Gwen Stefani Was Wrongly Accused of Cultural Appropriation
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Gwen Stefani has been accused of cultural appropriation after she discussed bringing some Japanese culture into her brand. However, she never actually claimed to be Japanese. This is a typical case of cultural appreciation mistaken as cultural appropriation.
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Japanese here
I am not offended by Stefani's words and actions on this matter.
There is an English phrase I find appropriate here: "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery".
If this is "cultural appropriation" of Japanese culture, then so is singing karaoke or playing
Sudoku.
The American left needs to acquire grips and cease telling every how to live their own lives.
Thank you for seeing CLEARLY
Well said!! Thank you!
no one is offended by this, any of this. it's a myth on TV. Jewish people wrote ALL of the christmas songs we like most even going back to the forties. the fact is Cultural appropriation is a good thing. and everyone is allowed to do it.
@@williamoverton7775 I'm a little confused by your comment. You are saying that no one is offended by this and then calling it cultural appropriation at the same time. I'm not offended by what she said, but at the same time, I do not agree with the word " cultural appropriation" being used to attack someone or cancel them. Cultural appreciation is a far better term . I'm not hating or even disagreeing with you, I just don't understand what you were expressing.
Couldn’t have said it better! I am Mexican and I agree. It is flattering when people enjoy your culture, food, traditions there is a sense of pride knowing others enjoy your culture.
cultural apropriation? i always thought america was suppose to be the melting pot of cultures.
Exactly! 🙄
Well you thought wrong. You are shamed in this country for not trying to be like the yt majority. The culture you see today is from smaller ethnic groups standing proudly in their culture despite all the hate and opportunities it cost them. It was a social movement that went viral and NOW everyone pretends to have always mixed and mingled. Complete bs and lie.
The concept of "cultural appropriation" being some sort of sin is farcical. It's just another way to divide and conquer.
Tell that to the white people who will say, “when you’re in America, you speak English!”
It is.
I like that vid of a guy who dresses up in stereotypical Mexican clothes and asks a bunch of non Mexicans on the street if it’s offensive. They all say yes….and then he goes and asks Mexicans and they all like it and take no offence. That’s a perfect summary of this type of situation.
Yes, that video came to mind. As a Mexican I agree. We pride in people enjoying our culture and we have a sense of humor as well we don’t easily get offended.
Exactly
But he also didn’t go around saying that he’s Mexican 😅
Yes!! I have seen his videos as well. They are on point! The different cultures embraced it!!
This reminds me of Speedy Gonzalez being cancelled. I’m Mexican and loved that character and didnt find it offensive at all. Actually it was cute and funny. And I’m Mexican American
I met Gwen on Wednesday, 6/5/1996. Her and her band were working out in the gym before a concert. She was very nice.
Insane. Let all the women who straighten their hair and dye it blond, red, purple, etc, thank whoever was born with it. People really looking for reasons to justify hate.
That's how this disgusting world is
I can almost guarantee that none of the critical statements against Gwen NOT are from an Asian person
That’s false I’ve heard this type of criticism often from POC , it’s typically white people who don’t complain about cultural appropriation.
Wrong. You should follow Asian news pages on Instagram. Get educated before spewing your lies.
oh i can too because the japanese girls LOVED her! lol. the adoration was mutual
@@lasantuzza777 Are you being sarcastic? Lol. The Japanese girls were told they weren't allowed to speak lol. They were accessories to make her look cool, in the same entertainment industry that is Racist to Asian women.
I can guarantee none of the people who liked your comment are Asian lol.
Now I wonder how these conversations would go if we were to bring up gender appropriation
Love this comment 👍🏼
Woooo nice one!
Exactly! I can’t wear a beautiful ethnic print on a fabric from a country I visited and fell in love with lest I be accused of Cultural appropriation and therefore disrespectful mockery yet gender appropriation is is perfectly fine for anyone to switch to on a whim. Even in Olympic sports. 🤔
Ohh right, they must be moving at the speed of science! ⚡️🤓
Most conservative don't care what others do behind closed doors. But when you target the youth and destroy their ability to function as a healthy adult, they'll come for you!! Rightly! Also, wearing a g-string to a parade as a man is not ok. Nor as a woman tbh. There is an acceptable time & place for your kinks, school, church and Walmart ain't it!!
