Let me just say that yes, I am a fan of M.I.A. and her music.
I am shocked by the fact that youtube has banned the video. If you have not already seen it here it is or just look below. Yes it is very provocative and very gruesome. But it sends a message. Some may say you don’t have to be so over the top just to get a few eyes to see your work but honestly I dont think this is much worse than most things I see in the world. The metaphor she uses and the people she uses are a good choice in my opinion. Go through the list of types of people in the world and find a pair that wont be brushed off as typical. Black vs white, seen that, people will ignore it as usual. If you pick and race of third world discrimination it will just be brushed off as third world. Using people that are so similar in the masses makes it pop. Then you think how absurd this kind of discrimination really is. It almost seems like a joke. But it is harsh reality. The absurdity of this world and how we treat each other based on skin color, religion, or place of birth and ridiculous.
Yes this video is way more violent then most people would like to see but that does not warrant a ban from the most popular online video consumption website. People will watch it if the choose to and I think a lot of people should watch it because they need too.
The comments on videos site is an eye opener of how ignorant people are of this world. Take the music aside. If you like it or hate it it doesn’t really matter. She is just send a message on her opinion and you should take it as that, an OPINION. I feel its a great message and people should try to understand a message and where it comes from before dismissing the artest completely.
p.s. Censorship on the internet is overate.
