Wednesday, February 10, 2016

In Case You Missed Beyonce Slay (In More Ways Than One)

Superbowl Sunday, this year 111.9 million people watched the Broncos face off against Panthers- but lets face it, the real source of entertainment was the one and only Queen Beyonce Knowles. No only did Beyonce slay the half time show, she slayed critics with a huge statement. In case you somehow missed this momentous performance, you can check it out here.



picture from http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/02/08/2970258/
Queen B preformed her new song Formation, which advocates for the Black Lives Matter Movement, during the half time show. If that wasn't enough, the entire performance payed homage to the movement, along with civil rights activists of the past. With her back up dancers clade in black costume extremely similar to the attire of Black Panther Activists, Beyonce was able to make more than art, she made a statement. At one point, the choreography of the dancers formed an X, in honor of civil rights activist Malcolm X. As if the message wasn't extremely clear, some dancers posted a photo on social media in their Black Panthers themed attire holding up a sign and their fists calling for justice for Mario Woods, a black man killed in 2015 for refusing to drop a knife by police.

In fact, Beyonce made such a big statement with her performance that some people are actually planning an anti-Beyonce rally, calling her performance "hate speech and racism". However, whenever you try to point out injustice, even if you are Beyonce, someone is going to call you out for something. But when you're Queen B, it really doesn't matter.
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