly coming from the fact that I don’t feel like I have some kind of right to the culture I was born into. No other reason behind my opinion. I didn’t create it. I have no right in saying who can and cannot use/wear it.
And I hate the fact that certain people like to pretend that they have this right, to victimize themselves. I just hate this kind of people.
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So you don’t feel a sense of entitlement to that part of your culture?
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Not in the slightest.
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