Snoop Dogg's Anti-Trump Video Becomes a Pro-Trump Prop
Donald Trump has now added to the condemnations of Snoop Dogg’s latest music video, in which the rapper points a toy gun at a clown named “Ronald Klump” and pulls the trigger, firing a “bang” flag. “Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama?” he tweeted. “Jail time!”
The indignant reaction to Snoop’s satirical video for “Lavender (Nightfall Remix)” is the latest example of how politically themed art can double as a prop for whatever side it’s opposing. The controversial scene comes toward theshock value of pulling a trigger on a presidential lookalike can’t be denied. The video has certainly succeeded at drawing attention—but more for its ability to confirm preconceived partisan narratives than for anything it actually said.
