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The music video was criticized by some for appropriating the symbols and imagery of Egyptian culture. Cullen, the director, defended the music video, saying that, while he believes it is dangerous to rip things directly from present cultures without adding anything to them, Ancient Egypt is part of what he calls our “shared collective mythology”. He said: “The most important thing is that when you create something, and this is actually something Katy and I worked to do — you bring a new spin to it.” Egyptologist Silverman praised the music video’s use of Egyptian imagery and the interest it could generate to viewers: “[Egypt has] always been a part of popular culture. It encourages people to think of these things, and some of those people actually begin to learn a lot.” The video was noted by conspiracy theorists for bearing resemblance to imagery used by the alleged Illuminati, but Ritner rejected the allegations, saying that “The many discussions of the Illuminati are nonsense” and that, in fact, the masonic imagery associated with the Illuminati is drawn from Egyptian imagery (as a common source for both)…
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