I do not know how to feel about This

The new M.I.A. video for her single "XXXO" dropped recently. And I don't know how to feel about it.

I mean, I dig the crazy weird, cheestastic, Eastern, 90's graphics. But something about it creeps me out.


I realized it's not the galloping unicorns, but rather M.I.A.'s model-esque performance in it. Not only is it just...bad, but it also followed every normative, male-centered, law that women must follow in advertisements/publicity (please read that link for a good read.

I don't like sexualized, fetishized, submissive M.I.A., and considering the criticism she could easily get for the style of the song.....it's not a good look.

Better luck next time. Oh, here's the next time: "Illy Girl"