Can you name the titles of MTV's most controversial videos from the 2002 MTV News special?

Artist	Music Video Title	Warning Icons (reasons for controversy)
Prodigy		Drugs, Violence, Objectification of Women, Alcohol Abuse, Lyrics, Gross Out, Crime, and Sex
Madonna		S&M, Guy on Guy, Lyrics, and Sex
George Michael		Lyrics, Objectification of Women, and Sex
Nine Inch Nails		S&M, Lyrics, Gross Out, and Creepy
Nas (feat. Puffy)		Religious Imagery, Crime, and Portraying Real Events
Eminem		Suicide, Homophobia, Crime, and Violence
Pearl Jam		Suicide, Portraying Real Events, and Creepy
Sir Mix-A-Lot		Objectification of Women and Lyrics
2 Live Crew		Lyrics and Objectification of Women
Warrant		Objectification of Women and Lyrics
Michael Jackson		Creepy and Violence
Fiona Apple		Objectification of Young Girls and Sex
D12		Drugs and Lyrics
Robbie Williams		Creepy and Gross Out
Wax		Dangerous and Gross Out
Madonna		Violence, Crime, and Dangerous
Marilyn Manson		Portraying Real Events and Religious Imagery
Bloodhound Gang		Homophobia, Objectification of Women, and Gross Out
Neil Young		Product Placement and Lyrics
Britney Spears		Objectification of Young Girls and Lyrics
Björk	Objectification of Young Girls and Lyrics
Metallica	Objectification of Young Girls and Lyrics
Aphex Twin	Objectification of Young Girls and Lyrics
The Cardigans	Objectification of Young Girls and Lyrics
U.N.K.L.E.	Objectification of Young Girls and Lyrics

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MTV's Most Controversial Videos Quiz

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Created by: maniacalclown -
Contributed: December 2nd, 2009
Published: June 22nd, 2010
Category: Music
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Tags: Artist Quizzes, mtv, reason, warning, icon, 2002, special, controversial, Music Videos, controversy, MTV Most, Controversial Videos, MTV News, title

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	revinthehead:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 22:19 GMT	2 points
	Ha, I remember when this was first on. Mostly a good list, though I wonder if the likes of Purple Pills or What It Feels Like for a Girl would still be there if they made that list today...not really songs/videos that stood the test of time.

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	dje:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 22:30 GMT	5 points
	how are more people not getting the britney spears one (as embarassed as i am to say it), the lyrics "hit me baby one more time" by her when she was like 17 years old is pretty obvious in my opinion

	TheHeat:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 22:31 GMT	-1 points
	Huh....I guess I watched a different version of Black or White, it seemed really tame to me, until the end morphing sequence.

	Guinevere:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 23:04 GMT	4 points
	Isn't Black or White the one where in the middle there's a break where Jackson screams and breaks a bunch of stuff? It's weird.

	multislack:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 23:22 GMT	15 points
	"Portraying Real Events" has to be my favorite reason on that list. Though "Religious Imagery" and "Creepy" are interesting, too. Curious, isn't it, that "homophobia" and "guy on guy" are taboo.

	barnztormre:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 23:40 GMT	4 points
	Very surprised that "Justify My Love" is so low. The outcry at the time was huge.

	JohnJF:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 23:48 GMT	-2 points
	@barnztormre: Well, I was one when the video came out. I imagine most Sporcle users weren't too much older, particularly old enough to remember outcry.

	mimitchi86:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 23:52 GMT	4 points
	Some of these videos ARE pretty crazy (pregnant girlfriend in the trunk, kid with a gun in his mouth, guy ripping off his skin and muscle and throwing it at roller skaters), but I wonder what it is that I've watched that makes me "dull" toward them. I mean, I remember when they came out, and I wasn't like "What the **** is going on?!" I probably should've been, but I wasn't...

	mpw5050:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 00:00 GMT	-1 points
	Hey Steve!

	maniacalclown:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 00:05 GMT	14 points
	Holy crap, I got main paged!