Gender appropriation needs to be the new argument. Or part of it at least lol
I don't understand how a woman is said to be insane for loving Japanese culture but a man can demand to be called a woman isn't.
Have you noticed the people who are mostly angry are not Japanese at all?😳 We're living in a sick world.
Please stop speaking for Japanese people. How would you even know that ?
@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 Ok, are you Japanese?
@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 I said "mostly". I would like you to recommend a video where Japanese citizens angry at foreigners for cultural appropriation. Btw Japanese people LOVE Gwen Stefani.
@@Goldenskies__ Yes
@@magaking4552 not sure why my comment was erased
Whoever is causing the backlash, they need to get a life and focus on themselves. Thank you Candace
Same people that trolled Jordan Peterson, ect ect. Lol
Agree!
I agree, there is nothing wrong with loving another person's cultural/background. There is nothing wrong with taking aspects of other people's beauty and trying to pull some of that beauty into your own life... for example the hair styles. I have curly hair, so if I straightened it out to try something new, I'm all of the sudden doing something wrong. ??? It's just ridiculous, and you are right the PC police need to get a life.
Who’s causing the backlash - the ones who complain, or the people who validate them?
They’re only slightly less ridiculous then those who believe in lizard people. Who’s listening to them and taking what they’re saying seriously?
Yes!
Thank you Candace. ❤
I sure appreciate you calling this nonsense out for what it is.
Its called a DUTCH braid because it started with Nordic vikings. As a descendant of Norwegians i think that hair is hair do with it makes you feel good about yourself...
even the chinese wore hair braids
@@bludeuce3855 and its beautiful.. People should be able to feel beautiful without the ignorant screaming appropriation ...
People need to get a life. I swear.
I worked a performance with one of the Hairajuku girls in a music project and she made it clear they absolutely LOOOOVVEEE Gwen.
Carl Thompson basses... Basses plural!
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@@fraymond3 Helll Yeahhh!!! Thank you!!! I very much appreciate it!!!! 🤘🤘🤘
I wanted to be a Harajuku Girl soo bad!
Oops! Can’t say that as I am Hispanic but everything thinks I’m Asian anyways 🙄
But anyways that’s really sweet to hear about their love for “mrs. stafani”
@@ashleyhernandez2583 well.....heres a secret: the girl i worked with is half japanese and half mexican . . . I texted her ans asked her would she be cool with a Hispanic being a Hairajuku girl? She says F**K Yeahhhhh do it
@@JangoMike I LOVE that!
The thing is I have soo much respect for the Harajuku girls because they go all out and don’t give a DAMN about what other people say.
I will admit sometimes I do push my styling more than others BUT Harajuku are full volume to the max unapologetic fashionistas.
*sigh* to have an ounce of their courage to wear what I truly want to like those girls do
It is so funny how people are not allowed to appriciate cultures anymore. If you listened to her album it was all about emulating their style and paying homage to it. And Harijuku is itself is a STYLE, a subculture, not an ethnicity.
Well, now you are just spouting facts 😅
great point about a style & subculture vs. ethnicity!
I agree. There was a time in the U.S where Asian hate was highlighted due to the wars. Never lived through it, but my grandparents did when they were fresh off the boat. The fact that people LOVE asain culture now is an issue is mind boggling. I've dealt with stupid comments and some discrimination, but it's NOTHING what my grandparents went through. There's more love for other cultures than anything currently and it's GOOD. ALSO going off the subculture style, no one ever has an issue with Paris Fashion week or people going to Paris and obsessing over it.
In 1981 there was a song called A Taste Of Honey by Sukiyaki which was mostly black women dressing up in Japanese costumes. It's on RUclips. No-one complained at the time.
Nobody was told to be offended then.
That's because no one cared in the 80s and 90s. Racism was a thing of the past.
Marilyn Monroe had a white Persian cat named mitsu, Japanese for honey. The horror!!! This cultural appropriation has got to stop!
🙄🙄🙄
Some people need to get a life.
Because people were not crazy like they are now.
Leave Gwen alone, she's a sweetheart. SMH is no one safe?
IKR! The media is just a cesspool of fabrication. And the sad thing about it is that people believe everything that is reported on a celeb
Agreed
💯👏
Nope... no one is safe from their criticisms.
Some people are MOST happy when they are pretending to be the moral authority, while making others miserable...
She went to Epstein island- adrenachrome???
