i really keep forgetting that gwen stefani carting 4 infantilised and dehumanised Japanese women around as accessories and props was a genuine fixture of mid-2000s pop culture that was casually accepted as fact

#WHY DID I NOT CLOCK THIS AS FUCKED UP#THEY WERE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO NOT SPEAK IN PUBLIC FOR 4 FUCKING YEARS I SWEAR TO GOD#everytime I remember this is just want to scream forever 

*raises hand* They were contractually obligated to only speak Japanese in public. Stefani also go to rename them–she gave them stage names based on her clothing line. http://time.com/3524847/gwen-stefani-racist-harajuku-girls/

She’s been trash.