Do you think Ayu is too westernized?

[dawnss]

I know that you wanted to explain to woman that they are beautiful, but the problem is, is that blonde hair does not make someone Western or the use of English titles. Although Ayu has blonde hair and double eyelids, a term I find offensive, she really does not look too Western compared to other artists who are Japanese. Look at Sifow with her very tan skin and blonde hair (she did at least in 2006), what about Koda Kumi who had her provacative dance moves, clothes, some what tan skin, dyed hair, and then there were those lyrics. Then there is Namie Amuro who someone people can say that because she is a 30 something woman who is somewhat similiar to older women who has a child and who want to still look sexy, think about those stereotypical women in Orange County. Yet, I came to realize that many American woman do the exact same thing they get surgery to have smaller noses, larger hips, bigger breasts, fuller lips (look at the cosmetic tips in Cosmo, teenvogue, ym, seventeen magazine, cosmogirl, elle, and etc); I do not want to sound blunt or rude but women around the world do this. I have to ask the question is Utada Hikaru more Japanese and hence more relateable to the Japanese public because she appears to have had no cosmetic surgery, she has black hair, and she wears jeans often? If so, then maybe we all need to take a look at the stereotypes that we perceive to be true and get over the fact that their not true. Those artists that I mentioned have there personal styles and all of those few styles that I mentioned are representative of the japanese culture and its many people, not the Western world, just because you think they are only present in your country.
Concerning Ayu's lyrics how in the world is someone considered Western because they use English words in the songs or song titles. A friend of mine explained to me that English lyrics are used because it is a way for artists to express themselves. Are spanish speaking artists (whether they are Dominican, Mexican, Cuban, Latin American, Spanish, Guatamelan) because they choose to speak in English? No, they are using English to express themselves, which is very interesting if you are a fan of lyrics. I like how Ayu uses English lyrics on Masa's website there is an explanation of the English lyrics in Real Me and how they are an exaggeration when compared to the Japanese lyrics. Or look at the English lyrics in Heartplace or glitter which I find interesting because Ayu had broken up with her boyfriend at the time yet she talks about still believing in love, even though she felt that her and her boyfriend were better off as friends. Instead of mentioning that she is Western because she has English song titles, why not mention that her song titles tend to relate to her songs, and then remark on the fact that she is one heck of a song writer because frankly it would appear that she would not even be able to speak English, because she is Japanese. Also liked that waterballon mentioned how Ayu rarely uses her song titles in her songs which I find even more interesting to analyze. I just wanted to say that I did not want to offend anyone and that if I made any generalizations I do not support them, however I do know that most people believe them.