Comments on: YouTube Pulls M.I.A.’s “Born Free” Video http://wehavebeards.com/2010/04/28/youtube-pulls-m-i-a-s-born-free-video/ Discussing Movies, Books, Music, TV, Art and Food Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: RedBeard@WeHaveBeards http://wehavebeards.com/2010/04/28/youtube-pulls-m-i-a-s-born-free-video/comment-page-1/#comment-378 RedBeard@WeHaveBeards Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:39:06 +0000 http://wehavebeards.com/?p=1372#comment-378 With the AZ law, the ginger/immigrant connection would be apparent. But I think their intention was more on US/Iraq and Afghanistan relations. With the AZ law, the ginger/immigrant connection would be apparent. But I think their intention was more on US/Iraq and Afghanistan relations.

]]> By: Chin_Curtain http://wehavebeards.com/2010/04/28/youtube-pulls-m-i-a-s-born-free-video/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Chin_Curtain Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:26:38 +0000 http://wehavebeards.com/?p=1372#comment-374 That director released a similar video before this one for this group, Justice, but wasn't as effective. I appreciated this video a lot. I've always had respect for M.I.A. but find her music a little overwhelming sometimes (Kala's pretty solid though). This song seemed a little more centered than her other music and I'm looking forward to her next album. <br><br>As for the content of the video, I think it's reasonable to also add in the interpretation that the gingers could be immigrants too. I think the video comments on both the occupation and the US treatment of "illegal immigrants." That director released a similar video before this one for this group, Justice, but wasn't as effective. I appreciated this video a lot. I've always had respect for M.I.A. but find her music a little overwhelming sometimes (Kala's pretty solid though). This song seemed a little more centered than her other music and I'm looking forward to her next album.

As for the content of the video, I think it's reasonable to also add in the interpretation that the gingers could be immigrants too. I think the video comments on both the occupation and the US treatment of “illegal immigrants.”

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