Washington, Nov. 6 (ANI): American rock band No Doubt were forced to delete a music video for their new song, 'Looking Hot,' after viewers complained that the clip was offensive to Native Americans.
The clip showing Gwen Stefani dressed in Pocahontas-like fringe outfits and feathered headpieces was posted on Friday on the band's YouTube channel.
Angry fans slammed the site, saying the video's interpretation of the Wild West theme was offensive, Fox News reported.
"Racist? No doubt," said one about the video.
Another said "[They] tried to make bondage of a Native woman sexy."
The video portrayed band members Tom Dumont and Adrian Young as cowboys in a saloon, while Stefani rides a horse in the video through the desert and sings in a teepee.
The band posted an apology for the video on their website on Saturday, writing that the mutli-racial band didn't mean to disrespect the culture of Native Americans.
"Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history," they wrote.
"Although we consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California, we realize now that we have offended people.
"This is of great concern to us and we are removing the video immediately," the band wrote.
The band also posted the apology from their official Twitter account, and Young and Dumont even posted it on their personal accounts.
But not all fans saw the clips as racist. "Concentrate on real issues instead of attacking a band that has never shown any racism or hate," one wrote. (ANI)
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