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Originally posted by Mani.
Beyonce is not a black panther... Beyonce is Beyonce and did not have to dress up in a costume because that's not her being true to herself as the artist and performer she is. It's more or so showing love to the black panthers and the movement they created.. having strong women behind her. It's not about mocking or wearing an afro simply for a performance. The message is not about Beyonce, it's way bigger than her.
Black people are not forced to wear afro's in this day and age. We are all so different and have different resources than we did back in the 70s. You guys say we don't love ourselves for wearing weave, then turn around and say "weave" is a black woman's thing. Make up y'all mind.
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I don't know if you saw, but I edited my post before you quoted me and added:
"There is nothing wrong with Beyonce having that hair, but given the message of the song, the meaning of the song would've been more powerful and authentic if she had the same as her dancers."
That's just my opinion anyways.
She even uses makeup tricks to hide her nose, despite her empowering lyrics about black noses.
I think more mainstream people should stand up for the awful racism which happened with the police + many other cases which didn't involve the police too. I just don't find Beyonce's attempt at doing that to be authentic.