Gwen or Goddess?

The release of Gwen Stefani's first solo album created attention to her group of four Harajuku girls. These girls are featured throughout some of her music videos. Despite being in her music videos, these girls constantly follow her around. Stefani decided to name these girls in order with her new clothing line and album named "L.A.M.B". Each girl represets one of these letters, being Lamb, Angel, Music and Baby. These are not the real names of the girls, and Stefani does not allow them to speak in public. One who does not know Gwen Stefani's full intention with the Harajuku Girls would believe this is nuts, or she is not being fair. People may think these girls are just slaves to Stefani to make her videos more appealing and she is disrespecting the Japanese culture in the process. Other thoughts include if these girls are even fully Japanese themselves, of if they are only Japanese Americans who are also adapting the Japanese culture. These women are rumoured to be American, who are only obligated to speak Japanese in public, especially to the media. It is also argued that she does not even care about the culture at all, and is just doing this for the money and fame. This is not the case, there are many people out there who respect and want to learn other cultures, why can't Gwen Stefani just be known for wanting to do the same? Just because she is making money as a result, and to from the expense of the girls does not mean she does not care about them and the Japanese culture. She just wants to interpret a new culture into her music and show the public the Harajuku culture. She does not deserve to be judged, and does not deserve people assuming these things without knowing the truth.