The facility views her individuality—her blackness, her queerness, and her refusal to follow their rigid code—as "trash in the bag" that must be emptied.
In a near-future dystopian society, a "Dirty Computer" is anyone who refuses to assimilate—those whose identities are deemed "bugs" by a totalitarian regime called the New Dawn. Janelle Monae Dirty Computer 2018 C4 zip
As the technicians delete her files, Jane’s life flashes before her in "emotion pictures" (the album's music videos): The facility views her individuality—her blackness
She remembers a world filled with vibrant, "pastel-colored" defiance. She recalls late-night parties, high-fashion rebellion, and her deep, polyamorous connection with her lovers, Zen and Ché . "pastel-colored" defiance. She recalls late-night parties
