Current Events > Childish Gambino - This Is America

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY" data-time="

Killed it

Fuck one of the best videos I've seen in forever.
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Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?
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Nukleen posted...

Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?

If anything it's centrist and somewhat criticizes the idea of how art/pop has thinly veiled the harsh tragedies of the world

That was tight
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Nukleen posted...

Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?

I dont understand what I saw so Im gonna be dismissive of the whole thing

donald glover looks creepy in this

Nukleen posted...

Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?

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no.
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Nukleen posted...

Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?

its a song

Not a fan of the song, but I hate most songs that repeat the same lines 100 times over and over. Good video though.
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CruelBuffalo posted...

Nukleen posted...

Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?

I dont understand what I saw so Im gonna be dismissive of the whole thing

its the republican model

No idea what I just watched.

That was gooood.
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Song sucks, video was fun but pretentiously preachy.

Never care for his musical works much, just his stuff in Community and ATL.
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good to see he isn't gonna sing for a whole album >_>
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Disappointing after day last album
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I guess this must be great art because I can't tell if it's brilliant or cheap basic shit.

I don't know much about hip hop but I get the sense he's parodying the current rap world here with this as much as everything else.
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Garbage

No singing, no music, no lyricism, no heart. Terrible song, but most popular songs from this genre are terrible these days.
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Amazing!

Nukleen posted...

Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?

shows the one track mind of this board
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It's very polarizing on black twitter right now
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1) Didnt know he could dance so well. In general his performance here is masterful.

2) Dude looks good with a long hair and beard. Also nice to see someone not super toned be comfortable shirtless.

3) Im curious about it. Definitely makes a bit more sense if I consider the idea that @DeadSite said about it communicating what art has done to veil tragedy, but Im curious.

Oh she rewatch it but pay attention to what happens in the background. The latest dance crazes are hiding tragedy

CruelBuffalo posted...

Nukleen posted...

Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?

I dont understand what I saw so Im gonna be dismissive of the whole thing

He didn't even watch it.
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Thats Trayvon Martins dad at the beginning btw

The message is pretty clear and correct

Hes calling out a lot of the other artists for just sweeping whats going on in the world under the rug and just talking about bling/money/drugs etc. plus its a pretty shocking video.

Well done based Gambino
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Fucking amazing
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PlsGodDontBanMe posted...

The message is pretty clear and correct

Hes calling out a lot of the other artists for just sweeping whats going on in the world under the rug and just talking about bling/money/drugs etc. plus its a pretty shocking video.

Well done based Gambino

Thats how I looked at it. Hes seemingly mocking trap rap and the dancing while pointing out the gun violence issues we have in America. I can see some woke twitter wont like it because he dared critique trap rap

Its sad how any black person who makes any statement with any ambiguity or nuance is vilified by the right as an insane liberal.

If Glover said this video was about protecting the 2nd Amendment the NRA would play it at their meetings.
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

Its sad how any black person who makes any statement with any ambiguity or nuance is vilified by the right as an insane liberal.

If Glover said this video was about protecting the 2nd Amendment the NRA would play it at their meetings.

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TroutPaste posted...

KiwiTerraRizing posted...

Its sad how any black person who makes any statement with any ambiguity or nuance is vilified by the right as an insane liberal.

If Glover said this video was about protecting the 2nd Amendment the NRA would play it at their meetings.

I've watched it now and the whole thing is crap. Stupid creepy dancing along with what I predicted beforehand.

Everyone will say it's amazing because some black guy did it.
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He can't rap.
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

Its sad how any black person who makes any statement with any ambiguity or nuance is vilified by the right as an insane liberal.

If Glover said this video was about protecting the 2nd Amendment the NRA would play it at their meetings.

Let's be honest, they're going to be villified as insane liberals if their statements are direct and unforgiving too.

Kind of like how the argument shifted from "black lives matters are violent and unhinged" when there were riots, to "this forum is inappropriate, stop ruining football" when they peacefully took a knee.
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Nukleen posted...

I've watched it now and the whole thing is crap. Stupid creepy dancing along with what I predicted beforehand.

Everyone will say it's amazing because some black guy it.

Sorry, Im having trouble seeing what makes this crap?

Not a fan of his stuff in general but that was damn powerful.
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Nukleen posted...

Everyone will say it's amazing because some black guy did it.

It took you a while to get the heart of what you wanted to say.
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Nukleen posted...

I've watched it now and the whole thing is crap. Stupid creepy dancing along with what I predicted beforehand.

Everyone will say it's amazing because some black guy did it.

it's a song

closetkpopfan posted...

Not a fan of the song, but I hate most songs that repeat the same lines 100 times over and over. Good video though.

all of that.
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It's incredibly generic. I mean, read this.
https://genius.com/Childish-gambino-this-is-america-lyrics

>guns
>drugs
>gucci
>"woo"

And the whole thing is set to what sounds like Hypno-Toad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHU2RlSCdxU" data-time="
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deupd_u posted...

It's incredibly generic. I mean, read this.
https://genius.com/Childish-gambino-this-is-america-lyrics

>guns
>drugs
>gucci
>"woo"

And the whole thing is set to what sounds like Hypno-Toad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHU2RlSCdxU" data-time="

Imagine linking to rap genius and not actually going through the annotations.
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This is a fantastic video
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Smashingpmkns posted...

Imagine linking to rap genius and not actually going through the annotations.

It's hilarious how many people here are straight-up trying to miss the point of the song and video.

Like doing everything in their power to get it wrong just so they can hate on it.
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Smashingpmkns posted...

Imagine linking to rap genius and not actually going through the annotations.

There is zero discernible message in this post. Blank space would convey more information.
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deupd_u posted...

Smashingpmkns posted...

Imagine linking to rap genius and not actually going through the annotations.

There is zero discernible message in this post. Blank space would convey more information.

Lrn2read buddy
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Nukleen posted...

Is this going to be some fake deep left wing garbage?

Hey look kids, an idiot!
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Awesome video
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FYI the dude playing guitar is Trayvon Martin's dad
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No one caught the jim crow pose
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I have no idea what I watched.
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