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Music Break: Natalie Portman Stars In Boyfriend Devendra Barnhart's "Carmensita"

Did you ever think you could see someone in two kinds of brownface simultaneously? Well, here it is! Natalie Portman took the time to star in a music video for current boyfriend Devendra Barnhart’s “Carmensita.” She plays an Indian princess whilst Hindu gods dance around, looking blue. And she’s lip-syncing to the song’s Spanish lyrics! She’s like a crazy culture vulture in heavy eyeliner! We like the song but can’t really watch the video because we’re cringing pretty hard. Let us know what you think, though.

Wasn’t Natalie dating our boy Gael? Or is that like, sooooo 2 years ago?

Posted by Marco | July 22, 2008

major shit

Posted by cookie | July 22, 2008

Two overprivileged white people making kitsch out of Latino and Indian cultures. Something new and different!

Posted by IntheBronx | July 22, 2008

This feels like it belongs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, 3am on a Wednesday.

Posted by Marina | July 22, 2008

awww i bet she misses gael right about now, he would never do this bs

Posted by lolai | July 22, 2008

Looks like someone watched The Darjeeling Limited one too many times. I mean, I know she’s nude in that movie and all… but good grief!

Posted by Latin_Princess | July 22, 2008

If it were anybody besides Natalie Portman, that video would have been banned and caused riots in the streets of Delhi, and Edison, NJ. But luckily she devotes herself to charity and makes decent movies, and who doesn’t like la Portman? I want to turn her into a button and put her in my pocket.

It was a moving tribute…my sisters loved it.

Posted by The G Spot | July 23, 2008

The reason this video didn’t cause any “riots” is that no one watches videos anymore. Or airs them.

If you’re offended by anything Devendra Banhardt does, your best off spending your time yelling at trees, because he doesn’t know what it means, either. And he’s not concerned about it.

B-b-b-but it’s racist! Is it? Really? Is there no effort to frame this as a silent movie from the past, where white actors playing brown was the norm?

And isn’t Devendra Banhardt from Venezuela? Doesn’t he get a free Race Card to play?

And yeah, I know, Latino isn’t a race, but “ethnicity card” doesn’t flow.

Todos los dolores ya se van….

Posted by Eggwich, Defender of Mirth | September 25, 2008