In the video, Badu strips completely naked in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza and pretends to be shot in the head– in the exact spot where John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
Apparently, seeing a women naked in public is offensive to some people, and especially so in such a sacred location. Who would have thought?
Badu first started making waves with her controversial music video a few months ago, and the video has since been pulled from all places on the web where it once sat.
Erykah, who is a native of Dallas, has repeatedly defended the video, saying that people just don’t get it.
She tweeted:
“I would never disrespect JFK. his revolutionary thinking is my inspiration. my performance art has been grossly misinterpreted by many.”Erykah is raising her own three kids in Dallas.
“There were children there. i prayed they wouldnt b traumatized.” In addition, onlookers were “yelling, THIS IS A PUBLIC PLACE : YOU OUGHTA BE ASHAMED : PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON : DAMN GIRL! etc…”
Just today, she also squashed rumors that she has been given a 6 month probation for her actions:
“I am not on probation . that’s a falsey. I received a situation . got a ticket for my tag hangin out my pannies.”Followed by this tweet a few minutes later:
“art has many layers . you can pull back one or pull back many .”Unfortunately, Erykah, sometimes you have to keep your art– and your layer pulling– in the privacy of your own home.
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