M.I.A.'s video for "Born Free" off new upcoming album

[Javier]

Paper Planes was used in the Pineapple Express trailer and that got more attention then when it was actually used in Slumdog Millionaire. 

[Jaydc]

Yep,once it was used in the trailer for pineapple express the song blew up.

[Jaydc]

wow,the video was banned from youtube lol

[The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES]

wow,the video was banned from youtube lol

rofl, doesn't surprise me.  They were on some Faces of Death shit at the end...

[Action!]

I just think there was a more effective way to communicate her message about intolerance and improper policing measures

[Sikotic™]

wow,the video was banned from youtube lol

negroes are too sensitive on youtube.

[Jaydc]

wow,the video was banned from youtube lol

gingers are too sensitive on youtube.

Fixed.

[SCREWFACE]

maybe now we can truly understand the plight of the tamil lol

mia has cool tunes but reallly needs to quit the whole POLITICS thing

Why quit?  That's always been part of her art.  Anyway, most of her songs are not even that political.

look im a fan of mia but cmon, this is purely to spark discussion and shock people. you do realise the tamil are basically terrorists responsible for many atrocities? this is what she supports as some ridiculous way to show her heritage and support what her father believed in.

And that's part of her art.  Whatever the reason behind it, it's part of her art. 

no actuallly its not her art, those are her true beliefs. oh supporting terrorists is art now, hahah spare me that. and saying everthing is because of her art is a dumb copout and im sure you know that, you just couldnt think of anything else to say.

[Javier]

maybe now we can truly understand the plight of the tamil lol

mia has cool tunes but reallly needs to quit the whole POLITICS thing

Why quit?  That's always been part of her art.  Anyway, most of her songs are not even that political.

look im a fan of mia but cmon, this is purely to spark discussion and shock people. you do realise the tamil are basically terrorists responsible for many atrocities? this is what she supports as some ridiculous way to show her heritage and support what her father believed in.

And that's part of her art.  Whatever the reason behind it, it's part of her art. 

no actuallly its not her art, those are her true beliefs. oh supporting terrorists is art now, hahah spare me that. and saying everthing is because of her art is a dumb copout and im sure you know that, you just couldnt think of anything else to say.

Motherfucker, do you even know what art means?  Art can be politically correct, politically incorrect, controversial, non controversial, etc etc etc.  Art is basically your fucking expression.  Believe what you want to believe about her beliefs, point is that she's expressing her opinion through art.  Essentially, that's her art.  Supporting a terrorist can be art, big fucking deal. I ain't no fucking bitch that cries to people because they're using art to express their violent ways, their racist ways or whatever. 

[SCREWFACE]

im well aware of what consitutes art, it doesnt make it anymore stupid, and it doesnt mean i will support it despite liking some of her music.

[sncere]

maybe now we can truly understand the plight of the tamil lol

mia has cool tunes but reallly needs to quit the whole POLITICS thing

Why quit?  That's always been part of her art.  Anyway, most of her songs are not even that political.

look im a fan of mia but cmon, this is purely to spark discussion and shock people. you do realise the tamil are basically terrorists responsible for many atrocities?

ur an idiot. that's like saying "u do realise the Muslims are basically terrorists?"
you can't generalise an entire group of people like that. the Tamil Tigers are different from the Tamil people.

[KURUPTION-81]

This is getting deep so id just like to add that she is fine !

[SCREWFACE]

maybe now we can truly understand the plight of the tamil lol

mia has cool tunes but reallly needs to quit the whole POLITICS thing

Why quit?  That's always been part of her art.  Anyway, most of her songs are not even that political.

look im a fan of mia but cmon, this is purely to spark discussion and shock people. you do realise the tamil are basically terrorists responsible for many atrocities?

ur an idiot. that's like saying "u do realise the Muslims are basically terrorists?"
you can't generalise an entire group of people like that. the Tamil Tigers are different from the Tamil people.

im not generalising, dont you realise the fact is that SHE SUPPORTS THE TAMIL TIGERS. this is used in a lot of her imagery and she has admitted this publicly at the beginning of her career. tbh i think the ppl arguing against me are a little uniformed about exactly what MIA has admitted to supporting.

when i have said TAMIL i meant TAMIL TIGERS, but im sure you already know that.

[13th Duke]

This video is fucked up, the dude blows up at the end.  Da fuck was the point of making it that vulgar?  That political shit aint hitting any harder just cuz I see a boy blown into bits.

SMH

Think about it this way, you know after Paper Planes she got a shit load of mainstream fans. Her train of thought is probably, you know what fuck it let me just go all out with my political message in this video when a lot of people are expecting Paper Planes II.  


I mean come on, many Gaga fans are saying M.I.A. is a one hit wonder, fucking M.I.A. is the true artist here.  

Alright, I bet her label hates her now though...  Alotta teens gonna stop checking for her now with that typa video..

don't know how you get that conclusion. I'd say this will actually gain her MORE fans. Its not often these days we get a music video thats actually ENGAGING and thought-provoking, whether for good or bad.

That said, anyone who knows anything about MIA knows she's only famous and well respected because she's always aligned herself with great producers. Her music is good but she herself can't sing or rap for shit and her lyrics are often very lazy and sound like an illiterate 12 year old wrote them.

Are you sure you're not misconstruing the type of people who would enjoy this video, and the type of people who would enjoy her music?

This didn't make me like the song, or her more...  That's as an adult who doesn't follow her shit..

To a teen who likes her shit, and they watch this video.  They are gonna shrug this off because it ain't have anything they can relate to, or want to relate to.

Not at all, I know the type of people that listen to MIA. We're talking 80% people who take style over substance. She's the frontrunner of "trend" and appeals to the NME crowd much more than the type of musical diversity she pretends to appeal to. They'll lap this controversy up like thirsty cats.

[Sikotic™]

Kids are getting murdered all over the work everyday over bullshit.

People are comforted by their ignorance and when someone puts it in their faces, they can't take it.