Jay-Z's "Family Feud" music video generated good reactions from his fans and people from the music industry. However, the religious and civil rights group Catholic League is not pleased with the content of the video.
The Catholic League is known for its straightforward approach when defending the Catholic Church from assaults, abuse, and issues. The League finds Jay-Z's new video to be "gratuitous" and "exploitative."
The "Family Feud" video stars Jay-Z's wife and music superstar Beyonce as well as other names from the filming and music industry. The video features a Catholic Church where Jay-Z confesses his sins to his own wife. President of the Catholic League, Bill Donohue released a statement narrating a short part of the video and sharing his opinion.
"Jay-Z's recently released 'Family Feud' video shows him walking into a Catholic church with his real-life daughter, rapping away -- 'Nobody wins when the family feuds" -- as he struts. This is followed by a flashback scene where he is shown kissing a gal in her undergarments. Then Beyonce appears, standing at the pulpit, wearing a navy blue outfit dressed like a queen. She is a priestess: she hears Jay-Z's confession, apparently a statement on his real-life infidelities," Donohue wrote.
The President then continued with his comment on the video. "Is it anti-Catholic? No, it is not a bigoted assault. Indeed, it pales next to Jay-Z's relentlessly racist (and anti-black) lyrics. But it is nonetheless gratuitous as well as exploitative, just the kind of thing we would expect from this genius couple," he added.
Many fans and music experts, on the other hand, see a positive factor in Jay-Z's music video. The "Family Feud" music video is considered a strong salvo for feminism with many famous actresses taking the helm. The video also has a scene wherein women are recognized as the leaders of the future and are called "America's founding mothers."
Jay-Z nor Beyonce has not released any statement or comment on Donohue' remarks about the music video.
