Gwen Stefani is facing another wave of cultural appropriation accusations after saying she’s “Japanese” in a recent interview with Allure.
In the article, the singer, 53, doubled down on one of her most controversial endeavors: the Harajuku era.
During the promotion of her 2004 debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Stefani regularly paraded around four Japanese backup dancers who she called her “Harajuku girls,” and Japanese-inspired imagery was used in many of her performances, even being compared to blackface.
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She also released her Harajuku Lovers perfume line in 2008 and a Harajuku Mini fashion line in 2011.
