{"id":13404,"date":"2018-12-10T18:35:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T02:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/?p=13404"},"modified":"2018-12-11T00:45:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T08:45:42","slug":"lets-say-you-cant-stand-beyonce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/lets-say-you-cant-stand-beyonce\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Say You Can’t Stand Beyonce"},"content":{"rendered":"

People who have criticized Beyonce<\/strong><\/a> have been subjected to the wrath of her fans and the loss of their jobs. Some have endured death threats. It is clearly not acceptable to dislike Beyonce, lest the Beyhive<\/a> come after you or your family.<\/p>\n

Personally, I would never speak against her. But let’s say there was something you didn’t like about Beyonce. Let’s say you thought her talent was overrated. Let’s say you wished she would sing the damn song instead of riffing on each note for twenty minutes?<\/p>\n

Let’s say you were tired of the fans blowing her hair extensions, I mean hair? Or let’s say her entire manner bothered you, her stance of “Can you believe how incredible I am?” Maybe you think she takes divahood to a staggering new level, making Barbra Streisand look humble in comparison? Or let’s say you thought her stage outfits were trashy and ridiculous, and not in a good way?<\/p>\n

You’d probably be in big trouble. You would be flying in the face of all that is sacred and most damning, you’d be accused of racism. To criticize Beyonce is to disrespect the Black community. It would be tantamount to waving a Confederate flag. Why? Don’t ask me, I’m just here to pose philosophical questions.<\/p>\n

But I skimmed through an essay called Why Beyonce Matters<\/a> and learned this:<\/p>\n

There is little doubt that Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s recent work is seismic in terms of its representations of black racial identity and feminism. Here is one of, if not the, highest paid female performers in the world grappling with issues of misogyny, sexuality, infidelity, black feminism and self affirmation in ways that have never been seen in the mainstream music industry.<\/p>\n
Beyonc\u00e9 has opened a discourse that explores the place of famous women as agents of both political and monetary prowess. That in itself is worthy of respect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Here’s<\/a> an article on why her performance at Coachella was an Important Cultural Moment. It’s like she’s Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Harriet Tubman<\/a>, all squished into a sparkly leotard!<\/p>\n
What if you watched her onstage at the Global Citizen\/Nelson Mandela concert last week, and you searched your brain for a word that summed up your reaction to her regal deportment, and you thought, “INSUFFERABLE!”<\/p>\n
You’d have to keep it to yourself, I know that much. If you even tried to defend yourself by whining, But I love Rihanna<\/a>!, you would only dig yourself in deeper. Either give Bey your fealty, or suffer the consequences, you fucking closet neo-Nazi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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