Sigh

[the_moonmoth]

I heard a song today on the beeb called "No Light No Light" by Florence + the Machine, so I looked it up on youtube for another listen. Here is the official video (warning: a fuckton of racist imagery. Also, do not read the comments omg). I was absolutely gobsmacked. Like, literally couldn't believe this video had been released. So I googled it to

Comments

[giandujakiss]

oh my god, that is really racist. I found some good things googling. And some defenses of the video that were pretty boggling.

[the_moonmoth]

I found some good things googling

I figured there would be something good out there, but the amount of denialist posturing was just staggering, and I didn't have my special galoshes to wade through all that bullshit!

[bibliokat]

Ugh. Won't be looking into her music after all.

[the_moonmoth]

I know, so disappointing. I've just been getting into her recently, and this has really put me off.

[stexgirl2000]

I saw the video the other day over on YouTube and was supremely sorry that I did. Love the song, the album, and then when I saw the video I was like, "What the FUCK was she THINKING when this video was made?"

Seriously, of all the things they could have come up with to do a video for that song...

And she and the creative team came up with that crap.

I'm not sure which is worse, that they did the video or that people are falling all over themselves to defend it as not being racist.

[the_moonmoth]

I know, right? I've really been enjoying her music lately, and then this just leaves a bitter taste. When I started googling I was hoping to see an apology and a retraction of the video (hoping that someone had just left it up on youtube), but no...

[elfbert]

I haven't seen the video, but if it gives you any hope for the human race the only things I have heard about it is how apalled everyone who's seen it has been. So not everyone's trying to defend it, that's for sure.

[the_moonmoth]

That's good to know, thanks.