The 2016 Super Bowl half-time show sparked a lot of buzz. Many believed Beyoncé went too far during her performance, which paid homage to The Black Panthers. Many felt offended because Beyoncé had an all African American group of background dancers that were dressed in outfits similar to The Black Panthers accompanied by an Afro.
Her performance was just as great this year as the 2013 performance or even better, where she promoted women empowerment.
Everyone likes Beyoncé or so I thought. The buzz of her performance lead to an outrage, followed by some people saying they were going to protest against the NFL, but nobody showed up. To make things worse the Miami Police Department is refusing to work for her sold out concert in April. The police are protesting with the sense that the “Formation” video that premiered the Saturday before the Super Bowl, sends an anti police message.
I could be wrong, but I did not see anything wrong with the video.
This leaves me to question, are they outraged with her paying homage to The Black Panthers, asking cops to stop shooting unarmed black people or is it the fact that she had an all black group of back up dancers?
Its seems that the outrage of her paying homage to The Black Panthers comes from others not understanding the history of them and who they are.
It was nice for a change for those of Caucasian decent to get a dose of their own medicine. If the Black Panthers made them feel upset, now they know how we felt towards the Klu Klux Klan.
Even though fifty years may have passed, we are still fighting the same fight, and it upsets me when people say we as blacks should just get over it. How can we get over it, and we are still at a point were we are not getting the respect and acceptance we deserve?
Currently there are so many things in this country that we should be outraged with, such as Flint, Michigan not having safe water to drink or even Saint Joseph, Louisiana, which hits closer to home.
I applaud Beyoncé for celebrating her culture and the anniversary of The Black Panthers, so now its time to tell those who don’t like it to stop being so offended, and get over it.
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Beyoncé offend you?
February 24, 2016
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