loveisdead9582 Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Oh Gwen… this is going to come back to bite you
DonSiblon Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 She might not be Japanese but she is a POC, that's what I know for sure.. Don't know how to explain it but she just is :
Mr. Blue_Shirt Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Oof she's about to give another LAMB 2.0 finally!
Domination Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, truthteller said: screaming at the writer's notes God, the state of journalism
Raptus Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Not her fault she can just effortlessly elevate every culture on earth, thats just how she lives. Queen
PoisonPill Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Kim Petrat said: i just don’t understand what would possess her to say something like that after YEARS of backlash Most people don't cater their every thought and word around how jobless strangers on the internet might react? People who have actually seen the world and other ways of life know that there is beauty in appreciating and honoring our differences. Gwen knows she isn't ethnically Japanese - she grew up immersed in Japanese culture and developed a deep appreciation for it. It's cool that she represented some of that in her music and imagery and helped expose US audiences to other cultures.
princedonte Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Gwen raised me. She can do whatever she wants.
Moloko Plus Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Allure is acting real childish with the way they’re handling this interview. She really didn’t say anything wrong, had no malicious intent, and it didn’t seem like she meant she was ethnically Japanese. I’m glad she spoke her truth instead of just giving a PR approved woke statement rebuking her time with the Harajuku girls. It was an iconic era and she shall defend it as such.
Moloko Plus Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, PoisonPill said: Most people don't cater their every thought and word around how jobless strangers on the internet might react? People who have actually seen the world and other ways of life know that there is beauty in appreciating and honoring our differences. Gwen knows she isn't ethnically Japanese - she grew up immersed in Japanese culture and developed a deep appreciation for it. It's cool that she represented some of that in her music and imagery and helped expose US audiences to other cultures. Spill!
305 Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 She's totally right in her sentiment that people are allowed to feel inspired by other cultures that are vastly different than their own. Cultures from around the world already do this but it only seems to be a problem in the US. 3 hours ago, Iceland said: It seems like she spent so much time with the cabelllo girl in the voice… Wtf is this even supposed to mean?
Cloudy Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Tokyo born and raised baby, japanese icon and harajuku legend
XtinaStripped Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 People are allowed to be inspired from other cultures despite whatever narrative the internet tries to spin as cultural appropriation.. Which in today's times mostly consists of people not even from the same culture being offended for people from "insert targeted culture of the day here" on their behalf.
Alyssa Edwards Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, DonSiblon said: She might not be Japanese but she is a POC, that's what I know for sure.. Don't know how to explain it but she just is : you're right and you should say it
Drownxngshadows Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 I really need to read the entire article cause the bits and pieces going around are a mess
Kim Petrat Posted January 10, 2023 Author Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, PoisonPill said: Most people don't cater their every thought and word around how jobless strangers on the internet might react? People who have actually seen the world and other ways of life know that there is beauty in appreciating and honoring our differences. Gwen knows she isn't ethnically Japanese - she grew up immersed in Japanese culture and developed a deep appreciation for it. It's cool that she represented some of that in her music and imagery and helped expose US audiences to other cultures. i definitely don't think there's anything wrong whatsoever with appreciating other cultures, i just think someone who is a businesswoman with a product to sell and has been pressed on this issue for over a decade now would have chosen a more sane way to phrase her thoughts then the way it came out here LOL
getBusy Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Being inspired by a culture is completely respectable. Saying you're Japanese when you're not and not being able to explain it properly is... a choice.
CandleGuy Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Kim Petrat said: i definitely don't think there's anything wrong whatsoever with appreciating other cultures, i just think someone who is a businesswoman with a product to sell and has been pressed on this issue for over a decade now would have chosen a more sane way to phrase her thoughts then the way it came out here LOL It would seem that she is 53 and still thriving, in part because she has never succumbed to ridiculous media/internet backlash to censor herself. She gives zero fucks and she will speak her mind and answer questions the way she wants.
FightDragonsWithMe Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 I love Gwen and think she's good at being a Popstar but she's extremely problematic and has always been since No Doubt
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