This Is America Reactions
May 08, 2018 Watch video Childish Gambino - This Is America (REACTION!!!) 7 months ago 690 views. Top Videos en. Check out Lost In Vegas's thoughts on Childish Gambino's 'This Is America'! If you enjoy the content, please LIKE the video and don't forget to subscribe for more UNBIASED reactions! The reactions are pouring in after the release of Donald Glover's (aka Childish Gambino) jaw-dropping music video for 'This Is America,' which premiered shortly after he took the stage to host.
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Status Confirmed Type:, Year Origin Childish Gambino Tags,,,, Additional References About 'This Is America' is a song released by Childish Gambino, the pseudonym of. The song and its video, directed by Hiro Murai, was widely praised upon release for its striking imagery as it related to racial in America. The video also sparked some on following its release. Origin On May 5th, Glover uploaded the video for 'This Is America' to his channel, where it gained over 17 million views in less than three days (shown below). Spread After the video was released, it was widely praised by critics and social media users.
The Guardian called it a 'satirical masterpiece' while pondering theories about the song and video's meaning. Included in the article is a link to a tweet by user @nicky_furiosa that makes a comparison of a still from the video to a Jim Crow-era depiction of a black entertainer, illustrating the theory that Glover is wrestling with America's racial history in the video (shown below, left). CNN posted an article illustrating some subtleties in the video as well, including tweets pointing out that Glover's dancing in the video while violence occurs in the background demonstrates American enjoyment of black culture and ignorance to violence inflicted on the black community (shown below, right). Many Twitter users pointed out the myriad subtle details happening in the background in praise of Glover.
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