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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is an incredibly important art/social statement! Childish Gambino's new video.
Last edited Sun May 6, 2018, 07:07 PM - Edit history (2)
On edit: Ive had exactly two responses to this, both upset at the fact that I didnt warn people that there is a simulated shooting-two in fact-in the video. Its not gory and youll see FAR worse on television every day. Im sorry to edit in this warning because it does a great deal to blunt the impact of what I think is an astonishing statement about what its like for black people on America. And the demands for not being upset by a fictional depiction of violence underscores the struggle for communication, I think. The conflicts depicted are remarkably complex. With regret, I bow to the request, aware of the desire and ability to turn away.
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Ive been waiting to see if it was posted by anyone else because I feel REALLY white doing it, but Im so amazed by it and the many, MANY reactions coming in that I thought yall might want a look. Its so powerful and disturbing and real while managing to be strangely beautiful that I cant stop thinking about it.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)nolabear
(41,959 posts)It does bring up an interesting point about having the choice about what we see, even a fiction.
I dont mean that critically.
Blues Heron
(5,931 posts)trying to eat here!
nolabear
(41,959 posts)GitRDun
(1,846 posts)I completely did not understand this video.
Thanks anyway for sharing.
nolabear
(41,959 posts)People parsing it out, talking about their discomfort, about the stunning number of things missed on first viewing while were distracted by the music and the dance and the chaos. Its a big part of the point.
The man shot isnt, but is apparently designed to look like the father of Trayvon Martin. The choir echoes Charleston. The obsession with having things and being pretty helps to cope but causes problems too.
I find it incredibly rich.