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Originally posted by Sunshine.
Again. Where is the standard on how/when/where to address race issues? Whether she points at it or writes a dissertation, it's all a part of the wider narrative.
Everything about Formation is contextualized in her Louisiana/Texas/Creole heritage. It's a cultural empowerment song. Some of that empowerment is in her southern cultural quirks (hot sauce in bag, red lobster), her Creole family history (southern gothic aesthetic), and speaking out on her present day oppressive society ("stop shooting us", Louisiana flood, cop cars, etc).
She's addressing all this stuff from HER point of reference, in the most authentic way she can for herself, and you're saying she should be doing what Kendrick does or it's "insincere". Listen to yourself.  And that's why you'll always lose in this discussion. You can't meaningfully dictate how an individual chooses to express their racial identity.
And Lemonade is important for it's wide reaching impact. When Beyonce speaks people listen.
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jesus christ, you're missing the entire point
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and speaking out on her present day oppressive society ("stop shooting us", Louisiana flood, cop cars, etc
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my thing is that she's not
speaking out, because
she hasnt addressed these issues on her songs. only on her videos, which is where my criticism is coming from.
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Originally posted by ultraviolento
beyst is never vocal about important things on her songs, i wonder why. she's always expressing them on the visual part
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i dont give a **** about how she expresses her cultural heritage (hot sauce, red lobster), even if its in a dumb way. but regarding
politics, its definitely lacking.
sure, she gives it a better development on her videos, yet, addressing it, when on the next take you're going to be shaking your ass on an empty parking lot/hallway is kinda pathetic. why? because like i said, it shows that it
isnt central. its the same movements, the same choreos, the same thing she's been doing since she started. but now, during each era, she throws in a political element to try and fool people into thinking shes a real activist, when in reality, is just a cute little accessory for her. a gimmick.
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