The only obscenity is that they would hurt animals and certainly people. Although I'm not gay and the woman does nothing for me, I do enjoy your work and bombing should be censored. Go figure!
I have to agree with Ronboy. The powers that be obviously only took a cursory look at your vid. Either that or they are too stupid to know what obscenity really means. Maybe its the anti American sentiment that riles. To quote George Carlin: "Its called the American Dream... because you would have to be asleep to believe it!". Keep up the good work.
Any censorship of your superb video is purely ludicrous. The "powers that be" that took this decision surely couldn't have looked beyond the first few seconds, and then without the sound turned on.
Don't let any of this discourage you, my friend. Call me naive but I still believe that common sense always prevails in the end.
It's easy to think conspiracy when it maybe just sloppy programming but of course, as is often the case in the digital world, you can't get through to anyone to find out. But then, you HAVE dared to criticisie America. It's probably political.
I can only think they want to steer people away from sites that criticise US imperialism. Censoring the internet is a bad thing anyway. If anyone does not like something up there, they are free to post their own criticisms, not appeal to censorship.
The film would have been #3 - Most Viewed (This Month) - Non-profits & Activism - France, had it not been re-classified. (By what logic, incidentally, do you remove all honors from videos that you have deemed unsuitable for minors ? It's like something out of Orwell's '1984' - a kind of redefinition of history !)
So, to spare me some head-scratching, I wonder if you could enlighten me as to which images are deemed 'not ... suitable for minors' in 'Bikini 2'?
It can't be the sequences of animals being prepared to be irradiated by an atom-bomb, - obscene though I find this - as this is taken from Universal's public domain footage, which is also posted on YouTube with no 'adults-only' classification (v=JXMSC8uleiE ).
It can't be the image of children lying dead in a street in Iraq, either, as this is taken from another of my films, "Russian Dolls" - v=rbrGfBtTK4M - which, again, has no 'adults-only' classification.
The American market has a very strange adaptation of censorship, to say the least.
Recently, I watched the movie "Casino" on U.S cable TV on a Sunday afternoon. All, and even minor verbal profanities were edited out, plus any slight glimpse resembling nudity. However, the scene where a man is clubbed to death with a baseball was shown in it's entirety, as suitable family viewing.
Given that my video is explicitly critical of the US, it just may be that the real reason for its removal is political - or nationalist.
It is especially hard to resist this conclusion, given the existence of a whole plethora of content which stays up on YouTube despite blatantly breaching your guidelines. A simple search for 'Bikini' on YouTube, for example, will reveal a host of blatant ads for porn-sites - witness 'Sexy Hot Thong Bikini Girls Strip Tease' [v=_TB7oFc2oXY ].
And while you tolerate Shane Dawson sucking a fake tampon smeared with (presumably) fake blood and saying that it tastes just like Miley Cyrus in his otherwise hilarious "OBSESSED: MILEY CYRUS AND JOE JONAS" [ v=mFFg_7_jJos ] it is hard to see why you would not tolerate "Bikini", which is an educational film about the atom-bomb, followed by a song lamenting the missed turnings on the country's road toward the American Dream.
Your Community Guidelines state that you "encourage free speech and defend everyone's right to express unpopular points of view". Prove it, by re-instating "Bikini 2" as suitable for all ages. And don't just classify the videos I have listed in this email as 'Adult-only'. I am NOT flagging them !!
I think I would have removed the images of Bush with your re-mix - kinda dates the video. But the rest is valid. And the song at the end is kinda haunting.
Does anybody know what's happening with that Bikinian lawsuit? I mean, I guess the administration has other priorites, with the economy being in the mess it's in right now ..
What a shame that YouTube puts up thousands of faux obscenities and can't distinguish them from REAL ones! Prends ton courage, Michel: tu l'as eu droite la première fois. The message is still clear, even more pointed.
This is a fantastic video--the best yet from the talented Michel Griffin! The images and the song itself are still heartbreakingly pertinent as America continues to engage in the bombing of innocents. I have rarely encountered a song that so effectively combines lyricism and political punch.
Personally I think it's a great attention drawer to "America Come Weep". Your intentions were most surely above board, and the effect of the REAL obscenities come across loud and clear, which is the whole point of the video.
Well done Michel, and sorry you had to comply to a nonsensical classification.
This is a censored version of my previous 'Bikini' video, which YouTube chose to classify as 'adult-only' when it started attracting 10,000 views a day.
I thought long and hard before re-launching it, but have decided that, although the song has lost some of its relevance, in the comparative enlightenment of the Obama presidency, it still has some resonance.
And I couldn't resist the irony of removing the brief seconds of nudity, while leaving in the real obscenities - the scenes of live animals being used to test the effects of radiation from an atom bomb, and children lying dead in a street in Iraq.
But I'd be interested in your views: is this just a shameless publicity exercise, or is it a legitimate way to attract attention to the plight of the Bikinians - and to 'America, Come Weep' ?
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comic114 2 years ago
Michel,
The only obscenity is that they would hurt animals and certainly people. Although I'm not gay and the woman does nothing for me, I do enjoy your work and bombing should be censored. Go figure!
sherryleerocks 2 years ago 10
I have to agree with Ronboy. The powers that be obviously only took a cursory look at your vid. Either that or they are too stupid to know what obscenity really means. Maybe its the anti American sentiment that riles. To quote George Carlin: "Its called the American Dream... because you would have to be asleep to believe it!". Keep up the good work.
r00pz 2 years ago 9
Michel,
Any censorship of your superb video is purely ludicrous. The "powers that be" that took this decision surely couldn't have looked beyond the first few seconds, and then without the sound turned on.
