Added: Oct 2, 2009

From: fionaappleVEVO

Length: 4:24

Comments: 4166

Description:

Music video by Fiona Apple performing Criminal. (C) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Channel: Music

fiona  apple  criminal  clean  slate/work  pop 

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@noronahahaha I believe I already have.

anibalelcanibal @ Feb 4, 2012

@iMaryJane Yes, that is a good comment. Feminine sexuality inherently has elements of vulnerability. The male psyche becomes aroused at the sight of a woman in distress, the plight offering him a chance to ingratiate his goodwill (covert coital maneuvering) by helping her out.

anibalelcanibal @ Feb 4, 2012

@dualityofman999 How crass.

anibalelcanibal @ Feb 4, 2012

@flyinghole Well, she totally is naturally skinny but she was anorexic, too. If you read at all about her, this and the reason will become apparent.

anibalelcanibal @ Feb 4, 2012

I really like Steve Katz in the video responses! great sound

TheJustanybody @ Feb 4, 2012

@anibalelcanibal she doesn't have an illness, she just went through some shit. I mean, none of us speak for her...but obviously she made an effort to be sexy in this video. She feels horrible for playing a guy, and she did this video justice in depicting it.

TheKenTerry @ Feb 4, 2012

@flyinghole actually it's because she didn't eat enough. says so in her bio. what straws you got?

noronahahaha @ Feb 4, 2012

@TheKenTerry I think that's a pretty malicious remark, to say that mental illness is not an illness. She made an effort to look decent, but, more than anything, she was trying tomake a statement. The song's meaning is distinct from the video's meaning, it seems.

anibalelcanibal @ Feb 4, 2012

@anibalelcanibal no, you're making conjectures, and have yet to back them up with specific observations from the video. nothing in here really points out the pressures of standard corporate media, at least to me, which is why i'm asking: what is it that you are seeing and interpreting as such?

noronahahaha @ Feb 4, 2012

@noronahahaha Well, I'm going by what she has said about the statement she was trying to make with her body. She spoke about it pretty clearly in numerous interviews.

anibalelcanibal @ Feb 4, 2012

@anibalelcanibal That's just coming from me, I don't believe mental illnesses exist...it's all about the person. I think the video matches the lyrics really well.

TheKenTerry @ Feb 5, 2012

@anibalelcanibal I'm inclined to agree with that. I to am against mass slaughter of animals. I usually prefer meats to come from animals that have been humanely dispatched. I usually buy organic meats which have no chemicals or hormones and the animals they come from are humanely dispatched.

WyreWizard @ Feb 5, 2012

so talented, so beautiful.

teamEP789 @ Feb 5, 2012

@WyreWizard Quite so. The way most animal meat is produced --for instance, supermarket brands and fast food places-- is a horrifyingly cruel process. The animals' lives are short and painful. I think she was trying get people to think about where all those giant, mutated turkeys came from and how they might have died in ways that would not be very pleasant.

anibalelcanibal @ Feb 5, 2012

lol I remember being like 5 when this came out and thinking she was hot :)

Char2805Live @ Feb 5, 2012

@S34NM0N1 that even for "Family Guy," was unexpected.

voltaman33 @ Feb 5, 2012

@TheKenTerry I respect your opinion, but as someone with OCD, I can't control my tendencies. I have tried my entire life. So I respectfully disagree. If I'm not in therapy for my rituals I can and will get out of control until I no longer function. Just saying.

DemonShuriken87 @ Feb 6, 2012

@anibalelcanibal only white girls get cottage cheese. Black girls stay nice and smooth ;) Now go play in the sun, oh wait you can't. Well not until you later on sun screen lol. How funny ^_^

xxxMazooxxx @ Feb 6, 2012

@DemonShuriken87 I would classify that as a mental disorder, not illness. Although, there is a study that OCD only exists in western countries.

TheKenTerry @ Feb 6, 2012

@anibalelcanibal I really don't give a shit about animals. I just care about humans

NuclearFurniture1 @ Feb 6, 2012

@NuclearFurniture1 But humans don't care about you!

TheLuthien83 @ Feb 6, 2012

I'd suck her dick

bwbenwebster85 @ Feb 6, 2012

I bet this got more views because of Family Guy.

bwbenwebster85 @ Feb 6, 2012

HOT

EvieCormier @ Feb 6, 2012

I dunno. I think she's pretty hot this skinny.

QualityOfTheBeard @ Feb 6, 2012