Prince's controversial music video for Cinnamon Girl. Starring Keisha Castle-Hughes directed by Phil Harder phil-harder.com Wikipedia: The music video for the song was controversial, especially among conservatives in the United States. In the video, directed by Phil Harder, a Muslim girl (played by New Zealand Māori, Keisha Castle-Hughes an Academy Award nominated best actress,) is depicted as being victimized following the September 11 attacks in 2001. While the New York Post described the video as the most tasteless ever, the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has praised the video for bringing attention to the discrimination faced by Arab-Americans since the attacks.

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