Kimono Cosplay Angers Chinese Crowd

[Mulboyne]

[Tsuru]

Typical this happened near a Chinese university. I think the CPC should start an incentive program to uproot all cherries in China as they obviously hurt the feelings of the Chinese by being so defiantly "typically Japanese".

Whatever... cunts.

[Ketou]

As much as we complain about Japanese insularism..Koreans and Chinese are much worse. Poor little uni kiddies have no idea they're are mere tools that so easy work when full of patriotic bullshit.

[Taro Toporific]

The funny part of this whole thing is that the entire kimono shown in the photo is very "off." The obi/sash is made of the same fabric as the kimono itself (a big no-no), the sodeguchi/sleeve opening appears to be pinned shut, the eri sugata/under collar is way too open, etc., etc.
The overall effect is it is nearly Halloween kimono.

Epoch Times: Agitated Crowd Harass Mother and Daughter for Taking Photos in Japanese Kimonos ....the photographer says it was taken "At the 20th annual Yuyuantan Park Cherry Blossom Festival in Beijing...Japanese kimonos and umbrellas are available to rent for photographs. Ladies can pick from a large selection of kimonos...

[Doctor Stop]

Yeah, it looks like she's wearing kimono made out of a curtain and is holding what appears to be a giant Mai-Tai umbrella.

[Behan]

A former student of mine, from China, told me that he thought kimono were copies of a kind of traditional Chinese clothing. Wikipedia says that the earliest kimonos were influenced by traditional Han clothing. But I have no idea how different modern kimono are from the earliest Japanese kimonos.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that...

PS Damn, Taro, you know a lot about kimonos.

[Dragonette]

A former student of mine, from China, told me that he thought kimono were copies of a kind of traditional Chinese clothing. Wikipedia says that the earliest kimonos were influenced by traditional Han clothing. But I have no idea how different modern kimono are from the earliest Japanese kimonos.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that...

PS Damn, Taro, you know a lot about kimonos.

Yes, that's a fact of fashion history, which is why this harassment seemed really ignorant. The collar and sleeve construction of these period hanfu are basically the same as this Heian jidai kimono. (but the Heian fashion was to layer 12 at one time, leaving the outer layers open) The giant obi with bigger "bows" came way later, Edo jidai, I think...
Anyway, what that poor girl is wearing looks more like a bathrobe.

[prolly]

/quietly removes s.s. uniform from suitcase packed with clothes for a short trip to israel

[Ketou]

/quietly removes s.s. uniform from suitcase packed with clothes for a short trip to israel

She wasn't wearing an Imperial Japanese Army uniform.....no comparison.

[Phantom]

To be fair, most of the current hatred against Japanese in China has been fostered by the Chinese government, who like to inflame the passions of people against outside nations in order to keep the populace focused on things other than the government. The real problems will occur when these generations later gain positions of power in the government and military, and then use their views as justification for military action.

Still, such blind hatred is disturbing.

[Socratesabroad]

To be fair, most of the current hatred against Japanese in China has been fostered by the Chinese government, who like to inflame the passions of people against outside nations in order to keep the populace focused on things other than the government.

And that would be wrong. The Chinese gov't doesn't whip up anti-J sentiment but rather allows it.

I say this as someone
1) who speaks Chinese
2) attends a Chinese uni
3) has been in China for the last 5 years

Let me explain. The C-gov't controls all mass media and forms of public expression (which is even more obvious as I tunnel through the Great Chinese Firewall to post this) as well as freedom of association (all judges, politicians, etc. must be members of the Communist Party and there are no privately run agencies so the Chinese Red Cross, for example, is an arm of the state).

What really matters is how the C-gov't enforces the above rules and regs.
If you're a journalist critical of the gov't or a member of an oulawed group like the Falun Gong, expect a long prison sentence and maybe even beatings while there.

One of the few outspoken or protest moves the gov't ignores/allows is anti-J sentiment. The C-gov't turns a blind eye to a certain level of public outcry as long as their purpose is served, but they'll crack down in a heart beat if things go beyond their purposes. I distinctly recall the anti-J riots a few years back. A very good friend of mine works for the city propaganda dept (yes, the city even has a proaganda dept) and work came from on high (i.e. Beijing CCP) to spread the word that all anti-J riots were to stop immediately...or else (and with Tianmen Square as an example, this was a credible threat).

The real problems will occur when these generations later gain positions of power in the government and military, and then use their views as justification for military action.

This one is a true toss up. The 50 yos like my friend who grew up during the Cultural Rev. are approaching retirement. In contrast, China's X generation have much more freedom and exposure to the West but they're still closed off to an extent (Great Chinese Firewall) and they've been raised on a steady diet of gov't propaganda. All mass media is state-owned and operated, their history books are a joke, and unis still require a course in Marxist-Leninist ideology and a week or two of military training for all students.