Pretty heavy stuff in today's culture of America. A lot of people probably won't like it, but you can't deny the fact that it's accurate. Close your eyes and ears if you don't care.
Childish Gambino "This is America" Music Video---
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I had no idea gun violence was so prevalent in today’s Italian-American communities
Hey, I’d consider sleeping the guest room with the door locked tonight if I were you
Checking in, 36 y.o. whitey with no political party affiliation. I enjoyed it. I really like everything Donald Glover does though. Some homo.
I don’t know who that guy is so what he says won’t affect me at all. I’ll try to watch it at some point after work.
He's pretty good. I'm seeing him and Vince Staples at Oracle later this year.
Its Donald Glover. You know... Community, Atlanta, The Martian, Spider-man, Lando in the new Solo movie? He also does music. REALLY funny dude, although I have no idea what this video is.
I'll give you a hint, it isn't meant to be funny.
I've heard several different "meanings" behind this. From it's an anti gun and racism still exists to he's showing the hypocrisy of people in the entertainment industry , etc....
I've heard several different "meanings" behind this. From it's an anti gun and racism still exists to he's showing the hypocrisy of people in the entertainment industry , etc....
My favorite thing about Childish Gambino is that his twitter name used to be Don Glover. But there were no spaces between his first and last name LMAO
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Did he have to change it once he realized you owned the rights?
Yep. Focus only on the entertainment and not the issues in the background. We love ya when you entertain us, but let's ignore everything else in your life as if entertainers/athletes only serve one function in society.
This I agree with (even though I know you dont). I don't care about an actor or athlete's politics, being famous doesn't make you an expert on policy. If you want to express your views that's obviously fine but I don't have to listen just because you are famous. Every awards show this year has been unwatchable because of this crap.
I've never seen any actor or athlete say that you have to listen to them. You choose to, or you choose not to.
I've always found the bizarre pushback from people when famous people share their points of view or thoughts to be... well, bizarre. Being a basketball player or a country music star is literally one piece of a person. Anyone who gets mad at them for sharing thoughts beyond that are being FAR too sensitive.
For those who want some context / want to know why this video is being talked about so much:
http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/...tm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.complex.com
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/childish-gambino-this-is-america-recap/
http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/...tm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.complex.com
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/childish-gambino-this-is-america-recap/
But actors and athletes, although they live in a different world, also function in our society, that has a lot of problems not being addressed by politicians. What's the point of being a celebrity if you don't use it for good? They are multidimensional human beings and I'm glad they can still see the empathy in situations far removed from their own.
Hm. Watched it. Didn't get it, sorry. I enjoyed the camera work though. Lemme read a bit and see what I am missing.
HAH! Okay, I think she said it was AMAZING, and said something ELSE was hysterical. My bad.
Yeah. That would have been pretty ****ed up
I can't tell if its satire, racism or a message to black communities lol.... I got nothin from this video...
We think nothing of celebrities endorsing commercial products for a check, but we hold it against them if they dare speak from their hearts. A charitable organization teaching 3-legged kittens to read is great, but raise a concern about racism and suddenly they should shut up and stick to dribbling and shooting?
I just thought his vocals were lame, and I didn’t want to see a bunch of nuns getting shot but whatever.
Yeah, too bad everybody else wants to see a bunch of nuns getting shot.
Totally agree. That's why whenever I'm at a party and politics come up, I make sure to tell everyone in the conversation that being an accountant, lawyer, doctor, executive assistant, sales manager, contractor, etc. doesn't make you an expert on policy and that I don't have the listen to them.
I just expected more lyrically for the song. Without the video it just doesn't have the context I was expecting.
This drives me insane. Restaurants do this too. They tell me all the famous people that have eaten there. I don't give a **** if Taylor Swift ate there. What the **** does she know about food? If you want to tell me that Gordon Ramsey ate there and gave it 2 thumbs up, then I might be impressed.
This was covered in my post and you re-hashing it makes no sense, waste of 2 sentences.
Share their political crap on their own time. If i tune into the oscars or country music awards or whatever the hell it isn't to hear a bunch of political bullshit or Dicaprio crying about global warming while flying all over the world in his private jet.
Good is subjective. Bringing awareness to certain issues is great, bashing the president non-stop however (IMO) isn't using their celebrity for good and is only galvanizing the other side.
That's about as political as i care to get on this board so i'm going to go ahead and bow out. not interested in the pissing matches that go on here, it's not like either side is listening anyway.
THE same President that called them "sons of bitches?" I can't understand why they hate him.
Also, that President is/was a celebrity. There's hope for other celebrities! Thanks Trump!
who's them? Meryl Streep? I believe you're talking about football players that kneel during the national anthem. a lot of people take offense to that and there are different ways to protest that wouldn't be so polarizing.
Great! Please tell them how to protest that won't offend everyone. We march, it's a problem. We boycott, it's a problem. We kneel, it's a problem. We sit, it's a problem. This tells me that protesting IS the problem, but tell us the correct way to protest where no one will be offended?
A republican could give a democrat a $100 dollar bill, or vice versa, and the one that got the money would fuss cause it was wrinkled.
Just wanted to say Atlanta is one of the best shows on TV right now.
Same message but always heard they could be sitting next to each other in a theater, and they'd wonder who got the better seat.
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