Just like how Nicki is a huge fan of the customs of Japan. People fail to realize that her Barbie persona comes from the Harajuku Barbie Doll culture. Look at her music video Check it Out, Massive Attack, Higher Than A Kite, Chun Li, Your Love etc. So their art really does transcend generations.
When I heard her say “Harajuku” I thought of Nicki Minaj.
@@higgins_forever See. And it's not just the Harajuku movement, but just the Japanese culture in general. She is also Nicki the Ninja
Nobody failed to realize. Asians have said she is a Culture Vulture before.
@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 And what's funny is that she revealed that her father's side of the family is mixed with not only Indian but Chinese as well.ruclips.net/user/shortsGVLTYxZyLjE?feature=share
@@lullabysounds7079 That's not funny, she is a privileged White woman.
I call it cultural appreciation. Me, I'm an African-American, who is a master of traditional Chinese kung fu, and wields a nagamaki..I love all cultures!
Yay !!!! Me too ( I mean, I'm a white American who's a former dairy farmer in Wisconsin who adores tacos , pizza, Thom Yum soup, some Russian music and so much more. We r all cousins, anyways, too ( descendants from Noah's sons and their wives, and b4 then, Adam and Eve).
So absurd. I am Hispanic, and I love when people are in love with my culture , and they would like to imitate it. When I was young, I loved using native clothing, and I just can't imagine people would see something wrong with it.
Yes, I'm glad u feel that way. I can understand if someone were to wear something with a strong cultural identity in a truly disrespectful way, obviously being mocking in some way. Or if something, like a head-dress for ex., had been a very sacred article of clothing and you do feel disturbed seeing it in costumes like for Halloween, so u ask people not to do that. But that's all. State your wish as a member of that culture or faith, or even as an onlooker just bothered by it, and leave it at that. To act like clothing and music styles, words or notes, or anything else can belong only to you or anyone just because you were the 1st or the most well known or most recent in history, to discover, invent, enjoy or use it... is ridiculous and selfish.
OR, the way the left is treating this... it's as if, say, since I am of mostly German ancestry, I can't enjoy and take part in ANY other ethnic group's culturally popular foods, music, dance, clothing styles etc. . Unless it's brand new and I can prove it, I have to stick with sourbraten and strudel and polka music etc. . Sorry, no. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to enjoy pizza , Thom Yum soup ( if I'm spelling that correctly ... I'm new to Thai foods) & hard-shell tacos. And as much as I love apple strudel, if I had to choose only one, it's tiramisu every time ( or key lime or lemon pie).
Hispanics can be of any race. There are more white Hispanics than any other race. Stop! Hispanic simply means you come from or have parental ties to a Latin American country or territory that speaks Spanish, but you can be of any race. Latino means the same except Latinos have ties to or come from Latin American countries or territories that do not speak Spanish. I know you are probably saying 'how can there be more white Latinos and Hispanics than non white Latinos and Hispanics', and it is because Caucasian is the major race in all of Latin America. Why is that, well because the two heavily populated countries in Latin America, have millions of whites. The most populated country is Brazil, and more than half of all people in South America live in just one country, Brazil. There are more white Brazilians than all other races combined. The 2nd most populated country in Latin America is Mexico, and over a third of all Mexicans are white. Then you have places like Cuba, and Cuba may be the whitest place in all of Latin America, because over 80% of the Cuban population is white. That is likely the reason the Democrats do not care about Cubans, because they cannot use their race to pander for votes. What are they gonna tell Cubans, these white Republicans hate you, they cannot do that because most Cubans are white. Nonetheless, there are way more white Latinos and Hispanics than non white.
I’m Japanese.
I’m ok with Gwen being Japanese! Good for her! Welcome, girl!
I’m happy she likes the Japanese culture.
I took classes to learn to wear the kimono with my caucasian friend and all the older ladies (teachers included) were so happy to see her learning to wear a kimono.
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. is Gwen Stefani's iconic album and its one of the most creative I have seen. Not to mention she promoted Japanese performers back then. The amount of bitterness of so many people about other culture - especially young adults - is concerning
I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen things on Facebook “you know you are from a Hispanic family when……” Or you know you are from a black family when….” And me as a white female have said “that’s my family “! And I’ve told my Mexican friends I wish I was raised Mexican so I could have a Quinceanera! That’s not racist or cultural appropriation. That’s just life.
