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Prince Sings Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry 
"Cinnamon Girl…Don't cry, don't shed no tears/One night won't make us feel cause we know how this movie's ending," Prince sings By Adam Wild Aba, IOL Correspondent WASHINGTON, October 16 (IslamOnline.net) - US rock star Prince released a new song portraying an Arab-American girl forced by the post-September 11 harassment and racism to envisage blowing herself up in an airport, but changes her mind after spotting innocent playful children. The video for the song "Cinnamon Girl" shows the girl, played by Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes of the movie "Whale Rider," helpless and tearful after being discriminated against and accosted by her schoolmates. "Cinnamon Girl of mixed heritage, never knew the meaning of color lines," sings Prince, who only appears in the video intermittently playing guitar. "9/11 turned that all around/when she got accused of this crime." One day the girl returned home to find its walls sprayed by "terrorist scum" graffiti and her hijab-donned mother trying to cover Arabic-language signs with English ones. She appears praying to God with tears running down her cheeks as she grew impatient with the racial profiling wherever she went. "Cinnamon Girl…Don't cry, don't shed no tears/One night won't make us feel cause we know how this movie's ending," Prince continues. Desperate as she was, "Cinnamon Girl" decided to blow herself up in an airport but backtracked when she saw children hugging their father. US F-16s, FBI agents, mosque minarets are all shown in the background of the four-minute clip. Policies of President George Bush’s administration in the wake of the 9/11 attacks have antagonized a large section of the estimated six million Muslim Americans. Iraq Illusion Towering columns of smoke rising from war-battered area could be also seen, in a reference to the US-led war on Iraq. "As war drums beat in Babylon/Cinnamon girl starts to pray/Eye've never heard a prayer like this one/Never b4 that day," Prince signs. "So began the mass illusion, war on terror alibi/What's the use when the god of confusion keeps on telling the same lie?" goes the song, in a veiled reference to Bush who is accused of misleading his people into the Iraq war under the false premise of seeking weapons of mass destruction. "Prince intended for it to spark some dialogue," the video's director, Phil Harder, of Minneapolis-based Harder-Fuller Films, told the Associated Press. More than 650 American foreign-policy specialists said in an open letter to Bush that his Iraq invasion is the most misguided war since Vietnam, benefits terrorists and is justified by false claims. Eighteen months after the invasion, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called the US-led onslaught “illegal” and said it contravened the UN charter. Top US weapons inspector in Iraq Charles Duelfer concluded earlier in the month that Iraq had possessed no weapons of mass destruction before the invasion. Criticism The clip, however, drew immediate criticism from right-wing writers and politicians in the United States. Michelle Malkin, the author of "In Defense of Internment: The Case for Racial Profiling in World War II and the War on Terror," described the song as "the latest martyrdom video." She claimed that "it's not just the Palestinian Authority that is in the business of indoctrinating young people through vile martyrdom videos." In a commentary posted on her website, Malkin accused Prince of jumping "into the murder-promoting, terror-sympathizing act." She also charged him with "crass exploitation of post-9/11 race-card-playing by Arab-American apologists for terror." A May 2004 report released by the US Senate Office Of Research concluded that the Arab Americans and the Muslim community in the United States have taken the brunt of the Patriot Act and other federal powers applied in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. More than 1,200 Muslims and Arab-Americans have been taken into custody after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington. Amnesty International repeatedly said that racial profiling by US law enforcement agencies had grown over the past three years to cover one in nine Americans, mostly targeting Muslims. | |
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The reference to the god of confusion isn't a reference to Bush but a religious reference to the Bible. The god of confusion is a reference to the devil. | |
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kmet44 said: The reference to the god of confusion isn't a reference to Bush but a religious reference to the Bible. The god of confusion is a reference to the devil.
Satan, Bush. Same thing. 
Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
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JediMaster said: kmet44 said: The reference to the god of confusion isn't a reference to Bush but a religious reference to the Bible. The god of confusion is a reference to the devil.
Satan, Bush. Same thing.  | |
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You know that when idiotic right wingers like Michelle malkin criticize the video that P actually got it right. It's like an elephant stamp.
