Is Florence's New Video Racist?

Florence + The Machine's newest video has found itself at the centre of a bitter row with some claiming the video portrays 'white supremacist' views.

The video, which depicts Florence being chased by a painted black man who is performing voo doo on her, has been said to be guilty of 'glorifying the white female central character as representing goodness, all while vilifying the evil dark skinned heathen Other.'

The website to make the claims, racialicious.com, wrote a piece entitled, 'White Supremacy all dressed up in a pop video is still White Supremacy' which stated that, "Discussions about whether or not Welch is personally responsible for this racist music video have cropped up. When you break it down and imagine the number of people who were behind the storyboarding, choreographing, casting and creative direction around this video, it is slightly astounding that not one person raised concerns about how problematic this video is."

The directors of the video, Icelandic duo, Arni & Kinski have yet to comment on the matter, however fans were quick to defend the artist. One of her fans said on their Tumblr page, "I don't think Florence is racist. She is a woman who loves soul, respects black artists, regularly cites them amongst her hugest influences."

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