In a musical reunion that veered off-center, Gwen Stefani and No Doubt rejoined in 2012 to release the album "Push and Shove." Its first single "Settle Down" reached the no. 34 spot on the Billboard Ho1 100 chart. Its second, "Looking Hot," wasn't so lucky, with its music video being almost immediately deleted due to YouTube commenters' backlash, per Billboard. With Stefani and bassist Tony Kanal portraying American Indians, they gain their freedom in the video from its "cowboy" characters, drummer Adrian Young and guitarist Tom Dumont.
"As a multi-racial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures," the band's official apology read, per Rolling Stone. "Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people." The group added that they had even consulted with "Native American friends" and "Native American studies experts at the University of California" to shoot the video. Stefani continued to rock the aesthetic four years later in 2016 when she donned tribal braids, as seen in her Instagram post, to perform her single, "Misery," on "The Voice"." "You're like the og culture vulture," one Instagram user commented.
The No Doubt frontwoman has defended her fashion's usage of other cultural styles, offering that "you take pride in your culture and have traditions, and then you share them for new things to be created," per Femestella. It is certainly a touchy line to draw!
