Criticism
Asian-American entertainer Margaret Cho launched criticism of Stefani and the group for reinforcing negative stereotypes of Asian women. Nakasone-Razalan has responded that Stefani was inspired by the Japanese fashion culture and felt honored to have been in the group. In an interview in the January/February 2006 edition of Blender magazine, Cho called Stefani's Harajuku Girls a minstrel show that reinforces ethnic stereotypes of Asian women.
Writer Mihi Ahn of Salon.com said of Stefani's Harajuku Girls: "Stefani has taken the idea of Japanese street fashion and turned these women into modern-day geisha".
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