New Erykah Badu Video

[DXZeke]

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Did anyone not see any of the little kids walking by? Make your stances if you want, but dont be doing that crap in public in front of little kids.

If this had been any country in europe no one would even care if they saw someone nude walking bye, but here in the good ole USA a naked body is a "No No" while violent videos and TV are AOK!

*rolls eyes*

Decent Song


While still on topic, the police where she shot the video are trying to press charges against her for public nudity. Problem is that NO ONE complained about her doing this so they can't arrest her... yet.

[WeLLWeLL]

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From an interview in Dallas:

Q: Are you afraid of any ramifications now, since the city of Dallas has come out with a statement referring to their disapproval of “guerilla filmmaking”?
A: No. That fear left when I fell to the ground. With the death of that part of me, a lot of those fears died as well. I had a paradigm shift, of sorts.



Q: Did you consider the children in the plaza that day?
A: I didn’t think about them until I saw them, and in my mind I tried to telepathically communicate my good intent to them. That’s all I could do, and I hoped they wouldn’t be traumatized.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/0330quickbadu.1f733ed77.html

It's a good song and the video did what it was supposed to do...get people to talk about it and gain exposure for her new album prior to its release. But LOL at some of these statements...get over yourself.

[Bellsprout]

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Apparently getting naked in Dealey Plaza will cost you 500 bucks.

http://new.music.yahoo.com/erykah-badu/news/erykah-badu-charged-over-dallas-nude-video-shoot--62000513

You know, just in case you're ever thinking about doing it.

[elgreazy1]

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Q: Did you consider the children in the plaza that day?
A: I didn’t think about them until I saw them, and in my mind I tried to telepathically communicate my good intent to them. That’s all I could do, and I hoped they wouldn’t be traumatized.

Yeah, that comes off as sane. I wonder how she would feel if her children were to witness something similar? And yes, I do know her background, belief set, etc so I'm not speaking on this from thinking she's merely air-headed.

As for the video and song correlation, well, honestly didn't really see much to it. The message was kinda mixed and as someone else stated, "evolution" by appearing naked is actually the exact opposite of the point trying to be made but I could see how she could mean for it as liberation even though the song deals mainly with the ideals of love spurned and needing to remove oneself from a current situation.

In all honesty, it was watching an artist attempt to grasp at straws as the attention slipped passed over their most recent work. In a way, it really cheapens her career, stances & ideals because now she's merely thrown into the cavalcade of women who've exposed themselves for mere publicity when she is much more smarter AND better than that as both an artist and a person.

[The 24th Letter]

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Wow, how did I not know EB was packin like that?

[stewaat]

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She is in another universe when it comes to seeing the world.

[stiffarmleft]

My kids are into art and alot of art has nudity, but we still let them see it. I also see this as artistic expression and would have no problem with them seeing it. I would have grabbed her draws as a souvenir.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I don't think any of us knew she had that all along, 24 lol.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I don't think any of us knew she had that all along, 24 lol.

Understatement of a life-time.

[Cyros]

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This thread feels incomplete without a response from THM.

[daflyboys]

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My kids are into art and alot of art has nudity, but we still let them see it. I also see this as artistic expression and would have no problem with them seeing it. I would have grabbed her draws as a souvenir.

Wait. What? You went from the expressiveness of the artistic nude to gettin' hold of someone's skivvies for a possible ebay cash-in?

And of course you can't make if open ground for nudes. Have you seen some of the possible exposures out there? You okay with your 12 yo daughter looking at some scummy guy's junk hanging out as he walks down your block and there's nothing the cops can do?

Sorry.... but I don't want to be Europe. If you want Europe, well, there's Europe.

[bigfnjoe96]

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That was some powerful ish right there...

[Flightwhite24]

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WOW!!!! She has one "PHAT CUSSWORD" on her. She is blessed I must say

[Stumbleweed]

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This thread feels incomplete without a response from THM.

Hahaha yeah, I agree completely.

I'm surprised he didn't see the BootySignal up in the sky.

[NovaStar]

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Hahaha yeah, I agree completely.

I'm surprised he didn't see the BootySignal up in the sky.

Lol! THM is the definitely the man when it comes to shall we say "creative" responses.