The rapper appears to use a constant stream of imagery with Nazi similarities in her music video Only, and Twitter has slammed her for poor taste
Nicki Minaj has been slammed for using 'Nazi imagery' in her new music video for hit Only.
The rapper acts out the role of dictator in the animated short film, using black and white imagery which appears to take inspiration from the well-known Nazi propaganda.
The video, which also features Chris Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne, shows an army wearing red armbands, and flags showing a Y-M symbol - which has been slammed as too similar to a swastika.
One Twitter user wrote: "Hey @NickiMinaj thanks for the blatant Nazi imagery in your new video! really great allusion to persecution & genocide."
Another non-impressed user said: "Nicki Minaj's 'Only' video's a boring accessory to a trivial song that uses Nazi imagery lazily & elevates Hitler for publicity. Just yawn."
And another added: "The argument that Nicki Minaj isn’t using Nazi imagery in her new video is severely undercut by the song’s title 'Hitler Rules'."
The Y-M actually stands for Young MONEY
, Lil Wayne's record label, and he appears in the video acting out the role of Henry Ford, while Drake appears to be a pope, and Chris a military leader.
, Lil Wayne's record label, and he appears in the video acting out the role of Henry Ford, while Drake appears to be a pope, and Chris a military leader.
But Reddit users also began their own discussion under the headline: "The new Nicki Minaj video Only is glorifying Nazism and Hitler."
We have contacted Nikki's reps for comment.
See pictures from the controversial video above, and watch the explicit video here.
Warning: Contains swearing
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