On bell, Beyonce’, and Bullshit. Out of respect for elders, I haven’t been pressed to weigh in on why the venerable bell hooks might find it reasonable to refer to Beyoncé as a terrorist.
Yet, I felt compelled to respond this morning, after reading this piece from Rev. Osagyefo Sekou at Truth-Out.org, that indicts an entire generation of Black intellectuals for apparently “believ[ing] that the system is a good system that only needs to provide greater access to the historically othered.” Who exactly are these people who believe this liberal claptrap?
Because of this alleged belief in the “goodness” of our current racist, capitalist, patriarchal effed up system, we supposedly “rush to defend the black embodiments of neoliberalism Obama and Beyoncé.” This generation of Black intellectuals apparently “directs its fever-pitched critique at the blatant racist and sexist actions of individuals while it is unable to articulate the ways in which Beyoncé and Obama undermine the very possibility of anti-neoliberal discourse.” Feminists Everywhere React To Beyonce's Latest : The Record. Hide captionThe audience at Beyonce's Dec. 3 performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment The audience at Beyonce's Dec. 3 performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 617,000. On Beyonce, Being “Cute” and Feminism. It’s 1991.
I’m on the bus and I am getting it from a neighborhood girl and her friend. From name calling to ugly looks and sneers. Finally, ol’ girl decides to step. She was about 2 years older, with a woman’s body and at least 10 pounds on me. I didn’t know her name or where she lived, all I knew is that I was outnumbered and terrified. I got off the bus and began walking home. My mother, who was miraculously home, must’ve heard the noise and was at the door of my building when I reached the steps.
The Week of the Woman in the Red Dress:You Don't Have to Bow Down to Beyonce's Delusional Supporters - What About Our Daughters - What About Our Daughters. Beyonce isn't stupid.
She might be a morally bankrupt tool of sexists and anti-Black woman bigots, but she works hard and her team is marketing savvy. So it should be any surprise that she latched on to the controversy from earlier in the year about her statements to British Vogue about whether she considers herself a feminist. She knew that embracing the term would invite criticism, but almost rabid loyalty from Black feminists with an axe to grind against their White feminists cohorts. She was right. She didn't have to actually BE a feminist, just scroll around Youtube and find a video on feminism and take a sample. Since last Thursday- DESPITE THE FACT THAT WHITE FEMINISTS HAVE NOT WRITTEN ANY POSTS ATTACKING HER NEW ALBUM - Black feminists have been on a full court press to shut down any conversation and declare that Beyonce is some kind of empowering figure for Black women.
None of this should surprise you. Twitter Mocks Overdone Beyonce Analysis. Beyoncé dropped an album last Thursday night, and we've spent a lot of time dissecting the meaning of that moment.
Beyoncé and Feminism: 6 Other Things We’d Rather Talk About. Beyoncé Buda Mendes/Getty Images If you’re reading this, you have an Internet connection. And because you have said connection, then you are undoubtedly aware that Beyoncé Knowles released an album out of nowhere last week on Friday. For the better part of the last 96 hours, the Internet has been going HAM about Beyoncé, the person and super-secret album of the same name. The Best Of The Internet's Reaction To Beyoncé's New Album. How Did Beyonce Go From Tina Turner to 'Anna Mae'? How does an icon go from extraordinary to common?
Witness Beyonce from "Independent Woman" and "Irreplaceable" to her new release, "Drunk in Love. " So disappointing! First let me say that Beyonce's new release of her new videos on the new album is amazingly stunning. Yet, after being a huge fan for the last decade, I must admit that this latest release, "Drunk in Love," is incredibly disturbing. To go from independent woman -- in control of her destiny, demanding respect and embodying girl power -- to describing herself as a drunk, profane woman willing to let her man kick a misogynistic, abusive verse is so disheartening. How do you go from "Since I'm not your everything, how about I'll be nothing?
" My God, it's as if she turned back the clock 50 years in one moment. What was she thinking? "I been drinking... But at some point, we need to hold artists accountable -- even the ones we love. We are witnessing a sad development in the body of work of this icon. Beyonce Isn't A Feminist, According To White Feminists. You of course know by now that Beyoncé broke the world by releasing her self titled “visual album” around midnight last night all in one fell swoop without having the decency to make sure we were sitting down.
Well it’s only been about 15 hours since we’ve had access to the album, and while the initial reviews have been wildly positive (or maybe more accurately, akin to idol worship), there’s an interesting fight happening over at Jezebel between the Beyoncé detractors and defenders, who are getting into a complex discussion of feminism, race, and celebrity. As it stands, the arguments aren’t particularly well formed, because they’re mostly taking place in commenting threads. Jezebel’s excited post announcing the album release set off a bit of a shit storm and has turned into a fight between mainstream white feminism that discounts women of color (among many other groups), the commenters calling them out, and the occasional troll or spambot. Amen. Photo: Youtube. Beyoncé’s Boundaries by Emily J. Lordi. 5 Steps To Having A Beyonce Marketing Strategy - Larry Lowe. Beyoncé’s latest has sold over 828,773 in less than a week.
Here are 5 steps to getting a Beyonce marketing strategy and leveraging the power of social media. In case you’ve been living under a rock since Friday morning, Beyoncé has released an already successful album with no traditional push marketing tactics that we’re used to seeing from her. There were no “revealing” interviews with media heavy-weights like Oprah and Larry King, no HBO special, and no #1 single—just an Instagram and Facebook video and a well-timed press release. And the results were ground-breaking: 1.2 million tweets within 24 hours, 1,300% spike in Facebook mentions and 80,000 copies sold in three hours. Below are 5 marketing tips to follow from Beyoncé’s latest release: Remain Relevant. Hit Hard With Value. 5. You may not have a multi-national brand name like Beyoncé. Beyonce Drunk in Love: Why Jay Z's reference to Anna Mae is too much - Hollie McNish.
Hollie McNish is disappointed that the woman she looked up to as a teenager referenced Tina Turner's horrific abuse in her new song In case you hadn’t heard, Beyoncé has just released a new album. 14 new tracks and 17 videos.
Right now it’s at number one in over 100 countries. I was excited about this album. I spent a lot of my teenage years arguing with my mate Julie about whether Kelly or Beyoncé was a better singer (I was with Beyoncé) while jumping to Survivor’s lyrics ‘You thought that I’d be helpless without you / But I’m smarter’, after bad house parties. Anyway. It begins. Then comes Jay Z. "Did you hear what he said? " What the f@£k? Jay Z – What are you saying? Rewind. “I am Ike Turner…Baby know I don’t play. Mirrorpix For those of you who, unlike me, are not obsessed with Tina Turner and did not watch the film of her life story – What’s Love Got To Do With It – almost 100 times, this line is from that film. So. Talk about being drunk.