I'm astounded to think anyone would actually want more black people to appear for the sake of it being correct. Should Khan have written in a few slaves? Poor starving black people hunting the animals? I'd find that offensive, not this utter nonsense.
He'd then justify why a dozen black people were cast to act out their oppressed ancestors, and people would still complain.
I haven't watched the video because I refuse to give those corporate hogs so much as a penny of additional advertising revenue, so I can't comment on the video's actual content, but it is fairly interesting and probably not coincidental how this is the second time in this era alone that she's been dogged by accusations of racism for one of her music videos.
And there's only one common thread between the two videos as they share different directors, which really makes you wonder...
Touché. Not only do we have to worry about being politically correct, we have to be historically too.
I'm astounded to think anyone would actually want more black people to appear for the sake of it being correct. Should Khan have written in a few slaves? Poor starving black people hunting the animals? I'd find that offensive, not this utter nonsense.
He'd then justify why a dozen black people were cast to act out their oppressed ancestors, and people would still complain.
I haven't watched the video because I refuse to give those corporate hogs so much as a penny of additional advertising revenue, so I can't comment on the video's actual content, but it is fairly interesting and probably not coincidental how this is the second time in this era alone that she's been dogged by accusations of racism for one of her music videos.
And there's only one common thread between the two videos. as they share different directors, which really makes you think]
Touché. Not only do we have to worry about being politically correct, we have to be historically too.
I'm astounded to think anyone would actually want more black people to appear for the sake of it being correct. Should Khan have written in a few slaves? Poor starving black people hunting the animals? I'd find that offensive, not this utter nonsense.
He'd then justify why a dozen black people were cast to act out their oppressed ancestors, and people would still complain.
Wacky Wide Web strikes again.
Why would slaves or starving children in 1950s Savannah Africa be historically accurate?
This accusation is ridiculous because there is and never has been a requirement for music videos to have racial quotas in them. The Black Producer, Black Editor, and Asian American Director (famous for directing music videos for rappers), who created this music video are clearly not racist against black people.
In addition this video was actually partially shot in South Africa and Botswana and is thus giving actual benefit to these economies by employing people involved in the shoot. It also serves as a showcase to display the natural beauty of these landscape thus providing a boost to tourism in these locations, directly benefiting the local economies once more.
Also the proceeds of the video are providing donations to the African Parks Foundation of America. This organisation helps support conservation efforts in areas of Africa, which are designed to protect the biological diversity which is one of the greatest economic assets in Africa. This also provide opportunities for economic development through employment, tourism development and associated private enterprise.
More Africans are directly benefiting from this music video, both in the short and long term, than the vast majority of music videos ever made. End of story.
I dislike Taylor, but c'mon guys, the video is not racist. The plot is set in the 50's, and yes, white colonialism happened. It's not a funny scenario, but we can't rewrite history. That's real life for y'all.
I don't know why SJW Want to force in people the mentality that every single human error and sin from the past and the present needs to be repaired and erased. Well, not everything can be perfect, there will always be differences, injustices and wars because we are all different and human and we make mistakes.
Stop censoring the creativity of an artist just because he or she doesn't portray reality as a delusional utopia, or their work doesn't feature people from your race.