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Interwebs enraged over Avril Lavinge Hello Kitty

April 24, 2014 by Paul Spoerry 4 Comments

I dunno looks like a lot of the J-Pop/K-Pop stuff I've seen. I think the only issue is easily summed up by commenter lupowolf lupowolf who said, "Ouch. This from the "artist" who still considers herself "punk". Henry Rollins should have a talk with her."

Avril Lavigne Confuses, Offends With ‘Hello Kitty’ Music Video
Avril Lavigne’s “Hello Kitty” music video is receiving considerable backlash for its depiction of Japanese culture.

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I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

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I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

Comments

  1. James C. Deering says

    April 24, 2014 at 1:54 am

    Went and watched the video, what's the big deal? Having lived a long time in Japan and having endured JPop I see no difference. Her quality is a little better then most Japanese pop artists. Not my style, but hey, I'm not the market.

  2. Rob S says

    April 24, 2014 at 1:59 am

    I heard about it on the radio. "It was racist" they said. I hate when white people get too sensitive about stuff and assume it's racist for other people.

  3. Gregory Jackson says

    April 24, 2014 at 1:24 pm

    Agreed, I didn't find anything racist in this video — takes a lot of cues from K and Jpop at a pretty surface level, but there's no crime in that other than shallow artistry.

    Honestly, I'd put it on the same level of poor Engrish used in Japanese music videos.  Well intentioned, but kinda misses the mark of actually getting the language right … but no one gets up in arms about that.

    If it's guilty of anything, it's just a bad song.

  4. Paul Spoerry says

    April 24, 2014 at 2:22 pm

    Agreed +James C. Deering. 

    +Rob S +Gregory Jackson My g/f said that after she watched it. Japan has been copying/mimicking American stuff for a long time… sometimes poorly. Don't get what the fuss is over. shrug

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