MTV never unbanned it. But in 1998, the Video Music Awards gave "Smack My Bitch Up" a nomination for Best Dance Video anyway. The Prodigy didn't attend. Liam sent a one-sentence fax: "We'll be in the mirror if you need us."
Liam pulled a dusty VHS from his bag—the master copy, labeled UNCUT - DO NOT AIR . He slid it across the table. Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up -uncensored - banne...
Why did they assume the monster was a man? MTV never unbanned it
"I'm saying," Liam replied, crushing the cigarette, "that the song title—which is a sampled phrase from an old hip-hop track, by the way, not something I wrote—is ugly on purpose. It's a door slam. If you can't get past the title to hear the actual song about losing control, fine. Stay outside. But don't pretend you're protecting women by banning a video whose entire point is that women can be just as fucked up, just as human, just as monstrous as anyone else." Liam sent a one-sentence fax: "We'll be in