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M.I.A Talks Violence!

She opens up about what she saw when growing up...

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 12:29

M.I.A has opened up about growing up around violence and said her kids will see violence, but only of the video game kind.

She told Complex Magazine: “Yeah, (I saw violence)  all the time. My kid's gonna see it, but he's gonna see it in computer games. I don't know which is worse. The fact that I saw it in my life has maybe given me lots of issues, but there's a whole generation of American kids seeing violence on their computer screens and then getting shipped off to Afghanistan.

"They feel like they know the violence when they don't. Not having a proper understanding of violence, especially what it's like on the receiving end of it, just makes you interpret it wrong and makes inflicting violence easier.

“When I put on the History Channel or Discovery Channel in America, there's this insane fascination with the end of the world. Every program on television was, "The end of the world! Armageddon! 2012! 2016! Unlocking the theory to when it's gonna end!" And supersonic intercontinental ballistic missiles and nanotechnology that's gonna end the world. Everyone's so obsessed with Armageddon, the dates they're talking about is (hes son) Ikhyd's generation.”
 

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