Welcome to Rainbow Chiffon! This blog will contain blog entries about stuff I feel like sharing with the Gyaru community or my other friends who are interested in fashion! Feel free to comment or email me! I love meeting new people!
Also, this is where I talk about Yelping/reviewing restaurants with Billy, my baked goods, and stuff that I've cooked. ♥
So I'm sure everyone has heard of the show "My Strange Addiction". It's a show on the American cable channel called TLC (short for, "The Learning Channel") where they showcase people with strange addictions that most people wouldn't even consider doing. This episode apparently aired on New Year's Day and it was an hour long special.
The special features the Living Ken Doll, Justin of Chicago, the famous or infamous Venus Angelic, and this girl named Emily or, known throughout the community as, Luna.
Now, I can understand why they would feature someone like Justin because, well, he's the Living Ken Doll!
Another thing I can sort of understand adding is Venus Angelic. While Venus herself doesn't seem to be getting any work done on herself to get the living doll status - she does strive to be a living doll, though she uses J-Fashion and makeup as well as being cute as her means.
But the last girl they had on there... Her name is Emily, but she calls herself Luna (you can check out her Facebook page here). It honestly felt that, during her segments, they were making fun of her. Not only that, they showed a confrontation with her family saying how they don't "approve" of her fashion style and how they're so worried about how people won't take her seriously. But again, as an audience member, I felt that we were there to confront her about her fashion too and to laugh at the poor girl trying to defend her fashion choices and explain it to her family on why she feels the way she does with it.
The thing is though, this bothered me only because the girl, at least at first, seemed to want t just promote the fashion Lolita (or "Dolly", even though she seemed to have slipped up a few times). I've been reading some reactions about the show from other Lolitas and others who've written on the subject who are part of the J-Fashion community. They do not seem very pleased with it.
So basically, this show is just made to mock those who have stranger lives than the norm. Granted, it's fascinating to watch but, they do make it seem they do it for sheer shock value and not actually doing any research on why it's a thing.
Another thing I've come to learn is that TLC had lied to Emily about their intention about having her on the show.
Both Venus and Emily were rightfully surprised at this. The thing is though, I also feel bad for Justin but in a different way. I feel there's a lot more to him than just what was portrayed in the show, because honestly, you really can't trust that kind of show when it comes to showing the facts about everything. And this is one of the best examples yet.
I really don't like these type of exploitative shows because of reasons like this. Sometimes, a lot of these things aren't really that strange at all if you would take the time to understand. The thing I don't understand is... why could Bronies (male and adults fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) get a documentary green-lighted but Lolitas get mocked on a show?
So I'm sure everyone has heard of the show "My Strange Addiction". It's a show on the American cable channel called TLC (short for, "The Learning Channel") where they showcase people with strange addictions that most people wouldn't even consider doing. This episode apparently aired on New Year's Day and it was an hour long special.
The special features the Living Ken Doll, Justin of Chicago, the famous or infamous Venus Angelic, and this girl named Emily or, known throughout the community as, Luna.
Now, I can understand why they would feature someone like Justin because, well, he's the Living Ken Doll!
Another thing I can sort of understand adding is Venus Angelic. While Venus herself doesn't seem to be getting any work done on herself to get the living doll status - she does strive to be a living doll, though she uses J-Fashion and makeup as well as being cute as her means.
But the last girl they had on there... Her name is Emily, but she calls herself Luna (you can check out her Facebook page here). It honestly felt that, during her segments, they were making fun of her. Not only that, they showed a confrontation with her family saying how they don't "approve" of her fashion style and how they're so worried about how people won't take her seriously. But again, as an audience member, I felt that we were there to confront her about her fashion too and to laugh at the poor girl trying to defend her fashion choices and explain it to her family on why she feels the way she does with it.
The thing is though, this bothered me only because the girl, at least at first, seemed to want t just promote the fashion Lolita (or "Dolly", even though she seemed to have slipped up a few times). I've been reading some reactions about the show from other Lolitas and others who've written on the subject who are part of the J-Fashion community. They do not seem very pleased with it.
So basically, this show is just made to mock those who have stranger lives than the norm. Granted, it's fascinating to watch but, they do make it seem they do it for sheer shock value and not actually doing any research on why it's a thing.
Another thing I've come to learn is that TLC had lied to Emily about their intention about having her on the show.
Both Venus and Emily were rightfully surprised at this. The thing is though, I also feel bad for Justin but in a different way. I feel there's a lot more to him than just what was portrayed in the show, because honestly, you really can't trust that kind of show when it comes to showing the facts about everything. And this is one of the best examples yet.
I really don't like these type of exploitative shows because of reasons like this. Sometimes, a lot of these things aren't really that strange at all if you would take the time to understand. The thing I don't understand is... why could Bronies (male and adults fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) get a documentary green-lighted but Lolitas get mocked on a show?
The nickname is Lily. Born in August 27, 198(X) (which makes her a Virgo & a Fire Rabbit). Currently in Arizona, United States.
Other interests include watching anime, reading manga, writing, video games, baking, listening to Japanese & Korean music, tweeting, sleeping, learning about technology, writing, and others she can't remember.
Kinda shy, kinda quiet. Gets grumpy when hungry or sick. Can be critical towards others but generally very nice and has patience. Otherwise, she likes to have fun, eat, joke around, talk crap about music idols, and sleep. She's nice 99.9% of the time unless she's having one of those days.
This blog started out as a school project in April 2012 but soon became an addiction!
As with most Gyaru blogs, I'm going to do reviews!
Disclaimer
The reviews I leave are strictly my opinion as well as to be considered constructive criticism. My intention is not to come off as harsh, mean, rude or as an attacker but to give the item or store a (hopefully) fair judgement based on my experiences and knowledge.
If you have any questions, comments, or if you want me to review your products, feel free to contact me!
The purpose of “Quick Look-Through” is to, well, quickly look through an online shop that sells to Gyarus all over the world without actually having to buy anything. I would, of course, want to review those when I do manage to get it but until then…
I’m going to be blunt: I don’t have any money to spend on these Gyaru online shops. As much as I want to, there’s just no way I can do it now or maybe even in the future. Or in the odd time that I do have money, I’m rather picky about what I expect and want from these shops. Great navigation, good colors, awesome products with affordable prices and the likelihood of reaching an international market (let’s be real here – we Gyarus come from all over the world).
I will only look through online stores that at least have an English option.
Disclaimer:
The reviews I leave are strictly my opinion as well as to be considered constructive criticism. My intention is not to come off as harsh, mean, rude or as an attacker but to inform Shop Owners in the means of bettering their store front.
It is understandable if you have any questions, comments, or inquiries. Please feel free to leave a comment or contact me and I will get back to you.
These are past websites that I have done a Quick Look-Through of. They're in alphabetical order.
If you want to exchange links, feel free to contact me and we shall link each other!
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There are just especially important memories that I've shared with everyone on Rainbow Chiffon! They're going to be organized by the year (top being the most recent).
Past restaurants that Billy and I have been to before. This is just a collection of reviews. They're going to be organized by the year (top being the most recent).
Welcome to Rainbow Chiffon! This blog will contain blog entries about stuff I feel like sharing with the Gyaru community or my other friends who are interested in fashion! Feel free to comment or email me! I love meeting new people!
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