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Tuesday, July 4, 2019
After backlash, Kardashian drops ‘Kimono’ name from underwear line
British rapper Stormzy
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Stormzy makes Glastonbury history, but sign interpreter steals show LONDON - British grime star Stormzy made history before throbbing crowds at the Glastonbury music festival this weekend -- but it was Tara Asher, his sign language interpreter, who may have stolen the show. Footage of Asher swaying, rocking and mouthing along Stormzy’s performance Friday of the uniquely London style of rap lit up social media and gave new recognition to the art of bringing music to the hard of hearing and the deaf. “I live in London so I understand what the slang means,” said Asher, who was one of two interpreters working the crowds when Stormzy became the first black UK solo artist to headline the annual event in its 49-year history. “The struggle with specifically grime music is the speed and also the double meanings and metaphors because, at first listen, you won’t understand the underlying threads throughout the song,” the 30-yearold told AFP at the gig.
“So it’s kind of unpicking and unpacking the song and ensuring that you deliver that message that the artist is trying to get across.” - ‘Feel the vibrations’ Still only 25, Stormzy is a cult figure in the British grime scene, which blends Jamaican dancehall and hip hop for a pulsating, hardedged sound that first electrified London nearly two decades ago. Stormzy’s biggest hits now appear in TV ads and blast out of cars cruising past London clubs at night. He is also celebrated for spearheading the fight for racial justice, creating his own scholarship for black students admitted to Cambridge and seeking fair representation of minorities at other universities. But freelance poet Danna Williams, who is in her 30s, never had a chance to experience Stormzy’s magic spell because she cannot hear -- until Tara made it happen on a hot, steamy night. (afp)
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Tuesday, July 4, 2019
WASHINGTON - “Kimono” is now a no no, Kim Kardashian West said Monday. The pop culture icon announced that she will change the name of her new “Kimono” line of underwear, after being accused of cultural appropriation. Kardashian, who is married to rapper Kanye West, sparked a social media storm last week when she unveiled the new line, with some in Japan accusing her of disrespecting the traditional outfit. Following the backlash, which included the trending Twitter hashtag #KimOhNo, Kardashian revealed on Twitter and to her 142 million followers on Instagram that she would change the name. “When I announced the name of my shapewear line, I did so with the best intentions in mind,” Kardashian said. “My brands and products are built with inclusivity and diversity at their core and after careful thought and consideration, I will be launching my Solutionwear brand under a new name,” she said. Once a standard of the Japanese wardrobe, the kimono is now often reserved for special occasions, such as weddings and coming-of-age ceremonies, and is mostly worn by women. The mayor of Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto was among those who asked the reality television star to consider renaming her shapewear line.
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Police fire tear gas at protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong early on July 2, 2019. Hong Kong police fired tear gas early on July 2 to regain control of the city’s parliament after thousands of protesters occupied and ransacked the assembly in an unprecedented display of defiance on the anniversary of the territory’s handover to China. ANGELA WEISS / AFP
In this file photo taken on May 6, 2019 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West arrive for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Artin New York. “Kimono is a traditional ethnic dress fostered in our rich nature and history,” Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa wrote in a letter to Kardashian. “(I) ask you to reconsider your decision of using the name Kimono in your trademark,” Kadokawa said. Explaining her decision to change the name, Kardashian said “being an entrepreneur and my own boss has been one of the most rewarding challenges I’ve been blessed with in my life.
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“What’s made it possible for me after all of these years has been the direct line of communication with my fans and the public,” she said. “I am always listening, learning and growing -- I so appreciate the passion and varied perspectives that people bring to me.” However, Kardashian’s U-turn did not appear to mollify Japanese officials, with Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko announcing that Tokyo would sent senior Patent Office staff to the US on July 9 to discuss the situation. (afp)
Hand signals and shields: how Hong Kong’s parliament was stormed
With makeshift shields zip-tied to their wrists, a trolley converted into a battering ram and rehearsed hand signals, Hong Kong’s protesters showed remarkable levels of do-it-yourself savvy as they besieged the city’s parliament. Throughout the last three weeks of unprecedented anti-government demonstrations, the largely young students at the frontlines of the protests have displayed a flair for innovation in their battle with the authorities. But Monday’s storming and vandalising of the legislature was their most brazen operation to date -- an hours-long siege and eventual breach of a heavily fortified building using whatever tools came to hand. The protests have been leaderless -- unlike previous mass demonstrations where key figures have been jailed in recent years
for leading or encouraging civil disobedience. Many of the current generation of largely young protesters proudly repeat the phrase “be like water”, a philosophy of adaptability and unpredictability espoused by martial arts master and local legend Bruce Lee. - Hand signals In an inventive move that proved key in supporting those on the front lines, protesters created a string of hand signals to communicate equipment requests. A guide to the signals was shared
among social media -- a triangle an appeal for more helmets. Other gestures alert the crowds for cling film, umbrellas, scissors, even asthma medication. The equipment is then ferried to the front by long, snaking lines of protesters. On Wednesday police announced that a 35-year-old man surnamed Lau had been arrested during the early hours of Monday morning after they found supplies in his van. “Officers seized a batch of scissors, cutters, hexagon keys, helmets, masks, gloves and industrial grade baking soda from a parked
van,” the police said.
- ‘We have to support each other’ The South China Morning Post reported that the decision to storm the parliament was taken after some 200 hardcore protesters put various options to a vote earlier on Monday, as the city was marking the anniversary of its handover to China. Tosi Kwan, a 29-year-old teacher, was among those helping to ferry equipment to the front before the parliament was breached. “I’m not too sure about the ultimate goal tonight,” he told AFP. “Maybe those on the front lines have discussed this, I don’t know. But as resistors, we have to support each other, and those on the
front lines.” While Kwan was not taking part in the break-in, he said he understood those who were because years of peaceful protests had failed to achieve political reform. “Such resistance is necessary. It’s been clear: two million people marching was useless,” he said, referencing a record-breaking rally on 16 June. Continued to page 6
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