The US, as an institution, very rarely bans things. I wouldn't be surprised at all if MTV and other stations have declined to air the video, but I'd bet a very large sum of money that the video has not been "banned."
Anyway, as for the video itself, I don't see what the problem is. It's a very nice video, and I don't think sigur rós really bothered to think one way or another regarding what limits it might push. I think it's more likely that they had an idea in their head of what image would fit the song, and decided to create that image on film. What happens afterwards is of no consequence.
I guess I just don't understand what the point is about getting worked up over this. I can understand being upset that the video won't get played in most places - it's a good song and video, and there's nothing offensive about it at all - but I don't understand the point of wondering whether the video was intentionally made to be controversial so as to garner extra publicity or anything like that.
Talk about cynical. Can't a group of artists just create something because it's what they want to create? And if there's anyone that that applies to today, it's sigur rós.
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