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.
(Excerpt) Read more at margaretcho.net ...
> both of my regular girlfriends still had the skirts. . . . and I hate to admit it (I was much younger then) that . . . Daddy Liked.
Oh yeah! Come. To. Daddy.
;-)
Someone has got to get a screenshot of that.
Its probably a strategic move for Margaret, she can get on MSNBC, CNN, Air America to promote her sagging comedy tour sales.
I agree with your comments. Gwen first hooked me with the melody of "Don't Speak", and the line "Don't tell me cause it hurts" is one of those simple statements that just rings so true. And quite frankly, I'm sure she didn't write them for middle-aged men to enjoy...I just couldn't ignore it.
I love TALENT no matter where it surfaces, and if the hype is attached to talent, all the better--as in beautiful Gwen's case. Otherwise, hype in itself does absolutely nothing for me.
If I could write one song half as good as "Don't Speak" (written when she was what, 18, 19?), I'd quit my job and pursue songwriting fulltime, instead of just as a creative outlet from boring financial business!
Her comedy tour ain't the only thing that's sagging.
So true. It is amazing to think how young she was when she first started writing, amazing. And at the time when 'NO Doubt' first came on the charts, there was pop music like Britney Spears, all showy and no 'real' music. The differences between them - staggering.
And quite frankly, I'm sure she didn't write them for middle-aged men to enjoy...I just couldn't ignore it.
LOL, but I think she wrote them for everyone. I, too, am not in her 'typical' fan base.
I love TALENT no matter where it surfaces, and if the hype is attached to talent, all the better--as in beautiful Gwen's case. Otherwise, hype in itself does absolutely nothing for me.
Exactly. I also enjoy other music where I am not a typical 'fan'. Just music. It's refreshing to hear actual musical talent. A beautiful, haunting lyrics, real music played on real instruments.
If I could write one song half as good as "Don't Speak" (written when she was what, 18, 19?), I'd quit my job and pursue songwriting fulltime, instead of just as a creative outlet from boring financial business!
Me, too! Amazing. And so far, I hear she is still very much a 'regular' person, not a diva (i.e. Whitney). That, too, is refreshing.
Strategy indeed. And why not (with some sarcasm)? From her perspective, just find a perceived wrong and go on air crying 'foul'. Think of all the lefties 'celebs' just lately who have tried to jump start stalling careers just this way - Linda Rondstat lashed out at Bush, Kanye West (though not stalling), Bette Midler, Madonna. I'm sure there are more, but I don't want to pay them any more mind than I have to. LOL, and that's one less day that AirAmerica won't have to struggle to fill time slots, she'll do them a favor.
And Margaret has a tour to support, it's probably a financial decision.
A little free publicity and marketing? I guess she has to make a living, too. But what a way to do it, it seems she's jumped on the race baiting wagon for now.
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