ONTD Original: A look back at the asian aesthetic of '00s

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[deadendqueen16]

The "Dip it Low" video was the first thing I thought of

[callonme_84]

That’s such a jam!

[tucker]

Me too!

[sakuramochii]

i saw that victoria's secret had a chinese new year themed runway show in like 2016? not a great look

[rhapsodeeinblue]

Ohh interesting post!

Don't forget tattoos of random Chinese words! Which reminds me, almost 20 (omg) years ago my parents and I went on a cruise for a summer vacation and our table-mates at dinner were this other family--an older couple and their teen son (who was like 18 or something). He had a Chinese character tattoo and my parents pointed out that it was... upside down lmao. His parents looked pissed (@ him) when we made this revelation. (Side note they were nice and would send us Christmas cards every year.)

[eatmydustbinns]

Lmao omg that is amazing. I'm glad y'all pointed out that it was upside down.

[my_moloko]

I remember being 14 at a music festival and getting a temporary tattoo of some Chinese character. The late 90s early 2000s were something else.

[genbu_no_miko24]

Akira visuals

[pikapika217]

I wanted Janet's apartment SO BAD!! And the dog!!! that dog was THE thing to have

[genbu_no_miko24]

Same! I wanted the shoes and the apartment!

[lolita_applebum]

ha i thought i was gonna be the only one that loved her shoes in the music video

[pikapika217]

the way that Gwen Stefani 'got away' with her mess during the first round - and lemme not front as if I didn't love her then and don't still have that 'love angel music baby' special edition CD that came with a CD case - is so wild?? And THEN she tried to bring it back for that one season cartoon??

messy

[butt_or_skotch]

I swear I remember there being a TV show, a bag line, kids clothing/merch.....lmao omg. I kept that album on rotate then too so I can't judge hahahaha

But had social media been as prevalent she would have been eaten alive, and rightfully so.

[fyuf]

LOL I definitely still have a LAMB tshirt and three bags (although one is one from her “dancehall” phase and I can get away with using it because I’m Jamaican).

[lolita_applebum]

even backlash with that music video of her wearing headdress a while back was enough for her to realize her culture appropriation days are over. I'm glad she's doing the whole stepford wives thing with Blake Sheldon now so she doesn't appropriate other cultures to form her personality.