Forum menu
Florence and the Ma...
 

[Closed] Florence and the Machines latest video....

Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 
[#3382108]

http://www.racialicious.com/2011/11/22/no-light-no-light-white-supremacy-all-dressed-up-in-a-pop-video-is-still-white-supremacy/#more-19068

I must "live in a very sheltered world", because I couldnt see a racist angle to this at all?


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:15 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Tend to agree with you. read the blog - I think its americans not understanding / looking to take offence / putting their own values on it.

I have posted a comment to that effect - want to bet its not allowed on?


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:27 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

I thought that article was just people with an agenda making something out of nothing...good on ya for speaking up.


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:39 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

These people are looking for any excuse... 'burn the witch'

stupid yanks.


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:40 pm
Posts: 4097
Free Member
 

Wierd, I could totally see it. Not sure how you can miss it tbh.

Nothing to add to the blog post tbh on why this is, that seemed to cover it mostly and well. Only comment I'd make re. the American perspective is that the "blackface" element maybe chimes more over there than over here, but taken as a whole, I can totally see why people are finding this problematic and insensitive.

I could be biased though, cos I've got no time for the warbly faux-hippy Kate Bush rip-off merchant in the first place.


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:40 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

over hyped shouty pop music


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:42 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

I get the feeling that blogger and the commenters on there would have the ability to perceive pretty much anything racist ๐Ÿ™‚

Show em an image of George Bush - Racist!! White power fixation
Show em an image of Barack Obama - Racist!! Black tokenism.
Show em a blank image of 50% greytone - Racist!! Denying racial indivualism.

etc. etc.


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:43 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

What's 'blackface'?


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:49 pm
Posts: 4097
Free Member
 

@radtothepowerofsik

Think black and white minstrel show (or Yul Bryner in "The King and I")


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 1:50 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Bunch of idiots, its a music video. Not everything needs to be dissected.


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 2:20 pm
Posts: 66109
Full Member
 

It's a rubbish video though isn't it, like the sort of thing you'd see on Beavis and Butthead.

Is greenfacing racist?


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 6:58 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

unsuprisingly they have not put my comments up.


 
Posted : 23/11/2011 7:00 pm