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Re:The Long-Term Stock Exchange Opens for Business by mikepurvis on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @10:47AM (#24421600)
Would you use the phrase if there was a woman, especially an Asian woman present? If not, then that's your answer:

> “Opening the kimono” implies a coyness and sensuality that conjures up images of submissive Asian women reluctantly willing to show you their most vulnerable side. I understand why someone would use it just from the shock value alone. It took the wind out of me when I read it.

https://medium.com/@brunchandbudget/opening-the-kimono-on-op...

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Re:The Long-Term Stock Exchange Opens for Business by jayd16 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @11:15AM (#24421931)
I wouldn't have thought much about when to use it, which is why I ask. Kimonos are worn by men and women. Its also Japanese in origin so it wouldn't consider it any sort of broadly Asian reference. Of course if people are taking it as such, I wouldn't use it.
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