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"This is America" is causing a cultural conversation around the world

Childish Gambino's "This Is America" has become an overnight cultural phenomenon. The internet was quick to point out tons of hidden messages throughout the piece. Here's some you might have missed.
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Hidden meanings behind Childish Gambino's "This Is America" ()

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.'s video is definitely one you have to watch more than once. It deserves a full length doc, but here's about 5 minutes.

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There is so much to take in. It feels like a 30 second clip only to realize you’ve been hooked for 4 minutes.

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I wondered if there is a message to hip hop artists as do more to speak out and/Or help.

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I might be responsible for like 200 views on YouTube. The conversation this video is instigating is electric.

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Childish Gambino's "This Is America" he plays a Jim Crow caricature that shows plenty of symbolism through subtle nuances and direct distractions by entertaining through dance and trap lyricism.

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Kids are seen recording everything on their phones, referencing the use of livestreams in police shootings as a means of documenting and sharing the truth. Gambino‘s lyrics state, “this is a celly, that’s a tool”.

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New Childish Gambino video is absolutely game breaking. My God.

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we borrow so much from black culture and still persecute it

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This is too deep for me man. Giving me flashbacks of high school literature class where the red dress was a dress but also a symbol of twelve other things.

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This video is truly a piece of art. Childish Gambino for a Pulitzer Prize 🏆

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Ok but aside from all the meanings and thought provoking, did y'all know was such a good dancer? 👍

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Childish Gambino's "This Is America" is already beating some of 2017's biggest YouTube hits after just 2 days

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