"I did. The version the censors said was 'unrelenting in its depiction of degradation.' But here's what I don't get. The twist—the mirror—makes the whole thing a statement about self-destruction, not misogyny. Why not just say that? Why let the bans stand?"
MTV never unbanned it. But in 1998, the Video Music Awards gave "Smack My Bitch Up" a nomination for Best Dance Video anyway. The Prodigy didn't attend. Liam sent a one-sentence fax: "We'll be in the mirror if you need us." Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up -uncensored - banne...
"That video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. He's Swedish. He told me the first-person thing wasn't a gimmick. It was a dare. He wanted to see how long people would hate the main character before realizing they'd been hating a woman all along. We put in clues—the hands are small, the voice in the car is female, the dancer in the club calls the protagonist 'girl'—but no one noticed. They were too busy being disgusted." "I did
"Because," he said, "if I explain it, they win. The ban is the point." Why not just say that