A totally beautiful remix of the Same Love song, done for Africa. It's so well done, I watched it twice so far. Perhaps it's because of the struggle Africans face over being gay, and the reaction to that in the video, that makes it so profound?
Unfortunately, the gov in Kenya has banned it. Good luck with that Kenyan gov. Far out. Haven't these bigots heard of of that internet thingy yet?
They'll ban a video of love like this, at the same time letting in US evangelical hate preachers stirring up lies and innuendo about us. Then say that it's a Kenyan cultural thing.....
Kenyan band Art Attack had released a music video earlier this month for their remix, which features images of same-sex couples and pride marchers in the country.BTW it's not so much about "sexy" although yes that's a part of it. It's much more about love. Love doesn't discriminate. People do.
However, the Kenya Film Classification Board denied the video a license for release – banning it because “it does not adhere to the morals of the country”.
According to Kenyan newspaper reports, the Board’s exec Ezekiel Mutua urged the public not to distribute the song, and claimed the producers did not obtain the correct filming license for the video.
He tweeted: “Same Love-Remix’ restricted for violation of the law,KFCB classification guidelines, moral values.
“KFCB is a regulator. We don’t do what’s popular; we do what’s legal and right.”
Art Attack describes the song as “a Kenyan song about same sex rights,gay rights,LGBT struggles,gender equalities,gay struggles and civil liberties for all sexual orientations”.
On YouTube, it includes the disclaimer: “WARNING: This video contains imagery and a message that may be unnecessarily offensive to some.”
Some of the Kenyan commenters on the video called for the band to be arrested, with one writing: “What kind of a man is that who finds another man sexy?” Pink News
I'd not have put a warning on the video either.
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