You can say many things about Beyonce, but putting personal feelings aside, the media has deemed her iconic, regardless of what the fans of obscure pop singers think on ATRL

Her fans need to prove something to themselves by these threads I see

The same goes for Rihanna. She is now iconic as well.

You mean like every other stan base on here?

She ain't no damn legend yet. Step outside for a little bit every once in a while.

She just has it all. The looks, the voice, the dance moves, the talent, the charisma. And she's so damn classy. You want her to make a dumb remark but she never does.

I can't at the navy rushing in here but will be the first to whine and cry about the beyhive in rihanna threads

anyways, beyoncé is past being iconic, she's moving on to bigger and better things. she's on her way to becoming a legend

Iconic ?

You must live in another planet, cause in this one everyone knows Beyoncé is an Icon

I really don't understand the other stanbases here trying to dispute the fact that Beyonce is an icon when in fact she is a legend.

Icon: a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol of something.
Oxford Dictionary

Legend: An extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field
Oxford Dictionary

Legend: a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well
Merriam Webster

Now my personal definition of a legend is one who comes once in a long time and I don't expect to see any female or male artist who will be as diverse and talented, yet as renowned and praised as her in a long time.

So unless you don't think Beyonce fits into these categories, she is in fact a legend. You all know that you would have called her a legend after Crazy In Love if she was white. The black struggle is just..

That's a nice little omission from the actual Oxford definition. The word "iconic" primarily relates to religious imagery, and all fresh and original Bey-as-god asides, it's dumb. She's just famous. She's not "iconic".

so then she's a legend? and I guess no other musical artist can be deemed an icon?

But Gaga is iconic right?

shes a legend, not an icon

Matthew Knowles, Jay-z, Destiny's Child, ect.