Comments on: Me and the Geisha http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/06/me-and-the-geisha/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tornadoes28 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/06/me-and-the-geisha/#comment-1532 Tornadoes28 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:33:01 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2741#comment-1532 I have actually also seen a real life geisha, and it was here in Los Angeles. Back in 2006 I went to a documentary film in Beverly Hills about the geisha and a geisha from Kyoto was there dressed in Kimono and white makeup. Her name was Makoto. I posted about it with some pictures of her on that night. http://toshogu.blogspot.com/2006/11/geisha.html I have actually also seen a real life geisha, and it was here in Los Angeles. Back in 2006 I went to a documentary film in Beverly Hills about the geisha and a geisha from Kyoto was there dressed in Kimono and white makeup. Her name was Makoto. I posted about it with some pictures of her on that night.

http://toshogu.blogspot.com/2006/11/geisha.html

]]> By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/06/me-and-the-geisha/#comment-1528 Doug Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:41:38 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2741#comment-1528 Actually, I wasn't complaining about photography per se. I know some good people who are <a href="http://www.sial.org/" rel="nofollow">excellent</a> photographers, but what I was complaining about was how men don't act like gentlemen around geisha. They just treat them like pretty playthings. It bugs me. :( Actually, I wasn’t complaining about photography per se. I know some good people who are excellent photographers, but what I was complaining about was how men don’t act like gentlemen around geisha. They just treat them like pretty playthings. It bugs me. :(

]]> By: Marcus http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/06/me-and-the-geisha/#comment-1526 Marcus Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:40:48 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2741#comment-1526 Hi Doug, Yes, cameras are like cars for a lot of people. You get behind one and turn into a right ******. Suddenly, simply because of this machine, people think they have the right to invade other people's space, become intrusive and insensitive and generally act like a selfish so-and-so. Phew, rant over. But (here we go again) I see so many people taking photos of simply everything all of the time - for what? Why can't people put the macghines down and simply enjoy what they are seeing for itself. Rather than trying to record everything for a future that might not even happen, enjoy it now. And the moment you put a camera in front of your face you are divorced from what is going on. By recording it you are no longer participating in it. Come on people, stop recording life - live it! rant rant rant...... Hi Doug,

Yes, cameras are like cars for a lot of people. You get behind one and turn into a right ******. Suddenly, simply because of this machine, people think they have the right to invade other people’s space, become intrusive and insensitive and generally act like a selfish so-and-so.

Phew, rant over. But (here we go again) I see so many people taking photos of simply everything all of the time – for what? Why can’t people put the macghines down and simply enjoy what they are seeing for itself. Rather than trying to record everything for a future that might not even happen, enjoy it now.

And the moment you put a camera in front of your face you are divorced from what is going on. By recording it you are no longer participating in it. Come on people, stop recording life – live it!

rant rant rant……

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