	Krys2485:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 00:19 GMT	1 point
	I loved this special when it aired I watched every video. MTV2 should do this again.

	radiosilence:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 00:28 GMT	2 points
	As I recall, the Neil Young video made fun of Michael Jackson's hair catching fire, and that was more of the reason for its controversy than insulting MTV's sponsors.

	barnztormre:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 00:36 GMT	1 point
	@JohnJF: Yeah, I know I'm aging, don't remind me... :)

	BiloxiSean:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 01:36 GMT	20 points
	Wasn't "Like a prayer" controversial with the Black Jesus, and the burning cross.

	MovieDynamic:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 01:52 GMT	-4 points
	About five years ago our TV would randomly pick up MTV every night at midnight. This only lasted the summer, but having network television my whole life this was a very peculiar incident indeed. This special came on once and I remember being so shocked at the things I saw! You're not used to that when you don't have cable.

	dje:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 02:20 GMT	-2 points
	i also thought "die another day" by madonna would work- it has torture, religious imagery, violence, crime, etc. too- check it out online if youve never seen it

	disseminator:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 03:47 GMT	1 point
	finally, the hour i spent watching this special paid off.

	disseminator:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 03:48 GMT	0 points
	oh, and the thing about 'what it feels like for a girl' was that it was only allowed to be shown after midnight. same rules that 'smack my bitch up' got.

	littlekeed:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 04:25 GMT	7 points
	Creepy and violence seems to describe Thriller rather than Black or White. Excessive crotch abuse might be a better description for the listed video.

	evil_fruit_girl:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 06:42 GMT	-3 points
	I never saw the big deal with "Closer." Yes, I've seen the unedited version and it's not a big deal to me. I think "objectification of women" gets overused. I mean, they're singing about sex, would they rather the artist choose an inanimate object?

	horses:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 08:01 GMT	-1 points
	i love some of the descriptions as to why they are controversial- creepy is such a none reason! and as someone else pointed out, how can you have homophobia and then exhibit it yourself by warning for guy on guy. good quiz btw

	indyflash88:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 08:32 GMT	5 points
	I think Duran Duran's video for "Girls on Film" should have made the cut. The "night version" of that video is like watching a porn.

	Lyn_Marie:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 09:48 GMT	1 point
	@disseminator: Now, doesn't it make you think that next time you watch something you think was a useless waste and say, "Well, THAT was an hour of my life I'll never get back!" Well, yes, but who knows... maybe it'll be a Sporcle quiz someday!

	Kinitawowi:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 GMT	0 points
	Oh man, who censored the Prodigy song title? They've never recorded a song called "Smack My ***** Up"...

	EvilGreenMonkey:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 14:52 GMT	0 points
	@maniacalclown This is a great quiz, and making "main page" into a verb . . . you've outdone yourself! :)

	shwax:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 15:17 GMT	0 points
	I'm surprised - most lists I've seen for controversial videos include other Manson & Madonna songs like Saint & Like a Prayer...as well as Duran Duran's porno flick.

	I_330:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 18:06 GMT	2 points
	Now with shows like Celebrity Rehab and Jersey Shore, "Smack My Bitch Up" isn't so bad, now is it?

	mcbain:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 19:25 GMT	8 points
	For some of these artists (Madonna, 2 Live Crew, Marilyn Manson...) I just want to answer "every video."

	JoeMurphy:	Jun 23rd, 2010 at 23:50 GMT	0 points
	I still think MTV wimped out by not listing Billie Jean on this list. Of course it wasn't the video that was the problem... it was the fact that they thought a black singer couldn't possibly appeal to their white audience. But if you want to talk about "controversial videos on MTV", well, the one where corporate policy caused the controversy really ought to be on the list.

	statephone:	Jun 24th, 2010 at 02:16 GMT	6 points
	the original "black or White" video had an extended sequence after the main song without music where he screamed repeatedly, crabbed his crotch obsessively and grinded into his hand and smashed car windows with a tire iron. the vid was shown in prime time with lots of hype and it starts off with macauley culkin who was real popular with kids at the time after Home Alone. Everybody was like "what the hell was that?" It was a big controversy and they cut the extended version soon after.

	statephone:	Jun 24th, 2010 at 02:17 GMT	-1 points
	meant to say "grabbed", not "crabbed"...ha! whoops.

	mirror_noir:	Jun 24th, 2010 at 13:36 GMT	-1 points
	I could have SWORN that Bjork's "Pagan Poetry" and/or "Cocoon" was included on THIS list. Or maybe it was one of those silly 'bonus' ones? Hmm...