I seriously just thought this video was overreacting to the ginger sillyness, it's basically a more artful version of
I really dislike when bands rely on controversy to sell their music, to the point that I won't even bother supporting them anymore. Same reason I refused to buy MW2 over the airport scene.If you can't get by on your own merit, then you're trying to appeal to some jerry springer loving mouthbreathers who get off on drama.
People trying to use this to paint the U.S. as a police state (maybe not M.I.A directly, but people who watch this) are just silly. There is no branch of military or police that is gathering up any racial profile to run across minefields. It's pure fantasy based hyperbole for shock value.