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Outrage at Museum of Fine Arts Boston over Disgraceful “Dress Up in a Kimono" Event

Cultural appropriation controversy erupts as Bostom Museum of Fine Arts encourages visitors to try on kimono. Here’s a quote from the “Stand Against Yellow-Face” group protesting:
“The act of non-Japanese museum staff throwing these kimonos on [passersby] as a ‘costume’ event is an insult not only to our identities, experiences, and histories as Asian-Americans in America, but affects how society as a whole continues to deny our voices today.“
The underlying question seems to be, in what context might a westerner wearing a kimono become offensive (and offensive to who)?

Full Article at Artnet

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