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Too Many Teeth 003

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“I am the redhead shot in the head in M.I.A’s video…”

"…bully’s suck no matter what country you are from…" Well, okay. If that was the message, that's okay. But those bullies had American flag arm bands — anonymity was not the intention there. Avatar was more subtle! Also, I bet the kids on the set were more open about asking "What's the message here?" than [...]

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My thing with this M.I.A. video (a few quick thoughts)

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My thing (or rather my couple of things) with this M.I.A. video is that, like most of M.I.A.’s art, it’s unsubtle yet still unclear. It’s not “pointlessly violent” as some people are arguing on Stereogum, nor pointed. It’s just blunt. We’re left to debate whether this is okay in a video:

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Oh nice, I found the lost title card M.I.A.’s “Born Free” Video

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