M.I.A. Calls Out to Oprah

M.I.A. recently had some comments to make towards Oprah, and the power that she holds and how it could be put to use. M.I.A. could have been a little more sophisticated in her approach, but when you’re really as cool as M.I.A., who cares? Also, I don’t think Oprah will be surfing Myspace anytime soon.
According to a post on M.I.A.’s MySpace blog:
“SHE SAID SHE LIKED MY JACKET FROM THE MAGAZINE (THE ONE MY BROTHER GOT FOR ME FROM THE SIDE OF THE STREET AT SXSW 09) SHE SQUEEEEZED MY HAND SO HARD, I WAS CONVINCED SHE CARED. MICHELLE OBAMA GAVE A SPEECH AND THERE WAS MAD SECRET SERVICE IN THE AIR SO I DIDNT GET TO THROW A PAPER PLANE AT HER SAYING ‘STOP THE BOMBING OF THE TAMILS IN SRI LANKA’”
“I MET MANY MORE PEOPLE , SOME KNEW ME , SOME DIDNT ……. I WASNT SURE ABOUT MY INFLUENCE BUT……..IF I DO HAVE ANY INFLUENCE, I WISH I COULD GET THE MEDIA TO SPOTLIGHT THIS:,” Which she then linked to a Channel 4 News story about the horrifying conditions in Tamil refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka.
“OPRAH CAN YOU DO SOMETHING BOUT THESE CAMPS PLEEEEEEEEEEASE?”
via Pitchfork