Yes you can. Why not? it’s basically a sweet 16. I’m Hispanic American- family Mexican American- and my daughter will have a sweet 16 instead. I guess there would be culture appropriation for that. 🤦🏻♀️
I can relate! I didn’t grow up with my fathers side so I only got the first gen Italian side. I never “fit in” but grew up with these traditions. I guess I can understand in other countries but in America we are literally a melting pot
My husband loves bagpipes and plaid and many scottish foods and drinks ! He's adopted so doesn't know his ancestry very well ( a little is known). So, I wish, for his sake to have a little feel of belonging to a culture like most of the rest of us less-anciently-native Americans do, he COULD appropriate some Scottish ancestry for himself.. . I get to know that I'm about 34ths German, 1/8th Swedish and the balance in English and Danish. I get have recipes from my grandmothers of ethnic dishes from those countries. I get to look around Wisconsin and think of how the countryside reminded my ancestors of their old home, and brought the cheese, beer, brats, dairy farming and polka music with them ! Sadly, I'm definitely intolerant of both dairy and gluten, so, I can better enjoy a bowl of Thom Yum soup nowadays, than my favorites of my own ethnic foods like bread & deep fried breaded cheese curds ( well, did they have those in ye olde Germany ? If not they should have... absolutely the best thing ever !!! ) besides potatoes, which of course are from America, anyways.
That girl made some early 2000 bangers, I'd still bop to that today 💯
Gwen has been doing this type of fashion since the 90s and she has never pretended to be anymore or less than what she is. I not a celebrity nut but gewn has done amazing for herself. Just be you Gwen
And this is why I love this woman!!! Always quick to clear nonsense up!
Love you CO!!
People just love to miserable! It's just actually sad that they are so petty and unhappy ! 🤢😡
She even sang it! 'Harajuku Girls, you got the wicked style - I like the way that you are, I am your biggest fan'!
😂 They been accusing Gwen of a lot of shit from Asian culture to Jamaican culture appropriation. The only group of people that are NOT complaining and protesting are the culture groups she’s accused of imitating
Every cultural group emulates another and many cultural groups are extremely similar yet different. We are just too sensitive and to political correctness instead of just living this 1 life we are given
i LOVE Japan, the Japanese people as a whole, and Japanese culture. It's so beautiful.
It's on my bucket list to go one day.
Love you Candace! You say everything I am thinking. Leave Gwen alone!
I simply don’t listen to people who shout about cultural appropriation while simultaneously saying men can be women.
Why is it that we encourage diversity and call America a melting pot, but bash anyone who embraces any part of another culture, I.e. dress, food, makeup, etc? Like you said Candace, the Left wants a sharp divide between us all!
The problem is the American entertainment industry and music business discriminates and is Racist to Asian Americans. So when a White woman uses Japanese culture to look cool in the same industry and uses Japanese women as accessories it becomes problematic. This is a country that objectifies and hypersexualizes Asian women, but has never had an Asian American Britney Spears or Gwen Stefani.
Do you?
There is a whole hip hop culture that dates back to the 80s in Asia, particularly in Japan and Korea. Now they're over there wearing dreads, box braids, and rapping. As an American, if you weren't into anime or Japanese subculture, you didn't really know what Harajuku was until Gwen and Kpop had not yet gone mainstream. Asian pop and hip hop is actually pretty good and entertaining, it wasn't a problem until it was😒
There are country west bars in Tokyo that have live bands playing Kentucky bluegrass, not my genre, but I love they do that.
@@MikinessAnalog We're all one big human family of culture.
That's the hypocrisy. Black Americans call those people Culture Vultures etc, say they're stealing Black culture and shame them.
I’m so glad to hear a review on Gwen’s side about this… I can’t stand how people take things out of context and don’t look at the entire interview they just focus on one little part and make it something that it’s not. Gwen loves other cultures and most Japanese people aren’t even offended. Don’t come for me but Gwen has absolutely no negative intentions just love and is absolutely not a racist and this is just a form of art that happened to represent another culture which most Japanese people are happy that a big celebrity like herself brought representation of their culture to the US… people need to calm tf down. Seriously. Gwen gets inspired, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with what she did. As far as those that say she was using the harajuku girls as props.. which she absolutely didn’t and treated them with nothing but respect, they were girls that obviously agreed to being back up dancers and they were paid and they had absolutely no issue with it in fact I’m sure it’s something that was exciting and something they were proud to have on their resumes. Overall it was exposure to an amazing culture to the US that Gwen absolutely loves and again most Japanese people have no problem with this. This interviewer just wanted attention and to create a scandal just like they do to every celebrity these days.