Don't let any of this discourage you, my friend. Call me naive but I still believe that common sense always prevails in the end.
ronboy51 2 years ago 7
It's easy to think conspiracy when it maybe just sloppy programming but of course, as is often the case in the digital world, you can't get through to anyone to find out. But then, you HAVE dared to criticisie America. It's probably political.
Good clip.Honourable.Respect.
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wolfpackjudo 2 years ago
I can only think they want to steer people away from sites that criticise US imperialism. Censoring the internet is a bad thing anyway. If anyone does not like something up there, they are free to post their own criticisms, not appeal to censorship.
Kenisnotthemayor 2 years ago 9
Open letter to YouTube editors, who do not reply to emails:
Dear YouTube,
On 27th June 2009, you decided to categorise this video as adult-only, on the day that it attracted some 5,000 views.
MichelGriffin 2 years ago
The film would have been #3 - Most Viewed (This Month) - Non-profits & Activism - France, had it not been re-classified. (By what logic, incidentally, do you remove all honors from videos that you have deemed unsuitable for minors ? It's like something out of Orwell's '1984' - a kind of redefinition of history !)
So, to spare me some head-scratching, I wonder if you could enlighten me as to which images are deemed 'not ... suitable for minors' in 'Bikini 2'?
MichelGriffin 2 years ago
It can't be the sequences of animals being prepared to be irradiated by an atom-bomb, - obscene though I find this - as this is taken from Universal's public domain footage, which is also posted on YouTube with no 'adults-only' classification (v=JXMSC8uleiE ).
It can't be the image of children lying dead in a street in Iraq, either, as this is taken from another of my films, "Russian Dolls" - v=rbrGfBtTK4M - which, again, has no 'adults-only' classification.
MichelGriffin 2 years ago
Michel,
The American market has a very strange adaptation of censorship, to say the least.
Recently, I watched the movie "Casino" on U.S cable TV on a Sunday afternoon. All, and even minor verbal profanities were edited out, plus any slight glimpse resembling nudity. However, the scene where a man is clubbed to death with a baseball was shown in it's entirety, as suitable family viewing.
The mind boggles!!
ronboy51 2 years ago 8
Given that my video is explicitly critical of the US, it just may be that the real reason for its removal is political - or nationalist.
It is especially hard to resist this conclusion, given the existence of a whole plethora of content which stays up on YouTube despite blatantly breaching your guidelines. A simple search for 'Bikini' on YouTube, for example, will reveal a host of blatant ads for porn-sites - witness 'Sexy Hot Thong Bikini Girls Strip Tease' [v=_TB7oFc2oXY ].
MichelGriffin 2 years ago
And while you tolerate Shane Dawson sucking a fake tampon smeared with (presumably) fake blood and saying that it tastes just like Miley Cyrus in his otherwise hilarious "OBSESSED: MILEY CYRUS AND JOE JONAS" [ v=mFFg_7_jJos ] it is hard to see why you would not tolerate "Bikini", which is an educational film about the atom-bomb, followed by a song lamenting the missed turnings on the country's road toward the American Dream.
MichelGriffin 2 years ago
Your Community Guidelines state that you "encourage free speech and defend everyone's right to express unpopular points of view". Prove it, by re-instating "Bikini 2" as suitable for all ages. And don't just classify the videos I have listed in this email as 'Adult-only'. I am NOT flagging them !!
Thank you,
Michel Griffin
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I think I would have removed the images of Bush with your re-mix - kinda dates the video. But the rest is valid. And the song at the end is kinda haunting.
Does anybody know what's happening with that Bikinian lawsuit? I mean, I guess the administration has other priorites, with the economy being in the mess it's in right now ..
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Francesca20007 2 years ago 4
What a shame that YouTube puts up thousands of faux obscenities and can't distinguish them from REAL ones! Prends ton courage, Michel: tu l'as eu droite la première fois. The message is still clear, even more pointed.
bonsaibirder 2 years ago 6
This is a fantastic video--the best yet from the talented Michel Griffin! The images and the song itself are still heartbreakingly pertinent as America continues to engage in the bombing of innocents. I have rarely encountered a song that so effectively combines lyricism and political punch.
leilapasturat 2 years ago 10
Personally I think it's a great attention drawer to "America Come Weep". Your intentions were most surely above board, and the effect of the REAL obscenities come across loud and clear, which is the whole point of the video.
Well done Michel, and sorry you had to comply to a nonsensical classification.
ronboy51 2 years ago 11
This is a censored version of my previous 'Bikini' video, which YouTube chose to classify as 'adult-only' when it started attracting 10,000 views a day.
I thought long and hard before re-launching it, but have decided that, although the song has lost some of its relevance, in the comparative enlightenment of the Obama presidency, it still has some resonance.
MichelGriffin 2 years ago
And I couldn't resist the irony of removing the brief seconds of nudity, while leaving in the real obscenities - the scenes of live animals being used to test the effects of radiation from an atom bomb, and children lying dead in a street in Iraq.
But I'd be interested in your views: is this just a shameless publicity exercise, or is it a legitimate way to attract attention to the plight of the Bikinians - and to 'America, Come Weep' ?
Tell me what YOU think ...
MichelGriffin 2 years ago