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Pharrell Williams has apologised for posing in a feather headdress for the latest edition of Elle UK. The Happy singer triggered a #NotHappy Twitter campaign after it emerged that he was wearing a Native American war bonnet on the magazine's July cover.Pharrell Williams has apologised for posing in a feather headdress for the latest edition of Elle UK. The Happy singer triggered a #NotHappy Twitter campaign after it emerged that he was wearing a Native American war bonnet on the magazine's July cover.
"I am genuinely sorry," Williams wrote in a statement provided to Buzzfeed. "I respect and honour every kind of race, background and culture." Williams' apology was not reprinted on the musician's official website, Facebook or Twitter accounts."I am genuinely sorry," Williams wrote in a statement provided to Buzzfeed. "I respect and honour every kind of race, background and culture." Williams' apology was not reprinted on the musician's official website, Facebook or Twitter accounts.
Critics had been quick to condemn Elle and Williams for their recent fashion choices. Initially, Elle's website bragged about their styling: "We persuaded Elle Style Award winner Pharrell to trade his Vivienne Westwood mountie hat for a Native American feather headdress in his best ever shoot," they wrote. That message was later changed to read, "We persuaded [Pharrell] ... to collaborate with us on his best ever shoot."Critics had been quick to condemn Elle and Williams for their recent fashion choices. Initially, Elle's website bragged about their styling: "We persuaded Elle Style Award winner Pharrell to trade his Vivienne Westwood mountie hat for a Native American feather headdress in his best ever shoot," they wrote. That message was later changed to read, "We persuaded [Pharrell] ... to collaborate with us on his best ever shoot."
"I'm a big fan, and I'm a Cherokee citizen. Disappointed to see you in a headdress on the @ELLEmagazine cover :( #nothappy," tweeted @jeepgirl77. Supporters of the South Dakota Indian reservations called for a boycott of Elle on their Facebook page. "Our Culture is not an accessory!" wrote Monika Trujillo. "How dare the War Bonnet be worn in the same fashion as the Arby's 10 gallon monstrosity." Gail Lichtsinn underlined the traditional function of Williams' headgear: "Those headdresses are earned and not worn to make a buck or draw attention. They have meaning and are worn by our men with pride and dignity.""I'm a big fan, and I'm a Cherokee citizen. Disappointed to see you in a headdress on the @ELLEmagazine cover :( #nothappy," tweeted @jeepgirl77. Supporters of the South Dakota Indian reservations called for a boycott of Elle on their Facebook page. "Our Culture is not an accessory!" wrote Monika Trujillo. "How dare the War Bonnet be worn in the same fashion as the Arby's 10 gallon monstrosity." Gail Lichtsinn underlined the traditional function of Williams' headgear: "Those headdresses are earned and not worn to make a buck or draw attention. They have meaning and are worn by our men with pride and dignity."
Williams does allegedly have some Native American ancestry. This "doesn't matter", argued the Indian Country Today Media Network. The eagle-feather war bonnet is a sacred ceremonial item, "earned over the course of one's lifetime" and used by only 12 of the United States' 562 federally recognised tribes. As stars including Kesha, Outkast and Harry Styles have now hopefully learned, the headdress is not simply a quirky hat. Williams does allegedly have some Native American ancestry. This "doesn't matter", argued the Indian Country Today Media Network. The eagle-feather war bonnet is a sacred ceremonial item, "earned over the course of one's lifetime" and used by only 12 of the United States' 562 federally recognised tribes. As stars including Kesha, Outkast and Harry Styles have now hopefully learned, the headdress is not simply a quirky hat.
It was only last month that Williams came under fire for some other ill-advised choices, at an art show he curated in Paris. Titled GIRL, the exhibition at Galerie Perrotin aims to "pay tribute to femininity" - but it does so with majority male artists, including the accused misogynist Terry Richardson. "What we were trying to accomplish with this project was to house many different facets of women," Williams claimed.It was only last month that Williams came under fire for some other ill-advised choices, at an art show he curated in Paris. Titled GIRL, the exhibition at Galerie Perrotin aims to "pay tribute to femininity" - but it does so with majority male artists, including the accused misogynist Terry Richardson. "What we were trying to accomplish with this project was to house many different facets of women," Williams claimed.
Williams was himself accused of misogyny in 2013, as co-creator of Robin Thicke's controversial hit Blurred Lines, and as co-star of its video. "I didn't do anything sexually suggestive to any of [the women in the video]," Williams complained to Time Out. "I have respect and I know the message that I want to put out. I'm a fun guy."Williams was himself accused of misogyny in 2013, as co-creator of Robin Thicke's controversial hit Blurred Lines, and as co-star of its video. "I didn't do anything sexually suggestive to any of [the women in the video]," Williams complained to Time Out. "I have respect and I know the message that I want to put out. I'm a fun guy."