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Move Over Kanye, Childish Gambino Is Here To Save Us All

Childish Gambino is doing for America what Kanye thinks he's doing.

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Move Over Kanye, Childish Gambino Is Here To Save Us All
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We all have seen Kanye's mindless tweets. Whether he's tweeting about "making America great again" or his overall support for Donald Trump, we've seen the tweets. Although his motive for tweeting these things is unclear, it is clear that he is trying to evoke change in his audience.

Some claim Kanye is having a complete mental break down, and while that may, in fact, be true, no one can deny that he is making a change in people's perceptions.

With the overall shock factor of his tweets and messages, people are definitely paying attention. Now, if this attention is exactly the kind he wants is unclear. Most of the reaction has been negative, and celebrities and fans alike have turned on Kanye, unfollowing him on Twitter and other social media.

Some speculate that this was all to promote his latest single, but with no retractions made about his statements, it's looking like he legitimately thinks this way. Kanye thinks he's making a change by doing this when he is really just infuriating the public.

Amid this Trump talk and racism spewing from Kanye's Twitter comes a beacon of hope- Donald Glover.

Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gabino just released a new music video for his song "This is America" jammed packed with social and political messages. Not only does it inspire a national conversation about gun violence, but it has the shock factor that is really making a change.

Childish Gambino is doing for America what Kanye thinks he's doing. Childish Gambino has made the shocking violence in his video something that can be examined and talked about, rather than something that just infuriates people like Kanye's tweets.

The video shows Childish Gabino dancing as chaos ensues in the background, and uses symbolism to tackle tough issues like gun violence and racism. The violence in the video parallels real-life events such as the Charleston church shooting, and by Incorporating this violence into something such as art, it gets people to pay attention.

Violence can so often be overlooked in the media, and sometimes we must find other outlets to express a message, which is exactly what Childish Gambino did.

If you haven't watched the video, you can watch it here:


I encourage all of you to not only watch, but to generate serious conversation about gun violence. Be the change that Donald Glover was trying to envoke.

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