How does she get the analysis of the video so utterly wrong? When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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interesting use of a review to put a spin on things  | |
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btw: Michelle Malkin is hot. | |
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The lyric actually goes: "Don't cry, don't shed no tears
One lie won't make us fear, (not feel). 'Cause we know how this movie's ending.'' "Feel'' doesn't even make sense in that sentence. Michelle Malkin is a disturbed young lady. I can't figure out whether or not she actually believes the crazy "arguments'' she spews. | |
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EROTICCITYNPG said: Michelle Malkin, the author of "In Defense of Internment: The Case for Racial Profiling in World War II and the War on Terror," described the song as "the latest martyrdom video." She claimed that "it's not just the Palestinian Authority that is in the business of indoctrinating young people through vile martyrdom videos." In a commentary posted on her website, Malkin accused Prince of jumping "into the murder-promoting, terror-sympathizing act." She also charged him with "crass exploitation of post-9/11 race-card-playing by Arab-American apologists for terror." 
Shocking that people like this have a platform...and are taken seriously ! Futuristic Fantasy | |
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Look what else she wrote on her web-site: What it is is a washed-up pop star's crass exploitation of post-9/11 race-card-playing by Arab-American apologists for terror. What it will do is further stoke the fires of the America-bashing MTV crowd. It also happens to be crappy music to boot. Prince should leave shahid recruitment to Yasser Arafat and stop trying to be a Musician with a Message. Whatever happened to the days when pop musicians actually made good music? I think we should all write her a "fam" e-mail !!  Futuristic Fantasy | |
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In fact its impressive how many different issues Prince touches on in a few short verses...The impact on muslims around the globe whilst the bombs dropped in a distant place on unknown people, the impact of 9/11 on the treatment of Muslims in the US, the lies around the war on teror, the impact of this on the ordinary citzens of the US, the injustice caused to the innocent on both sides, the inevitable consequences long term of these lies and war, the importance of the Koran in the islamic faith and its ability to provide comfort and increase spiritual strength in troubled times...
These are subjects which of course entire Books and Films have been based on. And to make it all sound funky... A true testament to his artistic ability!! Cin..Girl also emphasises how important the music video can be as an artistic tool as it really brings the song to life. Wonder if Prince's spiritual state is exploring the Islamic Faith, if he is, he'd be one funky muslim! | |
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Desperate as she was, "Cinnamon Girl" decided to blow herself up in an airport but backtracked when she saw children hugging their father.
The children and father they're referring to just happen to be my brother and nieces!!!! Finally they get some recognition.  | |
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EROTICCITYNPG said: http://www.islamonline.org/English/News/2004-10/16/article05.shtml
Prince Sings Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry
"Cinnamon Girl…Don't cry, don't shed no tears/One night won't make us feel cause we know how this movie's ending," Prince sings By Adam Wild Aba, IOL Correspondent WASHINGTON, October 16 (IslamOnline.net) - US rock star Prince released a new song portraying an Arab-American girl forced by the post-September 11 harassment and racism to envisage blowing herself up in an airport, but changes her mind after spotting innocent playful children. The video for the song "Cinnamon Girl" shows the girl, played by Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes of the movie "Whale Rider," helpless and tearful after being discriminated against and accosted by her schoolmates. "Cinnamon Girl of mixed heritage, never knew the meaning of color lines," sings Prince, who only appears in the video intermittently playing guitar. "9/11 turned that all around/when she got accused of this crime." One day the girl returned home to find its walls sprayed by "terrorist scum" graffiti and her hijab-donned mother trying to cover Arabic-language signs with English ones. She appears praying to God with tears running down her cheeks as she grew impatient with the racial profiling wherever she went. "Cinnamon Girl…Don't cry, don't shed no tears/One night won't make us feel cause we know how this movie's ending," Prince continues. Desperate as she was, "Cinnamon Girl" decided to blow herself up in an airport but backtracked when she saw children hugging their father. US F-16s, FBI agents, mosque minarets are all shown in the background of the four-minute clip. Policies of President George Bush’s administration in the wake of the 9/11 attacks have antagonized a large section of the estimated six million Muslim Americans. Iraq Illusion Towering columns of smoke rising from war-battered area could be also seen, in a reference to the US-led war on Iraq. "As war drums beat in Babylon/Cinnamon girl starts to pray/Eye've never heard a prayer like this one/Never b4 that