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Prince William dons samurai gear

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Any1else notice he's got his shoes on.

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If anyone has seen the "Traditional Samurai" outfit, the Prince is two times + larger and I'm sure was not able to fit completely

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I already saw Japanese people wearing Native American clothes. I have native american blood from my mother so was it racist towards me? Even tho I don't like the fact that there are Princes, he's still one so it's just normal that he wears samurai clothes in Japan. Btw I don't know any native american here offended with such a thing. They're happy when someone is interested in their culture. They're just being interested in the culture like the Prince with the Japanese's culture. If I ever wear (I doubt I will since I prefer to wear formal clothes) yukata in Japan please just see it as a mark of respect.

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To be honest when I watched in on the news earlier, the prince was only looking at the costumes inside the facility and initially didn't ask to try on the outfit. It was the Japanese officials there who dressed him in the samurai suit, and the prince seemed rather surprised. No need to bash him because it wasn't his decision.

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So many tourists wearing such, it's like a tradition. Just search google images for "white people in kimonos" or "white people in hanbok". Where's the concern?

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He is wearing one of many kinds of royal people's attire/ Not Saamurai but we call sodenashi, karabira. You guys orobably watched samurai movies so you guys noticed. BTW Yukatas are worn in only summer.

What he has on head is kabuto, which upper class samurais wore during kasen (wars facing enemy forces). Otherwise, he has no samurai clothes that must be too short for him. Men in Japan wear their kimonos different than women. Hidarimaye. Women migimaye.

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Alec SavardMar. I already saw Japanese people wearing Native American clothes. I have native american blood from my mother so was it racist towards me? Even tho I don't like the fact that there are Princes, he's still one so it's just normal that he wears samurai clothes in Japan. Btw I don't know any native american here offended with such a thing. They're happy when someone is interested in their culture. They're just being interested in the culture like the Prince with the Japanese's culture. If I ever wear (I doubt I will since I prefer to wear formal clothes) yukata in Japan please just see it as a mark of respect.

.. i am Native American and to think that people 'dressing up' in COSTUME are 'interested in Our culture' is naive and adds to the perception that WE don't care about Our OWN culture. People show respect by NOT USURPING honors that don't belong to them. It is MOCKING - and DISRESPECTFUL - and that includes any Prince of any nation, any country. You don't show up wearing another Tribe's cultural representation - and expect it to be taken as RESPECT. It is insulting and ignorant. No exclusions for bad behavior from people who should know better.

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You don't show up wearing another Tribe's cultural representation - and expect it to be taken as RESPECT. It is insulting and ignorant. No exclusions for bad behavior from people who should know better.

I'm no fan or the prince or any of his family, but ..... He didn't 'show up' wearing any such, and didn't 'usurp' any 'honours'. As the article clearly states, he tried the gear - a stage costume - on during a tour of a TV studio, most likely prompted and/or encouraged to do so by his hosts. It would have been disrespectful, churlish and possibly awkward for him to refuse.

And I doubt many Japanese would appreciate you calling them 'another Tribe'.

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.. i am Native American and to think that people 'dressing up' in COSTUME are 'interested in Our culture' is naive and adds to the perception that WE don't care about Our OWN culture.

No, and no. First, someone can be interested in another culture, and want to dress up in their clothes in respect. I wore a hakama at my wedding. I assure you that I respected Japanese culture then and do now. And next, you are showing your insecurities by somehow determining that someone else wanting to wear your clothes is somehow supposed to imply anything about your own opinions towards your own culture.

People show respect by NOT USURPING honors that don't belong to them. It is MOCKING - and DISRESPECTFUL - and that includes any Prince of any nation, any country.

Except that the Japanese people generally love it when people from other countries wear their clothes. My friends went to a Samurai village somewhere in Gifu, and the people at the village specifically grabbed them and asked if they wanted to wear some traditional samurai clothes. If you go to Kyoto, they ask if the women want to dress up as geisha. I have zero doubt whatsoever that William himself didn't say he wanted to put on these clothes, but rather was offered by people at the place.

You don't show up wearing another Tribe's cultural representation - and expect it to be taken as RESPECT. It is insulting and ignorant.

Not by default. If you feel otherwise, then explain the logic. What specifically makes it disrespectful, ignorant and insulting? You are saying it is, but have given no reasons as to why that is so.

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How did he fit in this antique item?

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...i am Native American

Well I hope you don't wear modern western clothing because you'll be guilty of mocking and ursurping another 'tribe's' honour.

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.. THIS is what i said:

You don't show up wearing another Tribe's cultural representation - and expect it to be taken as RESPECT. It is insulting and ignorant. No exclusions for bad behavior from people who should know better.

.. So unless You are Native American - You can't tell ME what insults and disrespects My TRIBE.

and unless You think 'Levi Strauss' - and - 'Fruit of the Loom' - are TRIBES deserving 'honor' - You've embarrassed yourself by showing a complete disinterest in what has actually been stated - OR - a total lack of knowledge in the same. Further - in the rush to look clever - You've missed all the points completely.
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