Nicki Minaj 'Anaconda' vs. Taylor Swift 'Shake it Off': Which Music Video is More Offensive?
It just so happens that Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" video and Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" video are competing for the title of "Most Offensive."
Although Swift's"Shake it Off" tune is meant to be an uplifting party anthem, those like Earl Sweatshirt of Odd Future feel like the video makes a mockery of black culture and brings life to stereotypes.
According to Idolator , the rapper thinks Swift's blinged out and booty twerking "Shake it Off" video is "inherently offensive and ultimately harmful."
Mark Romanek, the director of Swift's video, responded to Sweatshirt's comments by stressing that his vision wasn't malicious.
“We simply choose styles of dance that we thought would be popular and amusing and cast the best dancers that were presented to us without much regard to race or ethnicity,” he said. “If you look at it carefully, it’s a massively inclusive piece. It’s very, very innocently and positively intentioned.”
If Sweatshirt finds the booty shaking in Swift's "Shake it Off" video offensive, what does he think of the twerkathon in Minaj's "Anaconda" video? Would he resent a video that started off with Minaj and her "bad bitches" jiggling their "big ole' butts" in front of huts in a jungle?
One thing is for certain, the infamous weatherman Al Roker doesn't like the female MC's video one bit.
While co-hosting the Today Show on Thursday, Roker called the "Anaconda" video "vile" and even suggested that Minaj was "desperate."
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In addition, parents went to Twitter to criticize the video that shows Minaj giving her Young Money crooner Drake a lap dance.
As Minaj's "Anaconda" video reaches over 32 million views after being launched for only a few days, inquiring minds are wondering why Romanek didn't cast the rapper as one of the best "ass shakers" in Swift's "Shake it Off" video.
So should Sweatshirt be blaming Swift for perpetuating black stereotypes or be disappointed in Minaj for possibly feeding into black stereotypes? Comment below.
