M.I.A. Meets Oprah, Asks Her to Bring Attention to Sri Lankan Civil War
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"SHE SQUEEEEZED MY HAND SO HARD, I WAS CONVINCED SHE CARED."
via Pitchfork
When M.I.A. nabbed a spot on this year's TIME 100 list of the most influential people on earth-- alongside people like Oprah Winfrey-- it was damn impressive. But meeting Oprah in person is on another level entirely. She's the Queen of America, people!
M.I.A. met Oprah on Tuesday night at the TIME 100 gala event at New York City's Lincoln Center. And she felt like they made a connection.
According to a post on M.I.A.'s MySpace blog:
"SHE SAID SHE LIKED MY JACKET FROM THE MAGAZINE (THE ONE MY BROTHER GOT FOR ME FROM THE SIDE OF THE STREET AT SXSW 09) SHE SQUEEEEZED MY HAND SO HARD, I WAS CONVINCED SHE CARED. MICHELLE OBAMA GAVE A SPEECH AND THERE WAS MAD SECRET SERVICE IN THE AIR SO I DIDNT GET TO THROW A PAPER PLANE AT HER SAYING 'STOP THE BOMBING OF THE TAMILS IN SRI LANKA'"
Since when was M.I.A. scared of a little secret service?
She continued, "I MET MANY MORE PEOPLE , SOME KNEW ME , SOME DIDNT ....... I WASNT SURE ABOUT MY INFLUENCE BUT........IF I DO HAVE ANY INFLUENCE, I WISH I COULD GET THE MEDIA TO SPOTLIGHT THIS:," before linking to a Channel 4 News story about the horrific conditions in Tamil refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka.
"OPRAH CAN YOU DO SOMETHING BOUT THESE CAMPS PLEEEEEEEEEEASE?"
Perhaps Oprah will consider a "special episode" with M.I.A. about the current civil war in Sri Lanka. Weird to think about, but that could actually happen at this point. I mean, they shook hands! Hard!
Posted by Ryan Dombal on May 7, 2009 at 12:15 p.m.
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