Childish Gambino a popular music artist Thant has made a lengendary music video for his song “This is America”. Unlike a normal video this one has historical refrences to America’s history and present day issues. The beginning of the music video he moves in a manor that’s represents Jim Crow. Right after that the music changes from choral singing/beat (a style that originates from South Africa) to a trap beats. Next he appeared in grey pants that looks like the Confederate army’s dancing with black school kids. In the background there is violence and chaos. This symbolizes how pop culture distracts from the real problems we have in America. In another part of the video Childish Gambino guns down a church choir that refrences the 2015 Charelston Church Shooting. These are just a few reference from the video. It’s abousultly genius.
https://youtu.be/VYOjWnS4cMY
I think this video is important in demonstrating how the entertainment industry often distracting from the institutionalized racism people in America face.
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