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Daily Mail
November 17, 2013
She has described her comeback single as a satirical swipe at sexism in pop music.
But Lily Allen yesterday found herself accused of being a racist after using scantily clad black women in the music video for the track.
The single, Hard Out Here, will be released on Sunday but the video was put out this week and within hours led hundreds of fans to question the singer’s decision to use the troupe of dancers.
The video sees Miss Allen, 28, fully clothed, singing about how she does not need to exploit herself in order to be a successful musician.
She has said that this is her response to recent music videos, such as those by Miley Cyrus, which can be seen to portray women as sexual objects.
As Miss Allen sings, the troupe of dancers perform. The majority are black and they are seen twerking, a lewd and particularly provocative hip thrusting dance.
Controversially, the black women are barely covered but the two white women in the video are wearing gold jackets over their skimpy outfits to protect their modesty.
One fan wrote on Twitter: ‘Lily Allen is actually disgusting. White female pop stars can’t make a point about sexism without putting down black people, can they?’
Another said: ‘Oh, god, Lilly Allen, gross. That is racist and disgusting. You don’t get to “satirize” from place of privilege!’