There are so many people whose identity is entirely about attacking others. They ooze negativity. When they go on a negative rant, they should be asked, “Tell me one positive thing you have done to help another person (or animal). Tell me one positive thing you have said or done that alleviated someone else’s suffering. You don’t have to save the world. Tell me one thing that you did out of a genuine sense of kindness and compassion.” There are a ton of people who quietly do something or say something, every day, that brightens another person’s life. Just saying “hello” with a smile to an invisible homeless person can make their day. They might remember that “hello” for years.
That is a very good idea ! Also, just saying hello with a smile can make a huge difference in ANYone's life, I KNOW ! I had had a very dark and isolated period of life in my teens & 20s in a unique home-life situation with a bitter, volatile, oft-abusive Dad in an extremely had, family business life. Just having a checkout clerk girl once smile at me in such a genuine, sincere way ( so many young people around the area by that time were getting rather stuck-up), when I was at the farm supply store - about the only place I went, had a chance to go, those days. It was near the end of the darkest and most friendless of those years, & so still sticks in my mind as a VERY comforting, light-filled moment after a LONG stretch of so little. Sounds pathetic but It really did make my day, my week !
I’m Japanese and love how much Gwen seems to love Japanese culture
There is a whole list of things that I can say are appropriated from Europeans. But I don't really care if anybody wears them. 1 of the biggest things that Europeans could count as appropriation is the white wedding dress. That historically was started by queen Victoria. In fact before queen Victoria women never wore white for their wedding so we could say that anybody who isn't British descent or the very least white can't wear a white wedding dress since it descended from queen Victoria. Cultural appropriation is such a dumb concept... If I wear a floral embroidered dress people can try to claim that that's appropriation of Mexicans but they have the same floral embroidered dresses in eastern Europe and me being white eastern Europeans wouldn't care so how can somebody claim appropriation when multiple cultures have similar things in them.
what if Gwen said she identified an part Japanese, an told the reporter to adress her properly and show some respect
Then they’d get scared of “offending” her & pander to her. But since she only said she admires Japanese culture and feels an affinity with them, they attack her. That’s the world we are living in now.
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so..
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They better back TF off Gwen she is a living legend. Doesn't matter what color she is she did the damn thing in music, and fashion, whatever she put on touched was on point along with her voice and visuals. She can be and do whatever the F she wants to do Period. Going listen to one of my fav songs Luxurious
For real she killed it in the 90s and consistently reinvented herself throughout the years up to today - carrying that instantly recognisable voice and iconic style the whole way.
People were coming for her since the Tragic Kingdom days out of pure jealousy imo 🤷🏻♀️
As an Asian American, I love it when white people talk about our ethnic culture and bring it into America. I love the little Harajuku figurines that came with the perfumes, and I love Gwen herself. People just want to attack a non-problematic person for clout.
Love gwen, she is a sweet talented person. She is being herself..no bad intentions.. she loves all cultures..
It's bananas! B-a-n-a-n-a-s!
I hate this. Im 40% latina, 25% white, 15% black 15% indigenous south american and 5% other stuff like middle eastern. I look basically white. I'm basically a living cultural appropriation. I dont fit anywhere. I didnt grow up in south america, so im not included with latinas, i didnt grow up in white america, so im not included with them either, too exotic for that. And all the others are too low a percentage to count for anything. This is why I'm conservative, they accept me for my mind and not my physical traits.
You know you’re in the wrong when Candace Owens defends you.
When you ask a person belonging to the culture that was "apppropiated" if they are offended, they always answer that they are flattered that someones loves their culture. The only ones offended are people who are looking to separate instead of unite cultures.
What are you talking about? Black Americans are famous for hating/shaming anyone else who participates in Hip Hop etc.
@@Ralph-id3xg Wanna make anymore assumptions and speak for others? Africans famously criticized Beyonce for having African things in her video as well.
