SKY FERREIRA - I BLAME MYSELF

Er zijn songs die soms tot felle discussies leiden. Maar dat geldt ook voor sommige videoclips.
Sky Ferreira  heeft met " I Blame Myself" voor het laatste gezorgd.

De song zelf is gewoon een prima synth pop song van haar debuutalbum. Maar haar clip maakt meer los.

Zo wordt de clip racistisch genoemd, vanwege het feit dat de dame als gangleider, iemand schreef op Facebook over de clip:

"I'm tired of seeing black people used as props," one person wrote on Facebook, terwijl een ander schreef: a #racist mess. She, white woman, dances in Compton in front of #POC [people of colour]". Other comments included "Just because racism isn't intentional or blatant doesn't mean it's not racism", and "these actors BECAUSE of their skin color are automatically reduced to the neighborhood setting you shot this video in".

Zelf zegt ze over haar clip:

Nothing upsets me more than being called racist because that is one of the most hateful things anyone can be. Not only do I find it insulting towards myself but I also feel insulted for the actors & dancers & my family in the video. No, I did not use black back-up dancers as "props". I never have and never will look at any human being as a prop. That's disgusting. It's also an idea that has never crossed my mind, which is what I find questionable of the people telling me that I did so. Dancers are objects?!?!?! How dare you! Dancers make things come to life.

Over de clip zegt ze verder:

I know that you have to be socially aware & mindful of others but when I look at this video I don't see race as a issue. Stop trying to search for something that isn't there. Comments like "rich little white girl exploiting the black people & the ghetto" ... I never exploited anyone & I don't use people in any shape or form. My brother is half black. My cousins are black. My family is Latina & Native American. Some of my family is in the video. I wasn't raised in a "white" house hold & I'm not little & I have financially supported myself since I was 15 years old. I'm a woman, not a fucking little girl. Because I have pale skin & green eyes doesn't mean I was raised in Beverly Hills and have Swedish film investor parents or whatever some have created in their minds. Would you feel more at ease if I danced with a bunch [of] blond white boys at a mall? Should I consciously only cast white dancers for now on? If I'm racist does that mean you're pro-segregation?! I'm from LA & shot the video there. I referenced 90s hip-hop videos and Michael Jackson because both of those things inspire me & played a big part of my childhood.

Wat mij betreft is er verder met de clip niks aan de hand. Maar oordeel zelf maar.