Apr 262010
If South Park has taught us anything, it’s that ginger kids are a persecuted and oppressed minority. M.I.A. must harbor similar sentiments because a similar theme runs through the video for her latest single “Born Free.” Be advised: the video is absolutely NSFW and will probably upset more sensitive viewers. But considering that Arizona just passed a law that gives the police the power to stop “suspicious” persons on the street and demand to see their papers, the video is a timely reminder that xenophobia can single out any easily identifiable group. And the song itself is probably M.I.A.’s most bad-ass effort yet.