Omg. It’s so ridiculous. Some people are just searching for a reason to argue and claim racism, or oppression or just about anything to divide and accuse. Its crazy. I live in Miami and I haven’t really seen all this nonsense. DeSantis is really standing up for Floridians. I’m content however I’m uncertain about what the future might bring. I’m pushing for understanding, respect and kindness. Let’s be civil. 😊
To be honest- they were ALWAYS trying to go after Gwen for all her “cultural appropriation” throughout her career. After the mod went after every celebrity that was jacking things that were culture appropriation. They tried to go after Gwen. It wasn’t just her Japan ethnic group but other ethnic groups she supposedly appropriated- like Hispanic Americans. If you followed Gwen from the start, shes always celebrated lots of ethnicities. She did say every day is Halloween. So she celebrates many cultures 🤷🏻♀️ She doesn’t pretend to be something she’s not- She still act knowledges she’s italian/American/mut. And I don’t know if shes liberal? But I do know she deeply believes in one GOD. Ryan once asked if she meditated- she said “no! I pray.” 🙏🏼 Leftist DO not believe in GOD. That’s why she’s so grounded. She believes in marriage and family. Normal girl- except she’s stinking rich. 😂😂😂 I’ll always be a fan of hers.
love your content Candace!!!!!!
I'm with you on this because I have seen where Gwen has talked about her love for that part of the Japanese culture. It does get tricky when someone takes from another culture and just makes money off of it, mean while the actual people who have created it get no eknowlegment or respect for what they have created.
Nah, it doesn't. All of J-pop and K-pop is just "appropriation" of western styles of music, fashion and culture with a bit of their own sprinkled in and they make billions on it. And that is fine.
She’s a GLOBAL act who needs to appeal to her GLOBAL fan base. It’s not rocket science. She brought some of those lesser known styles into the limelight with her & made them more mainstream. She’s a REAL icon! I’m a long time fan of hers, thank you for taking up for her Candace!!!!
The problem is when you use a culture in an industry that discriminates against that same culture. Which is why we've never seen an Asian Britney Spears or Beyonce.
@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 🙄
@@manifest.on.sumo2024 I see you have no intelligent relevant talking points, just expressing your obnoxiousness and arrogance because you're predjudiced.
@@manifest.on.sumo2024 and yet you would be the same person saying Blacks have the lowest IQ's because they don't have good schools and books 💯💯💯😂😂😂. I responded to your actual post on another response and you never responded, yet you ambush me here with your mockery, as if the Entertainment industry doesn't discriminate against Asian Americans(the biggest minorities). Typical hypocrite of we know who .
I wish people would get off this whiney kick. We all are a mix of many cultures. When someone praises or dresses another culture, it's a huge compliment. Take Mary K. Blige for instance. She wears blonde wigs all the time...and looks gorgeous in them. Blonde suits and compliments her skin tone perfectly. It doesn't bother me one iota either. Some people just have to stir a pot constantly which is very immature.
Blond hair is not culture. It's genetics. Black people can have, blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin. Genetics isn't culture.
Lets call out all the blacks culturally appropriation of my Anglo Saxon blond hair
I wish my life was situated that all I had to do was talk crap on what people wear...and it's in the freaking name - "French braid" or "dutch braid" - they don't want equality they want favoritism
I'm a fan of hers myself and I actually like the fact that she likes culture and her style is part of what makes her sexy to me.
Not sexy ,nice looking woman
I am a Japanese super fan (im a 27 year old American) Gwen was the reason i started my Japanese obsession when she released her LAMB album. My mom used to play harajuku girls at least 10 times in a row in the car it was our favorite song on the album. Now because of her I go every year to Japan with my boyfriend. I will always love Gwen because of her introducing me to the most amazing beautiful country in the world!
Is everyone forgetting when Gwen wore Indian henna and mendhi on the regular. That was her look.
Thank you for always speaking up on behalf of real hero talk ❤
Meanwhile the rest of the world can identify as whatever they want to. Uggggh, I'm so over it🤢🤢🤢
I like how Candace didn’t finish the quotes to make her point
Its Bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
So Beyonce with blonde, straight hair would be what?????
I am a liberal man and I am so embarrassed at this kind of crap that keeps happening . Instead of being criticized, Gwen Stefani should be celebrated for bringing this culture awareness to people ! The Liberals are becoming ridiculous !!! I’m seriously thinking of switching teams and moving to the far right!
That makes you sound very ignorant..this does not land on me in any way. I think what you are trying to to is generalize ..
