Childish Gambino - This is America (Official Video)

[j j .]

that's not at all what i saw when i watched the video. nothing about this video is "wild" except his beard

videos p good

 

[The Fire]

videos p good

yeah pretty good video but song could've been more musical

 

[The Mad Titan]

That's what you are doing. The visual is literally a black guy murduring other black people, while doing happy black dances with happy black kids dancing along with him.

I understand the reference to real life violent events, but taking those events into consideration, with the visuals attached to it, CG is seemingly making a statement/accusation on black peoples roll in committing or contributing to the violence, while never making any reference to white people or the vileness of the America they created off the backs of black folks.



In the video it's not "Americans" dancing. It's black folks. In the song he specifically says "Black man"

If he would have used a white man no one would even wonder what the video/song was about or if it had a deeper meaning. It would be white men shooting black people in america, no one would have paid attention to anything else, not the symbolism or much of anything else because they would all feel like that "got the point" he was trying to make.


The video is shot in a way to encourage critical thinking. Not to out right give you the answer, its really typical childish gambino stuff. If the worst thing people can say is, I wish it was a white man shooting because it makes it seem like black men are killing there own.

Well there are literally thousands of rap video's that need to have that annotated.

Its ok for black people to shoot hood video killing other blacks because... its a struggle.

Its not ok for black people to shoot a non hood video and kill other blacks because it can give off the wrong image?


Which is it

 

[MeachTheMonster]

If he would have used a white man no one would even wonder what the video/song was about or if it had a deeper meaning. It would be white men shooting black people in america, no one would have paid attention to anything else, not the symbolism or much of anything else because they would all feel like that "got the point" he was trying to make.

Didn't have to use a white man. He purposely used black culture.

The video is shot in a way to encourage critical thinking. Not to out right give you the answer, its really typical childish gambino stuff. If the worst thing people can say is, I wish it was a white man shooting because it makes it seem like black men are killing there own.

Well there are literally thousands of rap video's that need to have that annotated.

Its ok for black people to shoot hood video killing other blacks because... its a struggle.

Its not ok for black people to shoot a non hood video and kill other blacks because it can give off the wrong image?


Which is it

First, I never said the bolded you made that up.

Second.... as I read your post again......I never said any of the rest of this shyt you posted either.

What I said is

To me it seems he was placing some of the blame of the recent popular(for lack of a better word)killings on black peoples disinterest and propensity to dance/party/get money.

Which to me is parroting a stereotype oft used by Fox News type cacs.

 

[Offthegrid]

the timing of this summer18

 

[MeachTheMonster]

yeah i seriously hope that's not the point of the video. we shouldn't dance now? that's not what i gleaned from this

What did you get?

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

What I took from this is he needs to keep his shirt on or hit the gym

 

[Easy-E]

Okay, I finally watched the video, twice

I guess I'm just used to looking at things a bit more thoroughly

I really didn't need a breakdown of it

I was pretty straighforward

I loved the touch of the Reagan era cars, but, I understand this

America is a horrible, rotten bytches with a phat ass and titties--we still love her and her 50 kids.

 

[mortuus est]

another thing that i find funny is them doing the blocboy jb "shoot" dance, kinda funny how that dance is popular or has hit mainstream but the song is thugged out

 

[seymour cake]

The background shyt is what is going on in Amerikkka that no one is paying attention too because you're too distracted by the shyt that's in front of you like dancing, media, social media ect..

 

[ineedsleep212]

I hate the folks that act like people are supposed to take every serious moment in this video super seriously. Like it's illegal to laugh at the sudden absurdity of the choir singing and Donald laughing only to suddenly out of nowhere shoot them.

Like it's some super woke shyt to be super sensitive all the time.

 

[Offthegrid]

I hate the folks that act like people are supposed to take every serious moment in this video super seriously. Like it's illegal to laugh at the sudden absurdity of the choir singing and Donald laughing only to suddenly out of nowhere shoot them.

Like it's some super woke shyt to be super sensitive all the time.

So dylan roof doing a blood ritual is funny y'all cacs are too easy to spot on these boards

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

When xxxtenatcion lynched that white kid y’all had nothing to say

Good point. When XXX did it people laughed at him for trying to be deep.

For the record, Donald is more talented than XXX and much ore capable of executing this concept. But I do find it funny how folks pick and choose who to praise.

 

[10:31]

Good point. When XXX did it people laughed at him for trying to be deep.

For the record, Donald is more talented than XXX and much ore capable of executing this concept. But I do find it funny how folks pick and choose who to praise.

XXX just doesn’t have the critical acclaim yet

Don’t over analyze it

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

XXX just doesn’t have the critical acclaim yet

Don’t over analyze it

just tryna have some objective discussion breh.