Behold: the white woman’s parody of ‘This Is America’ we never asked for
Images via Nicole Arbour/Youtube
The internet is not happy.
A little over a week since Childish Gambino’s captivating single ‘This Is America’ dropped, we’ve now been gifted the parody we didn’t ask for.
Created by self-proclaimed comedian Nicole Arbour, ‘This Is America: Women’s Edit’ reworks the lyrics to discuss beauty standards, the pay gap and rape. And while no one would dispute the topics Arbour covers are deserving of attention in their own right, the overwhelming consensus is that she’s gentrified the original to fit a white ‘feminist’ angle.
Many have also alluded to the fact the video is a perfect example of the distraction the original seemingly points out.
This is not a women’s edit. This is a WHITE womans edit. If you cannot see the difference, you’re a shit feminist and a hack.
— Sailor J✨ (@SlaylerJ) 13 May 2018
This is an extremely ignorant way to make a point about women’s issues. There are other ways to make a statement about it that don’t require taking something that was created to speak out about injustices the black community faces & proceed to make it yours
— Alexandria Bryant (@Alexeatsplants) 13 May 2018
This is literally an actual representation of what the video was talking about . Prime example RT @TheRoot: YouTube comedienne Nicole Arbour has taken her unseasoned talents and gentrified Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” video: https://t.co/cS8qZAdUKJ pic.twitter.com/PJR8tBOryi
— Ryan Grant (@RyanGrant25) 14 May 2018
If you have the energy to sit through all three minutes, you can watch it below.
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