As a person of Japanese descent, I never had an issue with Gwen’s use of Japanese and Harajuku style imagery, but calling herself Japanese is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
2:03
please! Gwen is far from dumb. Have another listen.
@@lalah.k.808 Candace has it slightly wrong. Not only did she say what she said at 2:03. She also said "I said, 'My God, I'm Japanese and I didn't know it.’” Which is the portion people have an issue with.
@@CAsaidit
As I listened on your exactly right, but surely you know Gwen wasn’t implying her bloodline or her ethnicity. Gwen Stafani is a whole vibe! I would only be taking that comment as a straight up compliment bc she has not one ill intent bone in her Libra body. ❤️
@@CAsaidit just like an old man saying he is young at heart. I believe Gwen was speaking figuratively but people took it literally because they are looking for a reason to get offended.
My friend loves Korean culture, food, fashion, music, etc. I consider her a Korean at heart
Not sure why you're quoting your descent, no authority comes from it.
People say things like that all the time when they feel connected with a particular culture.
We used to think it was cultural appreciation, now you get called an appropriator for being inspired by the beautiful aspects of a culture. I literally hate it here.
I'm mixed race, my Dad is full white and was initiated into the local tribe where we live, he knows more about the secret men's ceremonies etc then I do, the men in the tribe call him brother, during ceremonies he would be required to wear traditional dress, not every culture operates within the confines of race, sometimes intent is more important.
Candace you look so pretty I love your makeup. Your skin is glowing.
If we’re talking about cultural appropriation, can we talk about black women who wear straight blond wigs? A white girl can’t wear cornrows, but black girls can slap Indian, Northern European, and Horse hair on their head and no one says a word.
It’s not culture appropriation when a black women wear a blonde wig or have light hair? I don’t see no one calling out Beyoncé when she have most her career blonde hair. SMH 🤦🏻♀️
I agree. I'm white and American. I've spoken Japanese and studied Japanese culture since I was a child not to mention I'm a long time j-fashion wearer and lifestyle lolita. Her style from that era was PERFECT. Her ability to reuse shirts, shoes, accessories, etc and make tons of outfits with that one piece is a huge part of j-fashion culture (as well as second hand clothing; which she mentions in her song harajuku girls). Not to mention, her Japanese pronunciation isn't bad in my opinion (for a non speaker). You can hear in Rich Girl her pronunciation of harajuku is perfect whilst Eve's sounds like a typical American's pronunciation. I feel a connection to Japanese culture as well and I've said many times "I feel Japanese inside" or things like that (even when I was a kid and teenager!) Japan and most specifically harajuku culture/fashion has given me LIFE. It is why I am who I am today, it's made me happy, allowed me to make so many new friends, speak to so many Japanese people, etc. There's nothing wrong with loving Japan and also no one says this when American's love French culture or any European countries like that.
I also feel like, even if she said something genuinely rude, we should forgive her. Like yes, there are some unforgivable things (cough cough, Balenciaga, cough cough) but not everything has to be a career ending scandal. Some things are just "Oops, sorry I messed up. Please forgive me." and then we move on
as a latino representative we would like to take Gwen Stefani and the 90´s No Doubt, and also say we can share her with the japanese people, but we also would like to mention that in no way shape or form the latino´s have any relation to the baldwin women
I’ve had Asian (Japanese and Chinese) coworkers who were so proud to share their cultures with us.
Hats off to Candace..... The Bravest lady 👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 You truly are a thing of beauty for this world 💚💚 God bless you
And Gwen Stefani made that Album about 20 years ago, why is it now a problem?
For people with a brain, knows what Gwen Stefani meant. As an Asian person, I was not offended by her Harajuki phase, I thought it was her showing appreciation, not appropriation for Japanese pop culture - she was inspired by it.
My philippine wife dyes her hair blonde she love when I say WOW you look like US movie star!
As soon as the phrase “cultural appropriation “ comes out of someones mouth, immediately tell them to FRO.
That is so stupid about braids
I am white European we had braids 10 000 years ago.
Gwen Stephanie is amazing.
I can see how they are trying to portrait Nikola Jokic that he is different but he is just normal and he likes his Serbian culture. Americans does not respect anyones culture.
