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Madonna Culturally Appropriates Trauma in "God Control" Music Video

Madonna inserts herself in a re-enactment of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, channels her self-righteousness into a sort of rap refrain, and shuffles around a dance floor. All of it feels offensive for different reasons.

Madonna (Center) performs during Colombian singer Maluma's concert

Photo by Luis Eduardo Noriega (A/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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