day," Prince signs. "So began the mass illusion, war on terror alibi/What's the use when the god of confusion keeps on telling the same lie?" goes the song, in a veiled reference to Bush who is accused of misleading his people into the Iraq war under the false premise of seeking weapons of mass destruction. "Prince intended for it to spark some dialogue," the video's director, Phil Harder, of Minneapolis-based Harder-Fuller Films, told the Associated Press. More than 650 American foreign-policy specialists said in an open letter to Bush that his Iraq invasion is the most misguided war since Vietnam, benefits terrorists and is justified by false claims. Eighteen months after the invasion, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called the US-led onslaught “illegal” and said it contravened the UN charter. Top US weapons inspector in Iraq Charles Duelfer concluded earlier in the month that Iraq had possessed no weapons of mass destruction before the invasion. Criticism The clip, however, drew immediate criticism from right-wing writers and politicians in the United States. Michelle Malkin, the author of "In Defense of Internment: The Case for Racial Profiling in World War II and the War on Terror," described the song as "the latest martyrdom video." She claimed that "it's not just the Palestinian Authority that is in the business of indoctrinating young people through vile martyrdom videos." In a commentary posted on her website, Malkin accused Prince of jumping "into the murder-promoting, terror-sympathizing act." She also charged him with "crass exploitation of post-9/11 race-card-playing by Arab-American apologists for terror." A May 2004 report released by the US Senate Office Of Research concluded that the Arab Americans and the Muslim community in the United States have taken the brunt of the Patriot Act and other federal powers applied in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. More than 1,200 Muslims and Arab-Americans have been taken into custody after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington. Amnesty International repeatedly said that racial profiling by US law enforcement agencies had grown over the past three years to cover one in nine Americans, mostly targeting Muslims. The Tao te Ching gives advice to rulers:
"Interfere Less". | |
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In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Mercfiul
As an activist in the Black, Native, Latino, Feminist, Asian. and Muslim communities for 20 years I would like to THANK Prince for doing Ciannomin Girl. I find it intereresting that when a black or Latin musican tries to speak on something social or polticial everyone asks them to shut their mouth. AS IF CELEBERTIES DO NOT HAVE ANY SOCIAL OR POLTICAL THOUGHTS. Yes indeed the issue Prince has so thoughtfully brought about needs to be discussed more fully. Why? Why are some of us so scared to think in better ways? You should thank the God tghat a black man or any man for that matter stood up and told the truth. It is funny how some only see Prince as a piece of physical flesh without even giving thought to what is being said. Whenver we see something having to deal with Latin. Balck, Native, Feminist, Asian, and now Muslim concerns in our nation, we have a habit of only seeing what they can offer us by in the physcial but never in the spiritual. Look at all our famous peoples. Jennifer Lopez, Angelia Jolie, Danny Glover, Susan Surandon, Sean Penn.. WHY DO WE ONLY SEE THEM FOR THEIR PHISICAL PRESENCE AND NOT THEIR THOUGHTS? Something is wrong with that. Something is very wrong. Herd conformism is quite common these days. Maybe it has always been so. When someone comes out and says something against the grain, we ought to look at it more carefully before condemning anyone. Keep going Prince Keep going brotha. Keep going. You now have new friends all over the world Your Muslim fan and brother always. | |
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Who the fuck IS Michelle Malkin anyway? She's just another conservative slot dedicated to making sure this planet continues to be misled by imperialistic White men. I hate her with a hot, hot hate. PEACE. | |
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steviedelray said: Who the fuck IS Michelle Malkin anyway? She's just another conservative slot dedicated to making sure this planet continues to be misled by imperialistic White men. I hate her with a hot, hot hate. PEACE.
She's a self-hating b***h too. She supports internment of the "suspicious" after 9/11. Doesn't she realize that if she were living in California after Pearl Harbor, her ass would have been locked up in a camp as well? They would have said "Philipino my ass! Get in that camp!" "White people like Wayne Brady because he makes Byrant Gumbel look like Malcom X" - Negrodamus | |
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smoothpants said: steviedelray said: Who the fuck IS Michelle Malkin anyway? She's just another conservative slot dedicated to making sure this planet continues to be misled by imperialistic White men. I hate her with a hot, hot hate. PEACE.
She's a self-hating b***h too. She supports internment of the "suspicious" after 9/11. Doesn't she realize that if she were living in California after Pearl Harbor, her ass would have been locked up in a camp as well? They would have said "Philipino my ass! Get in that camp!" co-sign/ditto/agree 100%!!! To Sir, with Love | |
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