- That's not super uncomfortable except for
everything about how it makes me feel.
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- I think the public's perception of what a geisha is
is she's a Japanese prostitute.
- My grandmother's an artist and her subjects were geishas.
They actually babysat me.
- The actress in Memoirs of a Geisha,
the movie, was actually Chinese,
which I always thought was kind of weird.
- Shut up!
- Guys, there's dragons on this.
- It doesn't look Japanese at all.
- [Jen] There's not even an Asian girl on this cover.
- The whole intrigue of a geisha
is that she's conservative.
- The geisha with a dragon tattoo.
- What's stupid is they didn't even do their research right,
like this costume is a huge mix
of Japanese and Chinese motif.
- Red sequin obi belt.
Obi is Japanese.
Mandarin collar choker.
Mandarin is Chinese.
- They're not even trying!
- It includes chopsticks.
- People don't put chopsticks in their hair in Japan, ever.
Chopsticks are for eating.
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(laughing)
- This is a (bleep) disgrace if I ever saw one.
I look like a character from American Horror Story.
- I feel extremely uncomfortable.
I feel like this is the least Japanese thing
I've ever worn in my whole life.
- What is this?
What am I supposed to do with this?
- It's like southern belle,
like Stella from Streetcar from Desire
meets Midwestern Chinese restaurant tablecloth.
- Even from a basic design point,
very displeasing to look at.
- I mean, you might as well wear your bathrobe.
- If you wanna be sexy on Halloween,
there are so many ways you can be sexy
without disparaging another person's culture.
- For one, you would never see a kimono like this, ever.
- The great thing about a real kimono or yukata or anything
is that there's usually a slit here
so you could put your wallet in and stuff.
- An actual kimono will take you
an hour to two hours to put on.
- It's basically the Japanese version of a corset.
- It's not like a skimpy piece of clothing
with sequins on it.
You cannot see any part of their body
except for their face and maybe their hands.
- If I wanted to be a geisha, I might read a little bit,
I might learn a little bit, I might try and be a geisha
in a way that was accurate or interesting.
- Going to a Japanese event or learning the history
of kimono and geishas would be such a better
way of appreciating it.
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(elevator music)
- It's just so sad what's happening over there.
- Oh yeah, mm hmm.
You don't know the half of it.