This video is causing a stir the world over. Released on May 1st, it was immediately banned by French TV. It was put up on youtube that day, and in the 24 subsequent hours, 14,000 people viewed it. That figure is now at 140,000. Another victory for the conservative "ban things and they'll go away" brigade. It shows a gang of disgruntled youths in the Pairisan banlieues, who roam the streets of urban Paris causing havoc, attacking people, robbing people, torching a car, and of course, giving us the finger. The reason it has been banned is that the gang are of Sub-Saharan and North African descent, the two ethnicities most associated with social unrest in France. It is quite a graphic video, and whether or not Justice have done this to point out a reality or as a publicity stunt it has certainly received adequate attention. On an aside, the song is very lame, cliched, trashy, Ed Banger-style electro that had a moment last summer and really really bores me.
Watch it here and see what you think:
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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