Canadian music artist Avril Lavigne released her latest music video for her song, “Hello Kitty,” and it has some people up in arms claiming it’s racist. It’s really not. The music video for “Hello Kitty” has Lavigne singing and dancing on site in Japan with a backup cast of Japanese ทางเข้า w88 ใหม่ ล่าสุด women dancing and waving with her. Some people online have been calling the video racist, to which Lavigne herself responded:(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); RACIST??? LOLOLOL!!! I love Japanese culture and I spend half of my time in Japan. I flew to Tokyo to shoot this video… — Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) April 24, 2014 …specifically for my Japanese fans, WITH my Japanese label, Japanese choreographers AND a Japanese director IN Japan. — Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) April 24, 2014 To be clear, nothing portrayed in the video is really false about Japan, from bk8สล็อตฟรี the bright pastel interior colors and clothing, to the sushi chef mechanically preparing Lavigne’s meal. These are all aspects of life in Japan. Yes, there are candy stores like the one in the video – I wouldn’t be surprised if it was shot on location. Yes, there are people who dress like Lavigne’s backup dancers. Yes, there are sushi restaurants that look like that and that have sushi chefs who prepare your meal right in front of you (although probably without the backup dancers standing there). If anything, the video feels like surface-layer self-indulgence of the more stereotypical Japanese image as perceived by a foreigner. Not racist – just shallow. It’s like when someone discovers anime for the first time and becomes convinced that everything Japan and Japanese is superior. We all know someone who was/is like that, and to anyone who isn’t in that phase or has grown out of it, such antics are quickly tiresome. I have no doubt that Avril Lavigne sincerely loves Japan, but the way in which the “Hello Kitty” music video seems to parade that fact around becomes more irritating than fun. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, PIGSPIN เครดิตฟรี 100 China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. To contact the author of this post, write to cogitoergonihilATgmail.com or find him on Twitter @tnakamura8