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The '''Cinnamon Girl''' video follows the narrative of the song and is [[Prince]]’s most direct and less allegorical political video as it adresses the discrimination faced by Arab-Americans since 9/11. It follows the torments of an Arab-American teenager in an America after 2001. While she was equally shocked as her fellows by the tragic 9/11 attack, she is held responsible by amalgam. The character played by Keisha is fed up with the prevailing anti-Arab sentiment that she meets in everyday life (humiliations, suspicions, bad looks, ransacking of her parents’ store, insulting graffitis in the street...). Disillusioned, pushed to the limit and angry, she turns into a human bomb and commits an attack in an airport causing other victims. After these images, it is revealed that this attack was only one of her thoughts but that she was able to resist the pressure and avoid taking action. | The '''Cinnamon Girl''' video follows the narrative of the song and is [[Prince]]’s most direct and less allegorical political video as it adresses the discrimination faced by Arab-Americans since 9/11. It follows the torments of an Arab-American teenager in an America after 2001. While she was equally shocked as her fellows by the tragic 9/11 attack, she is held responsible by amalgam. The character played by Keisha is fed up with the prevailing anti-Arab sentiment that she meets in everyday life (humiliations, suspicions, bad looks, ransacking of her parents’ store, insulting graffitis in the street...). Disillusioned, pushed to the limit and angry, she turns into a human bomb and commits an attack in an airport causing other victims. After these images, it is revealed that this attack was only one of her thoughts but that she was able to resist the pressure and avoid taking action. | ||
− | In the video, [[Prince]] has 5:5 written on his forehead (with the first '5' mirrored). It may be a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_5:5 Matthew 5:5] also | + | In the video, [[Prince]] has 5:5 written on his forehead (with the first '5' mirrored). It may be a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_5:5 Matthew 5:5] also mentioned in the lyrics of [[Dear Mr. Man]]: ''"Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth."'' |
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