Kanye West's Monster, another art vid?

Kanye West in Monster Video.

In Kanye West's new controversial video he is proclaiming it as art as well. Released just a few days after Rihanna's 'Man Down' video which claimed that it was also an art piece.

In the video it shows women's bodies hanging around rapper Rick Ross. While Kanye West lays in a bed with two other corpses, propping and positioning them. The video shows gratuitous amounts of blood and dead bodies, which correlates to the theme of a 'MONSTER' (a little GAGA much).

The video opens with a statement: "The following content is in no way to be interpreted as misogynistic or negative towards any groups of people. It is an art piece and it shall be taken as such." 

MTV has not aired the music video and has asked for edits to be done in order to air. Since MTV has yet to receive the requested edits they have not aired it. MTV claims that it has been banned for the visual mistreatment of females.

Here are some comments from Huffpost users. 

Dublin Byrne

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It is art but it bad art

AbbyLeeG

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23 minutes ago (12:15 PM)

It is weird....t­hat is for sure. I don't know I feel about the corpses. But the part with Nicki Minaj was brilliant. 
Her alter ego even sounds different. We have only begun to see what she is capable of. The girl is smart.

humansareinsane

To think and to be fully alive are the same.

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17 minutes ago (12:22 PM)

Sexual objectific­ation of women in a rap video? 


How creative. (sarcasm)

Is Rihanna's New Video Art?

     The new music video Man Down by the famous pop artist Rihanna is in the news for being too controversial, but the artist disagrees. Parents Television Council, Industry Ears, and Enough is Enough are upset, once again, at the video which portrays Rihanna shooting a man after being raped. Though there is no actual nudity or *actual rape* the intention is implied. Rihanna from her twitter responded with

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And this is why!Cuz we turn the other cheek! U can't hide your kids from society,or they'll never learn how to adapt!This is the REAL WORLD!

     In response Melissa Henson, director of communications and public education for the Parents Television Council said, “BET’s justification for airing Rihanna’s video is beyond inadequate. If BET is serious that the video ‘complied’ with its standards, we would like to know just what those ‘standards’ are. In the interest of full disclosure, we call on BET to issue a public explanation of its programming guidelines and urge MTV to keep the video off its network. This video offers a gunshot to the back of the head as a way out of abuse and assault. Victims deserve better.” 

Yesterday on BET's 106 and Park defended her piece by calling in and saying, "art with a message." She then continues to talk about how rape is universal and "wants girls to be careful...and girls be everything they are, but don't be naive." You might remember that Rihanna was a victim of domestic abuse in real life.



 

     Another controversial video that features a trigger being pulled was Erykah Badu's Window Seat.