Coldplay (with Beyoncé cameo!)'s new song "Hymn for the Weekend" is getting lots of attention, and not all of it is good. The video, which was shot in India, features fire breathers, holy men, and Queen Bey as a very fancy Bollywood actress. It has started to receive criticisms of cultural appropriation:

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i dont even know what to say about this coldplay video except can white rock bands please stop filming holi videos in india, thank you. — ahmed ali akbar (@radbrowndads) January 29, 2016

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No thanks for the bundle of stereotypes @coldplay. No wonder then that #India will be known as the country of snake charmers & sadhus. — Sneha Menon Desai (@MissusDesai) January 29, 2016

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I love the new Coldplay and Beyoncé video, but the song is average and Beyoncé's cultural appropriation is tasteless pic.twitter.com/S5QFtOBcSP — Paida Mangondo (@thelifeofpaida) January 29, 2016

Although some people don't see it that way:

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All this "cultural appropriation" talk. If anything, the vid showcases the beauty of India. No need for all the drama. #Coldplay #Beyonce — Ekta (@protEkta) January 30, 2016

But, of course, there's this:

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