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Hollywood slams coronavirus-related racism toward Asian Americans: 'Call it out'

yyamano 2021/02/09

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Kim Kardashian just trademarked ‘Kimono.’ Let the backlash begin

Kim Kardashian West launched a shapewear line Tuesday with the unfortunate name Kimono Solutionwear. Because Kim, get it? And so began another round of Kim K. being accused of cultural appropriation. Like when she wore Fulani braids, or an Indian headpiece or looked like she was in blackface. It appears nobody in Kardashian’s orbit was too worried that the Japanese got to “kimono” first, a few cen

yyamano 2019/06/26

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In countries where gay sex is taboo, Grindr and other apps open a (sometimes perilous) window

Reporting from Mumbai — Within the quietly thriving gay scene in India’s entertainment and financial capital, one thing appears to be common. “Everybody from the gay community is using Grindr,” Inder Vhatwar, a Mumbai fashion entrepreneur, said of the dating app geared toward gay men. Despite a national law banning same-sex intercourse, tens of thousands of gay Indians use Grindr for social netwo

yyamano 2016/01/20

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Boston art museum cancels kimono event after claims of racism

Is it a culturally sensitive response to a delicate situation, or another instance of political correctness and outrage culture run amok? The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston announced this week that it has canceled its “Kimono Wednesday” event in which visitors were invited to don replicas of traditional Japanese kimonos and be photographed in front of Monet’s painting “La Japonaise,” the French Impre