Using the logic of the left, I should cancel Olive Garden for culturally appropriating Italian food. I should go after every actor that played an Italian character in a movie that wasn't Italian. The truth is it doesn't bother me. As my esteemed commentor below has stated, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". There are so many wonderful things about Japanese culture, and we could all take a lesson from them. They are so polite, they respect older generations and are devoted to family, not to mention how hard working and creative they are. By the same token they treasure the beauty of nature while having a sense of whimsey in their art. What's not to admire about that? Why wouldn't you want to celebrate that culture by living it?
Remember the NAACP lady that lived as a Black woman.
she made millions on OF selling feet pics... so gross that I know that..
Rachel Dolezal. She is a good artist and hair stylist. She was ‘exposed’ at the wrong time. If you can chose your sex, you can chose your race. 😂
I watched a video where a reporter asked Japanese people (in Japan) if they found this type of thing offensive. One item was Katy Perry wearing a kimono. They unanimously said they were not offended but in fact think it’s cool that others enjoy their culture/fashion.
Remember that scene from Mean Girls where they try to mess with Regina by cutting strategically placed holes in her shirt and she just shrugs it off and wears it anyways? Later you see every other girl had done the same thing to their shirt? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
That album was released soooo many years ago. They are really reaching.
I guess black women need to stop wearing long, blonde hair then.
No, they will just spew some idiotic shxte about how they have no choice in that because of the Nordic beauty ideals pushed on everyone. Funny, Im a brunette and dont lighten my hair.
Something sort of Like that in Congress that has always bothered me is that in congress no one can wear a headdress. No hats for men or women, no Yamaka's for our Jewish friends. This has been for over 200 years. The reason was the British wore powdered wigs over their real hair and they ( our people and government) did not want to be reminded of this and they did not want a congressman or woman to show up one day with a powdered wig. this all lasted till Omar and she was magically admitted with a headdress. You know who I am talking about congresswoman Omar who had children with her brother.
I could have sworn I read once that her father worked in Japan and she spent multiple years of her childhood living there or visiting there.
This reminds me of the time when a kid from England came into my son's second grade class. A couple of weeks after he arrived, I was called to the principal's office to discuss mu son's unacceptable behavior - a group of kids were accused of cultural appropriation for imitating the English accent and my son had refused to apologize; instead, he said he was not mocking Lawrence, he was his friends, and he was speaking with a British accent because it was so cool. We were being delivered threats of suspension and marks on the permanent record when the other kid's mother arrived and the principal started to apologize profusely. But the British mother interrupted her haughtily: "No apology necessary, and no offense. We love to see this young lad learn how to speak properly!" Bottom line, cultural appropriation occurs when someone from a dominant culture imitates someone from a less prominent one. If anyone thinks for a minute that any Japanese would consider American culture superior to the Japanese one, that person is delusional.
But it's OK for men to dress up in makeup and women's clothing and call themselves women...
She can appreciate a culture or country without saying she is of that culture / country when she’s not 😂 She’s giving Ollie London vibes with her wording.
Chicano culture is HUGE in Japan. They ride low riders, have all the dress and attitude and lingo of cholos and pachucos which is part of CHICANO culture. It’s not offensive. It’s cute. ❤
Thank you! Candace, for always giving the truth!
When the Kardashians did the braids thing, they were tooted at starting this new style trend. That was ridiculous
good points. It seems like a lot of things the left labels as “cultural appropriation” could quite possibly be appreciation!
That girl married a cowboy and now lives in the sticks in SE Oklahoma.
I like Gwen Stefani. So happy she and Blake found one another.
Ok so Gwen is accused of cultural apporpriation because she admires Japan and Japanese culture....the girls in the video and in Japan wear taran.... I am Scottish so should I accuse the Japanese girls in the video of cultural appropraition of Scottish culture??? ..lol..... I cant tell you the amount of people who visit Scotland and wear taran or kilts mainly Americans to be honest and Scottish people dont take offence they just take it as they like Scotland ..... Some people just look to take offence on behalf of others .... It must be really exhausting looking for issues ALL the time!!
You dont see us mexicans/Latinos complaining about her sweet escape video.... when the whole video is about mexican culture.... i personally love it i think it shows something we can relate too and that its being shown to the world i find it comforting that i can relate to the video
It’s OK to pretend you’re a male or female but not ok to elude in the most vaguest terms that you are so inspired by a country’s traditional GARB. 🤯
I love Gwen, shes a good person.