October 28, 201212 yr At least it's something. And it might resurrect the album for two or three weeks which in November = decent sales.
November 3, 201212 yr Hmmm not a fan of the video, it's just so irrelevant. I only like the bit round the fire. That red dress thing is hideous and creepy.
November 3, 201212 yr gwen is flawless :wub: they're so effortlessly cool and themselves all the time. they should've been HUGE this year ):
November 3, 201212 yr After 'Push And Shove' smashed it with a 16-66 chart run i didnt think it would ever trouble the charts again so really looking forward to what impact their performance will have on it!
November 3, 201212 yr Author As a multi-racial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures. Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history. Although we consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California, we realize now that we have offended people. This is of great concern to us and we are removing the video immediately. The music that inspired us when we started the band, and the community of friends, family, and fans that surrounds us was built upon respect, unity and inclusiveness. We sincerely apologize to the Native American community and anyone else offended by this video. Being hurtful to anyone is simply not who we are. - No Doubt Wow.
November 3, 201212 yr I guess given the lyrics and subject matter of the video it probably wasn't the best idea but to label the video and the band 'racist' is just stupid.
November 3, 201212 yr Seems to have all gone a little out of proportion. Was just a take on the classic cowboys and Indians from the movies no?
November 3, 201212 yr From what I can make out it has more to do with Gwen being tied-up by a bunch of men and singing about 'looking hot'. People drew parallels to the high rate of rape and sexual violence against First Nations women throughout America and the romanticization of the Native cultures. It's understandable and kudos to the band for listening to their fans and taking the video down, but I just hate seeing the word 'racist' being flung around needlessly.
November 4, 201212 yr Some people read WAY into things. And that's coming from a drama/film student. I barely picked up any 'racist' connotations from the video.
November 4, 201212 yr What the hell are they doing? They are performing on X Factor tonight and they have just deleted the album off of iTunes? Its the video that got criticised, not the song? What a joke.
November 4, 201212 yr Literally cannot wait to see them perform tonight! Got the album on my Christmas list methinks...
November 4, 201212 yr Oh dear. Absolutely nothing is going to go well for them this era is it? Such an OTT reaction to all of this.
November 4, 201212 yr ???? there's no need to take an album off itunes really is there? probably gonna be branded racist for wrongfully using jamaican slang / singers on their album!!11!1
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