Deleted tweets by: Vicky Hope
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The symbolism behind 'This is America' - A thread. 1) The first symbol was the musician who phisically looks like Travyon Martin's dad. At this point, we can clearly see that Gambino will touch the gun violence subject.pic.twitter.com/rM1Hisdd79
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2) We hear an african beat while Gambino dances towards the camera. At some point, his face contorts and he squints one his eyes, looking just like Uncle Ruckus, a character from 'The Boondocks', an elderly black man who thought he was white and hated black people.pic.twitter.com/kCF4hDhTjQ
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3) Right here, Gambino poses as the ministrel Jim Crow, acharacter invented around 1900, when the blackface was invented by white comedians. The Jim Crows were a racist parody of black people. Notice how he shoots a 'slave' (black person with hands tied and bare feet).pic.twitter.com/zabWq8Ek8e
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4) After killing the 'cuffed man, Gambino handles the gun for a child, who takes the gun as if it was the most precious thing in the world (the gun has a huge importance for America, unlike a black man's life who's discarded as garbage).pic.twitter.com/bSneAj8yDV
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5) These 'funny' pants Gambino is wearing are part of the official classic confederate soldiers' uniform. I don't think the confederate meaning needs a further explanation, but clearly he's representing the people who support the confederate ideas + flag.pic.twitter.com/qM4l8QDJYr
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6) At this point, the beats are completetly changed and we start listening to a trap beat. Even after killing a black man, Gambino dances in a joyful way, being followed by innocent school kids. They are clearly copying everything he does because he's 'cool'.pic.twitter.com/o9S4CKKnyO
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7) Watch as Gambino observes the kids, see what's trending between them, so he can find another way to make them follow him. These are the memes, dance trends and everything in between spreading like 'fire' online.pic.twitter.com/9DvOnjCtfd
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8) Chaos is reigning behind them, but clearly they don't care because the beat is sick and the african dance is super catchy. Why would they care about the problems when they are having fun and being entertained? Hmm...pic.twitter.com/J7yoFKTJFQ
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9) The church! A safe haven for black people. The choir is singing and it doesn't look like a coincidence that one of the members looks just like 'Get Out's director Jordan Peele. The choir chants with joy: 'He gonna shoot somebody'.pic.twitter.com/bRKZTP1jRk
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10) Gambino arrives and shoots every single one of the choir members. Charleston shooting, 2015. USA. Yet another mass murder of black people in America.pic.twitter.com/5MprUgekSo
