so... RAPPER M.I.A IS A TERRORIST?
 

interesting

That was kinda gnarly...

Wow, what the fuck? That is some crazy shit. :Oh crap

If only Osama could produce beats like this, maybe I'd support Al Qaeda.

She is from Sri Lanka (I am from the same island). There is a civil war going on and people take sides, both sides are worst human rights abusers in the world ..war is bad.

her dad was a rebel in sri lanka, she only has ties to a rebel group because of her dad

That vid is a drama-filled piece meant to confuse the facts.

Besides her outright denial of any association with or support of the LTTE, the fact that MIA uses tigers in her album art, posters and videos is negligible. Tigers represent freedom/independence and her childhood as a refugee shines through such symbolism innocently.

Additionally, her referral to her father as a "freedom fighter," doesn't link her to terrorism either. The group he belonged to, EROS (The Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students): 1. was focused on creating an independent Tamil state within Sri Lanka, 2. hasn't been active for over a decade and 3. is a completely separate group from the LTTE. Not to mention the fact that MIA's father has represented both sides (Tamil/Sinhalese) on various issues. So much for the "terrorism" link.

DeLon is guilty of using fear tactics and blatantly gruesome imagery in a shameless attempt at self-promotion. He should have known better to put MIA on full blast without hard facts. His allegations are scurrilous and petty at best.

either way the point is i would put my dick in her :)

I concur with that sentiment.

something about indian nationality type chicks like her make me weak knee'd :)

As I stated, completely separate groups. The split was obviously over the level of violence the LTTE was prepared to dish out.

Guess which side her father took? Can't work with the Sinhalese if you're trying to bomb em, eh?

Yeap, I'm married to one.

Whoa crazy shit dude! I didn't know MIA was a terror act lol

ehh, lost interest after 30 seconds.
if she comes out with a new album, i'd check it out

despite the fact that it doesn't count the whole story, I can imagine MIA beeing a terrorist and performing in front of thousands of soon-to-be terrorists who didn't realize the plot behind her act

Yeah, right...

never heard of mia

Mmmm.. she's interesting.

I don't think so... He's just a motherfucker... hahaha

She supports the same type of shit going on in Gaza. It doesnt make you right or justified to kill innocent people just becasue your country is going to shit.

no only is her music total garbage, yes she supports active terrorism.

Yeah, because that's what most terrorist do. Make a rap album.

Did you even read the thread?

well, to be fair, using music for hate groups has been done for a very long time.

Why do you think there is so much nazi punk core out there? Music is HEAVILY used to recruit people into political activism. Nazi punk music blatantly sings against jews, blacks, homos etc... and there are countless forms of music that do it.

This is not new. And groups tied to bands have done killings and lots of nefarious things around the globe... all done behind the guise of music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Against_Communism

Pretty hard track

This is old news and I really dont think there is much to it. MIA is the shit

24 seconds...can't watch more :Oh crap

well ... she won few times chart at my radio station ... her music is rocking to be honest ... dont know whats behind all of that ...

i went to her show..

they threw a birthday party on stage. Her back up singer got a cake and a weird form of happy birthday

this seems like slight reach

Despite all evidence to the contrary and her complete denial of such allegations, do you feel that you are justified in passing such a false judgment?

The wannabe who put out that video knew exactly what he was doing. He knew that the general public in these times only has to hear the word terrorist along with a loose "connection" and they'll label anyone as such. Self promotion is so easy when one labels themselves as an anti-terrorist activist. Stop stretching his ill-gotten 15 minutes of fame.

Do you honestly believe that a major record label would back someone who actively supports terrorism? Do you believe that if these types of allegations which were refuted from 2005 had any truth to it that she would have gotten a Grammy nomination?

To boot, did you know that the LTTE is practically impotent at this point and are about to be wiped out completely in short order? Read some international news or do some research before you jump to conclusions.

let me get this right,... she has shown active support for a terrorist group, her dad ws a member of militant Tamil groups, and that is why she livd in London, but you think just because you claim they are about to be wiped out, its ok.

Sure, thats like saying you support the KKK, but hey they arent really doing any bad, so its ok.

Sorry, but she supported them, therefore making me correct saying she supported terrorism. :)

im sure all the gunshots used in her music is because she supports peace on earth lol

and i guess she is referring to frosted flakes when she says :what does that tiger mean?

we know what it means, Tamil Tigers. run along.

great quote of her LOL:

LOL

and not to mention she uses the EELAM WWAR MAP on her album cover:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...36266_1104.jpg

As someone who listens to all types of music, and collects vinyl, yeah, this album covers really looks like a British DANCE MUSIC ALBUM! lol

love the bombs and planes.

Looks like there is more then one person supporting terrorist in this thread

never heard of mia

most people hadnt heard of her till the pineapple express commercials came out an had her song on it..

That's how I heard her song, never knew the artist's name until this thread.

I doubt she supports the Israeli's.

Jesus H. Christ...

Typical gung ho, reactive, accusatory attitude as Bush, et al. And your attempt to connect-the-dots with the article I posted is utterly incorrect. I NEVER said or implied that terrorist groups are ok. WTF is wrong with you?

Let me spell it out, because you are not better than those who took pieces of the story and ran with it because you believe that standing against terrorism means accusing any and everyone of it WITHOUT rationalizing all of the facts FIRST.

Get it right. MIA has shown NO active support for LTTE, instead she has shown support for EROS - the organization that her father was a member of. EROS split and became a political organization, thereby taking a completely different direction than LTTE, when members of it decided to get militant and violent as LTTE did.

Her father, contrary to internet rumors that were probably founded by reactive persons such as yourself, actively represented BOTH sides of the equation. He was NOT a terrorist.

Just in case you didn't understand that...Neither MIA or her father is affiliated with LTTE.

Can you connect those dots? Do you understand that my reason for posting that article was because the LTTE is considered on its death throes by the FBI and the Sri Lankan army and not an attempt to make them seem innocent?

I hate having to explain myself because of people who have no true comprehension of the facts and just want to believe and spout garbage about whatever they want to.

But you know what? It's a free country. Believe what you want to.

Look, im really not here to argue about some rap artist, SHE is the one who calls her dad a terrorist, NOT ME!

I am not making things up, she needs to have her wiki changed if this is all untrue, otherwise, i see no reason not to take it as accurate considering all the facts.

now, none of this is my personal opinion, i simply use facts like above to prove my point. word for word quotes and links...

but hey youre right, im sure the guy changed his name because he just didnt like his original name it had nothing to do with militancy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(artist) go argue with the wiki editors, not me...

im done.

Again a kind of Political thread :(

wow, is this shit REALLY news worthy?

get a life folks

You really are reaching aren't you?

Anyone who has seen how many persons globally were labeled terrorists simply for having an opposing opinion would understand what she meant by that statement. How many persons have been freed from Guantanamo and other military bases because of a mistake made by those who jumped the gun? Why do you think declaring the shutdown of Gitmo was one of the FIRST things OBAMA did?
Yeah, like Wikipedia is the last bastion of absolute truth in the world. But even using that article my statements are supported as EROS was the political arm of LTTE BEFORE LTTE gained their dangerous reputation. Note that EROS split away from that organization and became a political party due to contradictions in opinion regarding violence. The timeline is everything. You're disregarding that completely and just lumping information together, thereby coming up with a messed up conclusion...just like the rapper who wanted his 15 minutes of fame in the name of anti-terrorism.

all I wanna do! ....

http://www.myspace.com/mia :upsidedow