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Avril Lavigne invites you to play with her kitty in her newest music video called "Hello Kitty"- an obvious use of double entendre- does she mean her anatomy? Does she mean the cat with the pink bow? Who knows! In the Asian themed video, Avril eats sushi, drinks sake, hangs out with Asian chicks, and pays homage to cupcakes. Sounds like my typical Friday night. So the world has gone mad over this video. Not sure if it's so bad that it's really bad, or so bad that it's really good! Aside from complaints about how overt yet underplayed her expression is as she sings "Come, come, kitty, kitty... Let's play truth or dare now, we can roll around in our underwear... come play with Kitty"- commit Avril! If you're going to say those things, GO big or go home! Aside from her playful performance, a lot of people are saying that her video is completely racist! Expressionless Asian girls, Tokyo being used almost as a prop, yet baby girl had something to say to all them haters: RACIST??? LOLOLOL!!! I love Japanese culture and I spend half of my time in Japan. I flew to Tokyo to shoot this video specifically for my Japanese fans, WITH my Japanese label, Japanese choreographers AND a Japanese director IN Japan. Speak the truth, girl. She's had a huge following in Japan for years so if anything she's honoring her biggest fan base by doing a poppy video that showcases some of the most cliché but lovable aspects to Japanese pop culture. And she ain't the first gal to use Japanese chicks as back up dancers. Remember this?
Is Gwen the only singer that is allowed to use Japanese dancers? Lots of singers appropriate a culture foreign to their own as a branding mechanism to their music. I.e...
So where does playful cultural exploration end and racism begin?
See. That's racist. I'm Miriam Isa, checking my twitter so shoot me a tweet or comment below on this very important debate. And for more unintentional celebrity racism- click here to hear about how Justin Bieber mistakenly offended South Korea and China through an Instagram he posted in Japan. The world is so complicated. Thanks for watching and being awesome fans. And Don't forget to subscribe to clevver for more Hollywood news!


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