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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.

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