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Harajuku Lovers Perfume Bottles Look Mighty Asian

Sylvie Kim - August 21, 2008


They link to a pretty funny Mad TV spoof video called "Aren't Asians Great?", a parody of "Sweet Escape."

I'm not sure what to say about these bottles. At least they're not completely slanty-eyed?

I guess it's all about context. If I saw them in Asia, or even in a Morning Glory store, I'd probably think they were cute. But knowing Gwen's behind it, kind of makes them annoying. Not enough to get me pissed; just annoyed. I know that's not an entirely fair judgment, and I don't want to Gwen-bash; I'm actually a fan of some of her music, particularly with No Doubt. Margaret Cho [1] has a much more eloquent opinion piece on the Harajuku phenomenon on her blog.  

I do like that BellaSugar, with a sense of humor, mentioned the fetishism associated with Gwen's Harajuku obsession (though they do gush over how "kawaii" they are). I always felt like she was holding those backup dancers and their passports hostage.
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[1] http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2005/10/31/harajuku-girls.html [2] https://hyphenmagazine.com/categories/fashion-design [3] https://hyphenmagazine.com/categories/race