This is America. A powerful, graphic video and the meaning behind it.

[NightWatcher]

Warning! It's graphic, but if you can get beyond that, it has a powerful message.


A good breakdown here.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/05/07/this-is-america-breaking-down-childish-gambinos-powerful-new-music-video/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.371514841706


Here's the video.

What did you think about it?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. Disturbing and beautiful and imperfect and perfect.

[CanSocDem]

2. Yep...about covers it. (K&R)

[NatBurner]

3. pretty much. while we sing and dance, death gets a police escort

'murica doesn't even notice
rinse. repeat.

[PunkinPi]

4. Beautifully horrific with layers of symbolism --

distracted culture, violence that gets white washed, guns get coddled while people are dying, etc.. Definitely takes more than one viewing to find all the subtleties. Great piece of art and necessary commentary about America.

K&R

[sweetloukillbot]

5. I can't get this video out of my head

I've watched it many, many times over the past few days and I'm still finding new depth and meaning.

[misanthrope]

6. You know how I know I'm old?

Because I see pop culture statements like this and I'm unfazed since I assume everyone already knows these things. Not to detract from the reality of what Glover is saying but it's hard for me to see how it can be particularly revelatory to folks.

We're some twisted primates. No denying.

That's when I realize it seems old hat to me because I've been around for more than a half century, therefore I've learned and witnessed it over and over and over by now. So that makes me old.