MIA’s New Video
MIA’s new video, released via Twitter
Looks like it was literally produced via webcam, but it’s OK. The hook is kinda beautiful, and that’s pretty much repeated over and over again. It’s not a big media release as much as something sent via Twitter (TwitVid to be exact) and it feels pretty much like that. Slate has a debate whether the song is hauntingly lovely or monotonous. I’d concur that it’s half-baked, but still better than some of the more grating tracks on her albums. The song is vaguely billed as a protest against the New York Times’ positive coverage of Sri Lanka. That, like her angry tweets at the time, is a bit of a joke and the message doesn’t really get across.
It’s basically a song about floating around in space. Perhaps a metaphor for the diasporal condition, but no real reason to poop on a little island below trying to rebuild itself. I think MIA’s very talented, but she puts about as much effort into her politics as this video, filmed for $100 in a night. Actually fixing rather than punishing Sri Lanka will take a bit more work, and tourism helps. That’s a separate issue of course. I try to keep MIA’s music and petulant politics apart.
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This is highly dubious. Miss Travel is a travel/social networking site that connects ‘Generous’ and ‘Attractive’ travelers. To, like, travel together, I guess. It all seems a bit like arranged prostitution and trafficking. This is part of a broader online trend to connect rich men to younger, attractive women. Sites like 
Sri Lankan domestics never say anything, they just stop coming. My maid just stopped coming and when I finally pressed her she said I needed to get a washing machine. I was hoping to ride this one out, but I’ve run out of underwear and I have no choice. I finally caved and bought a washing machine, from 
MIA needs to grow up.
But it is difficult to appreciate the music when you listen to half the lyrics giving annoying messages…it is good but Jahcoozi with it’s Sri Lankan MC is better..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahcoozi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0xuwC2XnUc
Jahcoozi is cool
lol.. webacam.. MIA’s is bankrupt coz the war is over.. Soon we’ll see her begging on the street.
1. MIA is bringing out points that Sinahala chauvinists detest and would like to cover up.
2. I don’t agree with all MIA’s methods but she has a point.
3. Only a transparent investigation will help the healing process not sinhala chauvinism that’s trying to reap the benefits of western tourism
4. the sinhala chauvinists need to ask if their so-called new partners China, Myanmar, Libya, Iran will send droves of tourists to fill sinhala chauvinist coffers?
5. Will sinhala chauvinists send their children to Universities in Tehran, Hanoi, Beijing, Yangon?
6. Will sinhala chauvinists procure citizenship in China, Libya, Iran, Vietnam, Myanmar?
Surely you know that blaming “sinhala chauvinists” does not make “tamil chauvanism” any less repulsive. They are equally retarded.
What MIA is doing doesn’t help ordinary Tamils or Sinhalese in Sri Lanka because she clearly has other priorities.
And you question why Sinhalese would not ‘procure citizenship’ in foreign countries. This is as retarted as
asking why Tamils dont’ go back to Tamil Nadu.
@myil selvan
You do miss the pont about a few 100kms. Don’t you ?
The question is what can be done to fix the country to make sure that we create an inclusive society for all ethinicities.
As for MIA, she has just had a very tough childhood that forever coloured her.
Some people can never move on.
She’ll have to take on National Geographic too…. (another song pending, perhaps?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uFsPS2gPhE&feature=player_embedded
I don’t discount what happened in the war…but its time to just rebuild this country.