Okay, so before I jump into talking about “Kawaii Trump”, I just want to let you know that I am as shocked and confused as you are; but in a humorous way. I just can’t stop laughing! Okay enough talking, let me get I to the context of this topic now.
Kawaii is identified with being cute, and it’s almost vulnerable aesthetic. Ironically subversive, Kawaii has somehow made its way as an effective political tool. Kawaii politics is new; it started just a few years ago when subversive memes on crucial political issues started making rounds on the internet. One of which, supporting the slogan of “Pups against Patriarchy”, on an innocent and an animated background; a puppy with accentuated eyelashes, a little bow on his head, lots of piercings and wearing a jacket with pink spikes on it, turned a lot of heads and garnered a lot of attention.
But from all of the socially conscious and outwardly political Kawaii-based offerings, there is one thing that strikes out. And that is, a whole Tumblr page dedicated to Trump, called “Kawaii Trump.” Like whaaat? I know right? Of all the things in the world, and Trump gets his own Tumblr Kawaii page? Crikey!
Let’s talk more about the page and what it is about. This amusing yet powerful web space of Tumblr is used to speak against President Trump and his many ‘ways’. It uses the cute aesthetics of Kawaii to troll the man with an apparent ‘wig’ in many creative and visually dreamy ways, and it has slowly started to get a lot of traction on social media. Now I am curious, does Trump know about this? I hope he does!
The most famous slogans on this amazing page are, “I will make this country Kawaii again”, “Yung Kawaii Trump”, and “Trump hair, don’t care”.
Now it’s true that Kawaii alone cannot solve all the problems in the world, rather it is far from doing it. However, what is has been able to do, is to highlight issues, bring together communities and tackle the corrupt forces in a jolly way. Won’t you agree so? I think in some ways, it is more powerful than brute force or aggression could ever be.
The incredible fact about the Kawaii culture is its unique power to null the negativity and evil and that is why it is so popular among societies all over the globe. And if this movement brings different communities together, and helps people to get through hard times, then I would say that it’s working just fine.
P.S- If you want to laugh out loud, please visit the page "Kawaii Trump" on Tumblr. You have to! It’s an order! No negotiations.
That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed reading my blog. I will be back again with more fun stuff!
Till next time!
Yours truly,
Kawaii Korner- Everything Cute!
Picture Source: Kawaii Trump (Tumblr)
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