New M.I.A Video 'Born Free': Uncensored and NSFW

The overall point is obvious to many of you.She's imagining a world where redhead North Americans assume the roles of Palestinians/Iraqis/Afghans. Kind of like District 9, only more ballsy.But most of you don't get the significance of the redheads.M.I.A is from the UK.And in the UK, redheads are the targets of ridicule and derision.Here's a clip from Wikipedia that should explain it:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair#Beliefs_about_temperamentIn modern-day UK, the words "ginger" or "ginga" are sometimes derogatorily used to describe red-headed people. Some have speculated that the dislike of red-hair may derive from the historical English sentiment that people of Irish or Celtic background, with a greater prevalence of red hair, were ethnically inferior.

MIA isn't the first to use redheads. Robin williams in what dreams may come.

as a filmaker, i am more disturbed over the fact that the credits were missing than the depiction of violence. there are more disturbing images from real news than what is fictionally portrayed here. hyperbole unfairly labels films as one thing, when quite possibly it was meant as a form of entertainment, hence the prevalence of violent content on public broadcast daily in the united states. i tend to focus more on certain technical glitches which the laymen will never catch, versus the emotional impact of the content. i say bravo for reaching into some's personal darkness and ripping out their demons. that is the beauty of this medium.

Clearly it portrays what we all are thinking...  Redheads suck really bad

I guess this video does little except point out the true cowardice of the directer and performer, since clearly the point was to indicate (with the use of red-heads, visible differences) the pitfalls of 'profiling'.  However, it is FAR MORE LIKELY that the Islamic Fundamentalists (think Taliban), if they can gain control of the world--as they seem to be positioning themselves to do (think Iran)--would in fact actually round up all the red-headed Catholics in Ireland.  But I notice these cowards did not want to address this very real danger directly (think Comedy Central's reaction to the episode of South Park) because MIA and her ilk FEAR retaliation from Islamic radicals, so they employ surrogates to get their message out.  Of course, that way, MIA can always leave it up to the Viewers to interpret what she is saying for themselves, which naturally only proves what a true coward she is.

What kind of shit is this? How can you call this a music video?

didn really like it it had nothing. Could bearly hear the music if she really wanted to make a stament she should have chosen any of the african countries. That would make sense this is just stupid makes no sense worst video so far this year im sorry m.i.a but should have thought better and chosen different sceanerio for this video i dont know if it the music or the plot but it didnt make a statement to me it was jst ackward.

Well done MIA for a thought provoking video with it's different interpretations. Be it mass genocide around the globe (Rwanda, Sri Lanka); the dangers we face when we let our governments take away our democracy and replace it with dictatorship; and the use of redheads as the victims was genius.  Only now after this video has been released, I am shocked to learn at the extent of physical and mental abuse redheads receive here in the UK.  One theory for this discrimination is maybe the historical backround between the english and it's celtic neighbours.  It certainly has gotten people talking about this unseen hate crime, and by banning it even more people will now view it to see what all the fuss is about.

Ummm....has anyone pointed out taht the song is kind of crap?Maybe the video is simply designed to distract and market a song which is fundamentally boring as hell.This is fart not art

Gaurav, you and me are on the same wavelength. What a rubbish song, and the video is such a cliche" shock em and they'll think it's radical and gutsy". Yawn.... I thought M. I .A had something original to say, apparently no, and as my daughter said " the news is more shocking"

MIA just wants attention because she knows she's falling from the spotlight. This is another feudal attempt to keep her place in the pop world by being "edgy". In my opinion, the song sucks and the video just makes me mad just like the holocaust made me mad when I learned about it in the 5th grade. Except the holocaust actually happened. This is just fiction and honestly a waste of time.

umm BWH - speaking of Grade 5 - the word you are looking for is "futile". 

absolutely dumb! couldn't hear the music. and you're right. she isn't trying to make a statement! she's a one hit wonder (paperplanes) and this is her way of getting attention in some way or another.

does nobody think that was more like northern ireland than sri lanka with the murals and gingers and such... i suppose it would be a fairly extreme misrepresentation of the troubles

M.I.A was just aiming for the shock value. the song was shite. this was just effing creepy and i still dont even know what point she was trying to get across..

I'm 17, so I've grown up with the "gingers are inferior" rumour, and It's un-true. People with red-hair, at least in my experiences, do get laughed at, but in the same fashion as everyone does.