MIA

tbh i would be quite happy if the video just consisted of the bit where she's dressed in black in front of the bonfire for the entire length of the track. she is stunning.

hard for me to separate out my 'objective' feelings about the video with my feelings that MIA is a total babe

http://i39.tinypic.com/bg19w.gif

What's extra annoying about last night's event is that M.I.A. doesn't need these cheap ploys to up her visibility, even when the stage design and costuming is best described as "GoldenPalace.com." After all, she released her first great single in years just last Thursday, and its music video had already racked up more than 3 million YouTube views even before the Super Bowl send-up. Following the rep-shattering press surrounding 2010's /\/\/\Y/\, it wouldn't be the worst idea to draw as much focus as possible back to her music.

Instead, in the few bars Madonna was kind enough to grant her during the biggest television event of the year, M.I.A.'s message to America was simply, "Fuck you." Well, in M.I.A.'s own words, the little people will never win, but they can fuck shit up. Success might be the best revenge, but apparently, being an asshole is forever.

god i wish schreiber would bless us with more opinion pieces like this

lol I didn't even notice her flipping the bird

they are going to ban all women of color from the Superbowl halftime show, aren't they

i haven't seen such shocking behavior since that dog fucked around with that dude's bag of doritos during that first half commercial.

M.I.A.'s message to America was simply, "Fuck you." Well, in M.I.A.'s own words, the little people will never win, but they can fuck shit up

i can't tell whether this is sarcastic or not

the coverage given to this and the words shat out about it, i.can.not.

it bums me out we don't get more reminders that pitchfork is run by a guy who gets offended when people don't show proper gratitude for getting to be part of a half-time show

"NBC fumbled and the NFL lied because a performer known as M.I.A. felt it necessary to flip off millions of families," Winter said. "It is unfortunate that a spectacular sporting event was overshadowed once again by broadcasting the selfish acts of a desperate performer."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/mia-super-bowl-finger.html

lmfao

A simple apology rings hollow after yet another slap in the face to families

good fucking god what is this. clearly not enough slaps in the face have gone round

these people, despite the terrifying amount of power they wield, are still some of the funniest fucking people

it's true, I have heard about this three times today but I've only heard who won the super bowl once.

Just wait until this shifts to the "M.I.A. is a terrorist" narrative that is already being teased in some corners. Heard a local deejay this morning say he "looked her up online" and saw that she is "a terrorist's daughter" with "dangerous political leanings".

wait till they find out what the f in lmfao is

lol

so the M.I.A.-free mix of "Give Me All Your Luvin" will be hitting the airwaves by tomorrow?

Heard a local deejay this morning say he "looked her up online" and saw that she is "a terrorist's daughter" with "dangerous political leanings".

...

maya's finger = a parody of janet's breast

TS: obnoxious but ineffectual and meaningless gesture vs. hyperexaggerated indignance

MIA and The American Television Viewing Family are like a dysfunctional couple that deserve each other.

in the end, the world will just become nothing but trolls trolling each other

oh this is gonna get good isn't it

bill oreilly about to reopen trufflefrygate investigation

why is this more controversial than the giants' incredibly-poor-sportsman-like last minute ass touchdown...america is terrible

ass touch what?

A$$ (Touchdown)

the action and the response seem to be matching up nicely in terms of stupidity

Waiting for gif of California cop pepper-spraying M.I.A.'s finger.

its not some grand act of rebellion, but it is imo kinda funny, jus a lil fu

like that the dancing in the background is perfectly acceptable to these people
https://i.minus.com/iDC5wPG3PVaEN.gif

she delivered it w/the right sort of zest, its more taunting than raging

Lol @ nza's post (unless its for real, in which case wtf)

oh is that what that horiz video fuzz-out was about?? i didn't notice this when it happened

Isn't there profanity in her verse, too? An "I don't give a shit?"

Anyway, I don't give a shit.

people love talking about this chick jesus

100+new answers u_u

why is this more controversial than the giants' incredibly-poor-sportsman-like last minute ass touchdown...america is terrible everywhere

― the arm (NZA), Monday, February 6, 2012 2:23 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, its almost as if she might have done something recently to get people to talk about her again.

had no idea MIA was jesus

Yeah, its almost as if she might have done something recently to get people to talk about her again.

― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, February 6, 2012 2:24 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah its almost as if its something completely stupid

Of course its stupid, thats what half the posts itt are saying!

the super bowl is the biggest musical event in the country, shocking that people would talk about it

deej is the guy that walked up to the water cooler at work this morning and was all, "idgi, why are you guys talking about commericals"?

eh I agree with deej, this is such a NON-CONTROVERSY it just feels like people are talking about it because they love to argue about & be offended by M.I.A. or whatever. it's so dumb.

idk i dont read threads i just pop shots

― The boyboy young jess (D-40), Monday, October 31, 2011 5:34 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

like if she showed the world her penis I could understand talking about it.

If you guys took the time to read the thread, people have mostly been saying that the general public's reaction to this is stupid too. Its not like we've been sitting here all day saying, "OMG that transgressive Maya is soooo punk rock".

man, when M.I.A. flipped off the baby Jesus that was soooooooooooo punk rock

this is maybe projecting a little bit, but i think people in this thread are dreading the oncoming rush of establishment (and esp right-wing) media going through the news cycle on "who is MIA?" when ilxor-types are like, BDDT

The whole thing does kind of exemplify mainstream culture's completely batshit schizo relationship with *obscenity*. I mean ffs you have MADONNA and NICKI MINAJ up there and a bunch of dancers doing all kinds of crotch thrusts and whatnot (not to mention homoerotic spartans or w/e that was but at least that's probably too subtle for the kids to pick up on), yet a hand gesture known to the average first grader is what sets people off.

http://www.acronymgeek.com/BDDT