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| 在台藏人的抗議 |
本人沒有去現場看展覽，最主要的原因是當初看到的宣傳品上寫著「西藏最殊聖」及「最珍貴的文物寶藏」等等詞彙，而且這些文物僅僅是從西藏拉薩的布達拉宮和諾布林卡內倖存殘留的極少數而已。如果僅只是這些倖存的寶藏就把我吸引的話，相對的只會帶來更多心理上的痛苦、悲傷、怨懟與憎恨…，原因很簡單，祖祖輩輩的藏人把所有的心血寄託在佛法，所有的資源也奉獻給佛教，一代傳一代留下給後人最神聖的寺院和佛像，更甚至說是藏人心目中至高無上的聖地，這些所有一切的寶藏，在中共統治期間的文化大革命時代幾乎遭殃，整個西藏高原遭摧毀的寺院高達六千多座，難道不會心痛嗎？
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| 撲克牌 | 達賴喇嘛像 |
這次活動期間耳聞目睹最離譜的一件事：西藏人民以最虔誠的心所崇敬的諸佛神像，竟然印在賭博玩具的撲克牌上當作商業物品來銷售，對西藏民族來講這是被歧視、被輕蔑、被污辱，又是一次的傷害。
難道中共進入西藏超過一甲子多及統治半個多世紀中，都不瞭解西藏民族的特性嗎？這次活動主辦單位之一來自對岸的「中國西藏文化保護與發展協會」的官員豈不懂西藏人民所需求的嗎？更甚至在台灣一向被認為有權管理蒙古和西藏的單位，也是這次活動主辦單位之一：蒙藏委員會的「白手套」─「財團法人蒙藏基金會」[1]壓根都不瞭解西藏的文化嗎？
「中國西藏文化保護與發展協會」的官員也是中共統戰部的官員，應該不會不知道西藏人民的觀念；台灣的蒙藏委員會補助兩百多萬給蒙藏基金會在故宮辦藏傳佛教唐卡展[2]，台灣人民辛辛苦苦納稅的金錢由名存實亡的個別單位用來傷害弱勢民族是值得嗎？真是令人百思不解。或許應該說是缺乏「尊重是人類文明最基本的要素」吧！
想到另外一件類似的事情，但是結果卻是以完完全全不同的方式處理。前些陣子從網上看到PRO - Keds公司製作了年輕人喜愛的凱兹帆布鞋，鞋子上印了佛陀、菩薩、西藏國旗等圖騰，後來在網上討論的沸沸揚揚，該公司並不是惡意而且在不懂的情況下，以反映個人風格和創造力的作品，間接傷害了另外的文化時，立即做出果斷的解決方式--網路所販售該類設計的商品全面下架，且保證日後將緊密關注於設計的內容。其真誠的致歉，令人感到無比的欣慰。
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| 凱茲帆布鞋 |
以下文章是該公司的聲明：
A Letter from the President of Keds, Kristin Kohler Burrows
Keds 寫於 2010年6月14日 15:05
Over the weekend a post was made about our "Buddhist" shoes (Keds shoes utilizing the likeness of the Dalai Lama, as well as words from the Prayer of Compassion) and I want to respond regarding that post.
We sincerely apologize for any discomfort this situation may have caused to the international Buddhist community. These shoes are no longer available online.
It's important for the Buddhist community to understand that Keds did not design the styles in question nor were the shoes available for sale on any of our company's websites: keds.com or the Keds Collective (also at keds.com).
The PRO-Keds and Keds shoes -- with their blank canvas uppers -- are at the center of a new trend: sneaker customization. The styles in question were designed by other individuals using an independent third-party sneaker customization website called zazzle.com.
Zazzle.com is a separate ecommerce forum that utilizes PRO-Keds and Keds product to offer its sneaker customization capability, allowing individuals to create their own unique designs on sneaker products.
The sale and design content of the shoes available on zazzle.com is directly managed and controlled by zazzle.com, who is responsible for screening all designs submitted through zazzle.com for inappropriate content. However, as the product bears our mark, we do take responsibility for ensuring that our brand is represented in a way consistent with our brand values.
Upon receiving the post over the weekend, immediately on Monday morning, we contacted zazzle.com and requested that they immediately remove these shoes from their ecommerce site. I am pleased to report that the zazzle.com team responded quickly and complied fully with our request -- the products have been removed from their site and are no longer available for purchase.
In addition to ensuring these shoes are no longer for sale at zazzle.com, we are currently putting in place additional measures with zazzle.com to preclude any similar type of content from being placed on Keds or PRO-Keds branded shoes. While our partnership with zazzle.com presents a unique opportunity to build our brand and to reflect individual style and creativity, zazzle.com and Keds are ever mindful of the potential for some individuals to step beyond the bounds of appropriate creative expression. We are confident that the steps being taken will address this going forward.
Sincerely,
Kristin Kohler Burrows
President
Keds
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| 公司道歉聲明書 |
令人遺憾的是，此次的「聖地西藏－最接近天空的寶藏」結束之後，沒有從任何管道聽到相關的說明，更沒有任何「道歉」的表示。
相關新聞：http://www.keary.idv.tw/?action-viewnews-itemid-2114
[1] 自由時報:『故宮西藏展 圖博之友斥為掠奪展』,2010/7/5
[2] 自由時報:『 稱西藏屬中國 流亡政府拒背書』,2010/7/5
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