No Doubt Under Fire

Thinking of No Doubt means, for most of us, reminiscing about the 90s. Songs like “Spiderwebs,” “Just A Girl,” and “It’s My Life” are ingrained in many-a-person’s head for life. But No Doubt is not just a thing of the past. They’re working on a comeback, and they’ve started with their new album, “Push and Shove.”

Unfortunately, things haven’t started off so well as they might have hoped. The video for their newest single, “Looking Hot,” has gotten some serious negative feedback—enough so that the band pulled the video not long after it was released.

The video, which has fans calling it racist, depicted band members in stereotypical Native American and Cowboy costumes having a mock showdown. The band says they consulted with Native American experts and friends during the making of the video, but didn’t realize that it would be offensive to people. They issued a formal apology on Saturday via their website, the day after the release.

“As a multi-racial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures. Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history…

“The music that inspired us when we started the band, and the community of friends, family, and fans that surrounds us was built upon respect, unity and inclusiveness. We sincerely apologize to the Native American community and anyone else offended by this video. Being hurtful to anyone is simply not who we are.”