Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne’s status as a goth-pop princess didn’t stop her from dipping her painted fingernail into Japanese culture for her “Hello Kitty” music video. Accused of fetishizing the culture for her professional pursuits, Lavigne clapped back that there’s no way the track’s visual could POSSIBLY be racist. “RACIST??? LOLOLOL!!! I love Japanese culture and I spend half of my time in Japan. I flew to Tokyo to shoot this video,” said the singer.