Music clips 6 of the 90s which are offensive according to today's standards

They were huge on TRL, but these videos would find it difficult to make censors spent in 2023.


The clips transformed the 80s but reached their peak into the 90's Like this decade Pop stars has pushed the limits of creativity and expression with extravagant videos that cost Up to $ 7 million (in the case of Michael And Janet Jackson "Scream" collaboration). In addition to the expansion of narrative and visual boundaries, there were many videos that pushed social borders, sometimes towards places deemed unacceptable by a large part of society. Videos, especially Madonna "Justify my love" (1990), SIR MIX-A-LOT "Baby Get Back" (1992), the "Smack My [Expaletive] UP" of the Prodigy, and 1997), and Nas' "Hate Me Now" (1999) all made the headlines or were prohibited for the content deemed controversial at the time.

But look back the decade through today's eyes and you will find other successes that have gone directly to the buzz bin, despite violence, misogyny and other contents that today was thrown away elsewhere. Here are six popular clips from the 90s that are offensive by 2023.

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1
"Jeremy" by Peal Jam (1992)

Pearl Jam's Jeremy video
Jam Pearl / YouTube

Based on a real story From a second year student who died by suicide, this single of Pearl Jam's first album Ten highlighted Cover of a little girl reach a pistol. Even more shocking was His powerful video clip , who culminates in the character holder of the song, putting a pistol in class and ending his life. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Because of MTV censoring part of the final scene , viewers see only the consequences - his classmates lit in the blood - by making a lot to believe that Jeremy had turned them. Although the public was disturbed by video in 1992, in the middle of the constant thread of armed violence today in schools, it is practically impossible to imagine that such a video is produced or broadcast on television.

2
"Crazy" by Aerosmith (1994)

Liv Tyler in Aerosmith's Crazy video

"In" Crazy ", two high school students go crazy and play a series of romantic fantasies / sexual go-broke", says Aerosmith Guitariste Joe Perry In Rocks: My life in and out of aerosmith . But there is something in this opening scene for video - in which 17 years old Alicia Silverstone's The Catholic schoolgrower skirt catches on the window it faus Liv Tyler , live really.

Soon, the two lost the rest of their uniforms to win a pole competition and sunglasses in the display flight while a cashier struck by lust looks, marking the video as a relic of a time when Female empowerment was often closely defined as a power over male gaze. (Oh, and one of the video stars is the leader Steven Tyler real minor girl , casting which was quite frightening at the time, even less with hindsight.)

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3
"Just a girl" undoubtedly (1995)

Gwen Stefani in No Doubt's Just a Girl video
No doubt and youtube

At first glance, you may not notice anything problematic High contrast video For the break undoubtedly with a platinum hair singer Gwen Stefani Balustrade against patriarchy ( Although he does not identify himself as a feminist ). And then you spot the Bindi on his forehead.

The singer said that she became aware of what was going to become an assignment of trend while leaving with a group comrade Tony Kanal , whose parents were born in India. Ported mainly by women on the Indian subcontinent, the brand can be associated with a number of religious and cultural meanings, but the American Italian Stefani told Rock Street Journal (via the Archives of FanSsite Shefani) in 1997 that 'She did not consider to be "a signature" for her before the video, and: " For me, it was just fashion . ""

The accessory is particularly crinizing teeth in increased awareness around The type of cultural appropriation that Stefani has benefited in depth and shamelessly for decades, perhaps more in the era "Harajuku Girls" of her solo career, when she turned with four Japanese rescue dancers silent than actress Margaret Cho once Compared to a mestrel show . (When questioned by Paper On his actions in 2021, the The voice Star offered: "These rules are dividing us more and more" and continued in 2023 to proclaim awesomely Seduce Editor in Chief Jea Marie Calaor of his supposed kinship with other cultures, " My God, I am Japanese . ")

4
"Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex (1995)

Rednex Cotton Eye Joe video
Rednex / YouTube videos

In 1994, the Swedish group Rednex decided to mix a Eurodance version of "Cotton Eye Joe", an American folk song with Possible roots in slavery . As indicated in a HuffPost 2015 look, the group "has made a world name by itself fetish the South American "In addition to their offensive group name, the members of the group took stage names such as" Mary Joe "and" Billy Ray "in place of names given as Annika and Jonas.

And for all his stupidity, The 1995 video Because the surprise blow is nevertheless filled with painful stereotypes of South American poverty. In the midst of a lot of hay and frequent photos of a slightly dressed woman at the top of a mechanical bull, members of the stewed band dressed in tatters spit in the moon and pull rodents of their cheeky hair.

5
"I Drive MyDle Crazy" by 'N Sync (1999)

'N Sync's I Drive Myself Crazy video
Sony BMG

In this 1999 clip For a pop ballad of their first album takes place largely in a padded play, the members of 'N Sync manage to both trivialize mental illness and embody the most fragile of male Egos. Thanks to a series of flashbacks, we each see involved in tragic interactions with their friends on the screen: a woman is bored by Chris Kirkpatrick Responding to his phone during a picnic date, another does not like a necklace offered by Justin Timberlake , etc. These situations lead the singers to "go crazy". At the end of the video, during which a sexy psychiatrist rides inexplicably Joey Fatone While rushing into a Superman costume, wicked women get what they deserve while the group of boys is released from asylum and their ex-girlfriend angry arrive in straight jackets to take their place.

6
"The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang (1999)

The Bloodhound Gang's Bad Touch video
Bloodhound Gang / YouTube

An release in September 1999 of an album entitled Hourra for crazy , " Bad contact "Present members of the Gang Bloodhound who walks in Paris in monkey frogs and large and false human ears. At the beginning of their toxic trips, they pulled on four women who passed with tranquilizing darts and launch one on one shoulder At the height "pants and I bet you will feel crazy. "Later, they knock a gay couple with chopsticks, trapping a short stature person under a net and put them all in a cage with women.

The gay and lesbian alliance against defamation has spoken out against The video is "gay-bashing", " But after a small montage, MTV Report to requests from viewers And put it in frequent rotation.


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