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'Thank U, Stop': Middle Eastern artists say 'next' to stereotyping

by Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

"Shukran Bas" flips the cultural appropriation lens with a music video parody. "Put down the brownie batter hummus and slowly step away from the culture." This command welcomes us into the pointed and poignant community-produced music video (Means of Productions) that is "Shukran Bas," a parody of Ariana Grande's breakup anthem "Thank U, Next." In this five-minute masterpiece, we find muc…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 7:45pm on May 12, 2020