The NY Times recently wrote a 'profile piece' about M.I.A., and basically 'panned the eff out of her', not only as an artist, but as a human being. It wanted to make sure we understood she was a 'contrived bitch' who was just doing things for memes / press / coverage. Even though she has an 'artistic vision' or whatever, she still just tries to 'be all sensational' and lies about stuff she doesn't really fully understand. Really pans her. (Bloggable excerpts posted below).

Seems like the article had 'an agenda'/the 'holes in M.I.A.'s character thesis are kinda obvi.' Wonder what 'the truth' is.

Anyways, M.I.A. got pissed at the writer of the article, Lynn Hirschberg, and tweeted out her phone number.

Seems like M.I.A. has 'gone insane' possibly. Like she is living in a world that no1 else lives in.
Seems like a 'very unchill move' that might get her 'press' for 'being so rock n roll', will probably just send her deeper into a spiral of inauthenticity.

Wonder if this article effectively 'killed' M.I.A.'s career. Worried. Feel like M.I.A. has 'a lot of shit up her sleeve', and it will be sorta like watching some1 having a mental breakdown right in front of our eyes.

Breakdown of 'meme-worthy' highlights of the article:
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Made her seem like she cared more about her own fame than having her own child:

Although her publicist had a wheelchair ready and a midwife on call, Maya, who has a deep and instinctive affinity for the provocative, knew that this Grammy moment was not to be missed. It had everything: artistic credibility, high drama, a massive audience. The baby would just have to wait. The combination of being nearly naked, hugely pregnant, singing incendiary lyrics and having the eyes of the world upon her was too much to resist.

Her whole life is basically a huge contradiction because she is 'rich' but pretends to be 'from the streets':

In one of many contradictions that seem to provide the narrative for Maya’s life and art, Ikhyd was not, as she had repeatedly announced he would be, born at home in a pool of water. As usual, she wanted to transform her personal life into a political statement. “You gotta embrace the pain, embrace the struggle,” she proclaimed weeks before Ikhyd was born. “And my giving birth is nothing when I think about all the people in Sri Lanka that have to give birth in a concentration camp.”

Made her seem like a bitch for eating olive bread:

Maya’s tirade, typical in the way it moved from the political to the personal and back again, was interrupted by a waiter, who offered her a variety of rolls. She chose the olive bread.

Went to a smart guy to explain how M.I.A. 'abused' the imagery of a Sri Lankan terrorist group:

In the press, Maya was labeled a terrorist sympathizer by some; others charged her with being unsophisticated about the politics of Sri Lanka. “People in exile tend to be more nationalistic,” Kadirgamar said. “And Maya took a very simplistic explanation of the problems between Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese government and the Tamils. It’s very unfair when you condemn one side of this conflict. The Tigers were killing people, and the government was killing people. It was a brutal war, and M.I.A. had a role in putting the Tigers on the map. She doesn’t seem to know the complexity of what these groups do.”

Srsly. She made the situation in Sri Lanka even worse. She doesn't even know what she is talking abt.

Her rhetoric rankles Sri Lankan experts and human rights organizations, who are engaged in the difficult task of helping to forge a viable model for national unity after decades of bitter fighting. “Maya is a talented artist,” Kadirgamar told me, echoing the sentiments of others, “but she only made the situation worse. What happened in Sri Lanka was not a genocide. To not be honest about that or the Tigers does more damage than good. When Maya does a polarizing interview, it doesn’t help the cause of justice.”

Made sure to make her seem like a 'contrived bitch.'

“All of what I’m wearing is American,” Maya said. “If I was a terrorist, I wouldn’t be wearing American clothing.” She paused. This may have been a joke, but Maya rarely laughs. She speaks carefully, slowly, with a kind of deadpan delivery. Like a trained politician, she stays on message. It’s hard to know if she believes everything she says or if she knows that a loud noise will always attract a crowd.

She is a hypocrite, yall.

What Maya wants is nearly impossible to achieve: she wants to balance outrageous political statements with a luxe lifestyle; to be supersuccessful yet remain controversial; for style to merge with substance.

Called 'bullshit' on the status of her father:

Her father remained in Sri Lanka (whenever they saw each other, he was introduced to Maya as her uncle, so that the children wouldn’t inadvertently reveal his identity). Maya claims that she has not seen him in years. Diplo told me a different story. “I met her dad in London with her,” he said. “He was very interested in sustainable living and was teaching in London. But he wasn’t a good father.” Whatever the truth is, Maya has gone from trumpeting her father’s revolutionary past in order to claim that lineage to playing down his politics to support a separate narrative. “He was with the Sri Lankan government,” she now maintained, when I saw her in Los Angeles. “He’s been with them for 20 years. They just made up the fact that he is a Tiger so they can talk crap about me.” (Her father could not be reached for comment.)

M.I.A.'s husband hates Diplo because he was a better lover, doesn't let Diplo into their home studio:

Diplo wasn’t allowed to work at the house (“Her boyfriend really hates me,” he said)

Threw in a Gaga bash just 4 shits:

Maya feels that Gaga is not original, that she mostly borrows from the Abba playbook, and she gets annoyed when Gaga is compared to Madonna. “You can’t really say that Gaga is culturally a change,” Maya said. “Madonna was truly unique.” Gavras nodded. “And Madonna was pretty,” he said. “Pop stars should be pretty.” Maya flipped open her computer. “Do you want to see this amazing parody of ‘Telephone’?” she asked. “It’s brilliant!” Gavras stood behind Maya and watched. “This parody has three million hits,” Maya said. “That’s way more than I’ve ever had.”

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Do u think M.I.A. is 'bat shit crazy'?
Do u feel bad for Lynn Hirschberg for getting her phone number 'trolled out'?
Is M.I.A. 'inauthentic'?
Will M.I.A.'s album 'swirl down the shitter'?
Will Pitchfork be forced to 'stand up for M.I.A.' since she took over their twitter for a day to promote the "Born Free" video?
WIll writers be 'afraid' 2 write negative press about M.I.A.?
Is M.I.A. 'the blogosphere's #1 meme generating artist'?
Do yall feel excited that indie music coverage is starting to get 'really scathing/troll-like' and more interesting than just writing about how awesome every artist in the world is?
Did u call our homegirl Lynn just to say 'sup'?
Can M.I.A. be sued?
Is M.I.A. a bad person?
Is M.I.A. just a 'rich, entitled' fame whore?
Does M.I.A. know 'exactly what she is doing'?
Do u feel like M.I.A. has an inferiority complex regarding white women + white pop stars?

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