Controversiaaaaal. Lol, jk. The last thing I want is to be controversial. But I do love this seriously thought-provoking song and music video. If you haven’t seen it yet, and I do advise you watch the music video as well for the full experience, it’s called This is America by Childish Gambino.
This part I liked especially, and the very first time I saw him do this weird ass pose and put a bullet in some poor guy’s head, I almost immediately thought to myself: I want to draw my persona in that exact position. And the more times I watched the video, the more interesting that got to me because I realized that’s exactly why he did that pose. It’s easy to mimic and we’re in a society that just looooves to copy and paste: memes, dances, movies, plot lines, etc. And yet he’s using it as a pose to murder another human being executioner style as if it’s nothing, which sort of makes me think of when my mom always used to ask me “If your friend jumped off a bridge, would you too?” Well, you’d hope not. You’d hope.
Anyway, I figured the best way to spread Gambino’s message was to do exactly as he expected and to spread the pose like the disease it was meant to be. The important thing is to spread it with knowledge, spread it as a satire and keep it a satire. His message in the video is important and its always important to stay aware.
Also, I got to draw me wearin’ my murder hat. :3
