The Overthinkers tackle the issues of identity and appropriation in the controversy over Avril Lavigne’s “Hello Kitty.”

Episode 304: Nickelback Lyrics About Japanese Schoolgirls originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matt Wrather overthink the issues of identity and appropriation in the controversy over Avril Lavigne’s “Hello Kitty.”


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Further Reading

Digging up meaning from the rubble of an excavated Atari landfill from Ars Technica
Airwolf on Wikipedia
Wolfenstein 3D on Wikipedia
Roc (TV Series) on Wikipedia
“Hello Kitty” Music Video on YouTube
“Hello Kitty” lyrics
And the Internet goes crazy: Vox, HuffPo, TMZ
Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible on YouTube
Kawaii on Wikipedia

Episode 304: Nickelback Lyrics About Japanese Schoolgirls originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]