Over the weekend Donald Glover also known as Childish Gambino released his music video.
The 34-year-old American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, Singer-songwriter, rapper, and DJ. Has released the most talked about music video in recent memory over the weekend.
Childish Gambino ‘This is America” music video is overflowing with haunting images of black oppression and gun violence.
The video delivers moments and scenes including brutal violence, the use of guns, physical harm and suicide.
The music video hold signs and symbols of significant events within the past and recent history. Watch the video below:
If you have seen it and missed some hidden images or if it’s your first time watching here is what you might have missed.
Shook by how fast I caught this reference. I haven’t seen a Jim Crow picture in years. Donald Glover did not come to play with y’all today. #ThisIsAmerica pic.twitter.com/5Xq4tLSJ7P
— Nick (@nicky_furiosa) May 6, 2018
Guns are treated with more respect than human lives: the gun is carried off carefully by a nicely-dressed man, whereas the corpse is dragged off and immediately disregarded. pic.twitter.com/ZpZP12OkFy
— LK (@thelocalemo) May 7, 2018
That’s when the dancing begins, as a distraction to the rioting in the background. The world is so eager to adopt black culture (Blocboy JB’s dance) whilst ignoring the racial injustices they face. pic.twitter.com/wo0tvGue5h
— LK (@thelocalemo) May 7, 2018
The white horse lurking in the background is a reference to the horsemen of the apocalypse in the book of revelations who spread death, but we’re too distracted by the dancing and getting “hunnid bands, hunnid bands, hunnid bands”. pic.twitter.com/R1LkU5I3uu
— LK (@thelocalemo) May 7, 2018
