What does Skrillex’s ‘Make it bun dem’ videoclip mean?

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• "Bun dem" is Jamaican slang for "burn them," which refers to God's judgement -- burning them in hell. In the Rastafarian worldview, the subjugation of minority groups, in particular pan-africans but also indigenous peoples, is a modern representation of the Biblical power struggle between the Hebrews and Babylon during the "Babylonian Captivity." Rastafarians refer to the oppressive white power structure as "Babylon." Jah's (God's) judgement will eventually come down and "Babylon will burn." This is a ubiquitous theme in reggae music, including Damian Marley.

  The music video for Skrillex & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Make It Bun Dem shows a sheriff, under the instruction of a greedy rich white man, forcibly evicting poor people of all races. A native American character performs a "rain dance" and puts on warrior paint to represent fighting back against an oppressive system and protecting the home of his grandfather. Poor people losing their homes because of the housing crisis could be interpreted as another form of oppression by the "Babylon" power structure. The native child protecting his grandfather is likely also symbolic of America itself being his ancestral land, and being evicted from it all over again.

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• It means "look at meeee, I'm an attentionhoowah."

• means '**** them'

• who knows 😀