Saturday, August 18, 2018

The Fashion "Sense" of the Closet: More Tone Deaf Exploits from PR Plodders and Deceivers


In March 2014, there was an online uproar when a twenty-year old Harry Styles wore a Native American headdress in a moment of unintentional cultural appropriation. 



 

Currently, Harry is supposed to be in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a 40th birthday "celebration" honoring James Corden.  But, how are we being sold that Harry is in Cabo?



Sombrero?  Check.  Mariachi band? Check.

Right?  Because sombreros are being worn, we're to assume that these folks are in Mexico.  Play some Mexican music?  Must be in Mexico.

We know that Harry loves Mexico and its people.  Remember this wonderful tribute to the colors and dress of Mexican culture and the national treasure and closeted gay icon, Juan Gabriel?





This sombrero wearing is not any different from the Native American head dress cultural miscue.  

It is a stereotype.  As an American Hispanic, I myself am proud of the music, the clothing and language of the Mexican people.  To see folks trying to GPS themselves in Mexico simply by donning the sombrero like it's a duh! no brainer in the middle of August, well.....

Makes us here at Narnia also question, are they even in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico?


pic sources:  Buzzfeed, Twitter
our playlist: Querida - Juan Gabriel
                    La Guacamaya - Los Lobos
                    Somos Mas Americanos - Los Tigres del Norte


2 comments:

prairiegirl said...

Give that twit video a play. What a spectacle.

Methodical Muser said...

And I love how that bastion of truth, The Sun made sure to write an article in June assuring everyone that James Corden's fatherhood was making him far too busy to even celebrate that birthday. Just another stunt to portray Harry as a jet setting single guy who has nothing better to do than to hang with people twenty + years his senior. People with either direct (Ben Winston) or indirect (James Corden) ties to Sony/Syco and Larry closeting. Gee, remember when Louis and his mom were the actual friends of James Corden. Now, Louis has no friends apparently and only hangs with his Donnie civilian "Squad" or "father figure" Simon Cowell. Spare me this charade and obvious fandom manipulation.

James Corden 'too busy' to celebrate 40th birthday