Posted on 11/01/2005 1:21:52 PM PST by gopwinsin04
Gwen Stefani's Harajuku girls have been getting a lot of attention lately, and I have to say that I am confused. I like Gwen Stefani, she's allright. She's very stylish, has a nice voice and a flat stomach. She is a rock star and quite good at it.
Now she has 4 things all together, the Harajuku Girls. I want to like them, and I want to think that they are great, but I am not sure if I can. I mean, racial sterotypes are really cute sometimes, and I don't want to bum everybody out by pointing out the minstrel show.
I think it is totally acceptable to enjoy the Harajuku girls because there are not that many other Asian people in the media and we have to take what we can get. Amos n' Andy had lots of fans didn't they?
At least it is a measure of visibility, which is much better than invisibility. Even though to me, a Japanese schoolgirl uniform is kind of like blackface, I am just in acceptance over it because something is better than nothing.
An ugly picture is better than a blank space, and it means one day we will have another display at the Museum of Asian Invisibilty, that groups of children will crowd around in disbelief, because once upon a time, we weren't there.
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I saw a behind the music about her and the story of how she was in love with the other bandmember, and then, when they broke up, all her songs were mean songs about him, was heartbreaking, but hysterical! (I know, that was a long, crappy sentence!)
She's hopeless. She's actually saying Gwen only married a Brit to be like her. How crappy.
This is funny funny stuff!
Here's this burlap sack of a female who makes her living with lame stereotypical race baiting "comedy", b!tching about "racist" aspects of the Harajuku's wardrobe choice!
Sane people just can't make this sh!t up!
oh, geeeeeeeeeeeeeze
And then washed up has been Madonna is piling on for good measure because her album is going to be outsold by Ashlee Simpson! It's been one wacy week...
Gwen Stefani goes out of her way to look "glam rockstar/diva." However, if you look at some of her oldher photos, like the one you published, she's really a very beautiful young woman, and I think that she really goes out of her way to cover it up. Her look, with outrageous clothes and makeup really hide how gorgeous she is.
Mark
Japanese schoolgirl gear is like blackface? Uh, no. I think it's extremely safe to say that very few men are or ever have been sexually aroused by a young woman wearing blackface.
I consider this the equal to the "Irish need not apply" slogans of the late 1800's.
Who? LOL!
To paraphrase Mr. E. Costello, "....I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused."
Sometimes a person does not have to try too hard.
BTTT!! I missed that! I can barely stop laughing to type. Bwahahahaha. Madonna was never anything but skanky and Gwen is feminine and lovely. And is blessed with a beautiful voice. Unlike Madonna's well synthesized voice (and I even like a couple of Madonna's songs...).
I love that romantic 40's era look she's going for in the Vogue shoot. No wonder Margaret and Madonna are jealous! I think Gwen's a natural brunette, but few can wear the platinum as well as she can!
About the fashion, I agree somewhat, sometimes looked more like workout clothes. But otherwise, I disagree. She's quite versatile. I loved the torch songs about her unrequited love. Bathwater is still one of my favorites. And the way she sang them was/is amazing, too. Oh, and I did like the pink hair. Not a look for everyone, but it worked for Gwen the singer.
Oh, I didn't have a problem with them per se; I just thought the songs were ubiquitous. It was obvious for awhile that she was a girl with issues, so, I'm glad she moved on. We all do. I'm also glad to say her issues never dipped to Madonna lows!
LOL, no indeed!
Margaret Cho is absolutely nuts, she's having the same meltdown that Rosie O' Doughnuts had once her career tanked.
LOL, meltdown indeed. I call them tantrums, too. Worse yet, Cho seems to be racebaiting, spreading hate where none exists. Or should I say, inserting hate where none exists. I love her style, too, and her music. I don't think I can get away with imitating her style, but I wish I could.
It does look like Margaret has lost a few.
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