Avril Lavigne’s Dumb ‘Hello Kitty’ Video Is Rife with Cultural Appropriation
Not So Complicated
While Avril could have portrayed Japan in a more nuanced, less stereotypical fashion, it’s not surprising that a song about making out at sleepovers has an inane and clichéd video.
Due to what we can only surmise is a rift in the space-time continuum, a blonde, ageless pop star has just released a Harajuku Girl-inspired music video rife with cultural appropriation.
