Gwen Stefani and the Harajuku Girls

Thursday, October 18, 2007


From the G to the wen and the Stef to the ani this woman is a singer, a dancer, and she has her own clothing line. Some would say she is a superstar and others would disagree. If you don’t know who I’m talking about it is Gwen Stefani. Some would say that she exploits the Asian culture of the Harajuku girls some would disagree and say that she is showing Canadians what Asian culture is like. I personally think that she is exploiting their culture not just because they’re different but because she wants more fame and attention from using these women. Referring to the Harajuku girls video, I saw many things that were disturbing, such as mini skirts on the girls, and make up that looks like it was put on over 5 times. Their complection made it look like they had just seen a ghost, in general they looked like dolls. They hardly even sang, and the most that they got was a couple of words and the rest was all Gwen. Most people understand Asain culture as being Asian women doing whatever the men want them to do. That is just a theory, but some people actually believe it, and some believe in it so much that they try to find an Asain woman and test that theory. Asain culture is so much more then that, it’s about people who are different but they are still human beings and they have the same morals, rights, and freedoms as the rest of us do. You look from Asian culture and compare it to Gwen’s Harajuku girls and you see they are Asian , they’re women but they are being controlled. It seems like they serve Gwen and I really doubt that they get any credit for it. It’s true that they are on TV and in videos but has anybody ever looked backstage? Behind all of the make-up and the skimpy clothing you have a human being that is like all of the rest of us. I wonder if anybody has ever taken the time to ask not Gwen, but those women that give her everything what they feel and what else they could have done with their lives. My point of view is that she controls what they do, what they wear and where they wear it. You see them in photos and it’s like your looking at dolls, the toys are horrific skimpy outfits, tight clothing, they even have one of them as a cheerleader, it’s disgusting very explicit I should say. Also you see photos of the girls but Gwen is always the main focus, the main attention grabber, I oppose to what she is doing with these girls, she’s playing dress-up with them that’s what I think. I’m not saying she is a bad person, I just don’t like what she’s doing maybe she should let the girls be stars for once in pictures, videos and interviews. Let them speak out for once.By: Crystal Filka
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