if you don't know, i am literally in love with M.I.A.'s music, and am indefinitely appalled at the horendus editing and censorship of her latest video, Paper Planes.

If you don't know, M.I.A. is an underground superstar. She makes real hip-hop dealing with violence, war, and problems in 3rd world countries, much better than a song about how YOU! can do the Soulja Boy dance.

What is edited is the chorus.

"All I wanna do is *BANG BANG BANG*

And... *ka-CHING*

And take your money!"

Yes, it seems..... not good, but the lyrics are really deep, as is the rest of her new album Kala (which you should buy/steal/illegally download this instant). MTV has the audacity to actually edit the gun sounds, even worse than the David Letterman edit.

If this network is afraid the air a harmless video with gun sounds, yet can air a show that has lesbians making out, and pretty much having simulated sex, which can be seen at 1.pm in the afternoon, perfect for the kids!

So if MTV won't air this, but they happily air pretty much softcore porn on Saturday mornings and The Hills, then I have no hope for them. (not that I had much hope for them anyway.)

So.... yea.

this is also my xmas post.

so merry xmas.