SNL skit...Rudy...Boycott...Social Commentary...Super Bowl...50th Anniversary...Black History Month...still discussing Beyonce
The fucking impact

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so you actually buy into the whole "Formation as a movement" thing?
that was a defining moment in your struggle for civil rights?

I'm not trying to be condescending or a bitch

I just want to be clear before I structure my explanation to you on the history of our culture so you better understand how ridiculous claiming that Formation is a movement actually is

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Well you are being condescending, but you sound stupid in your attempt.
Who said movement? Not I....I was speaking of impact! To imply a movement would mean "on going". I've yet to see what else she has up her sleeve (the tour/album may reveal). So for right now lets call it "A Statement" of sorts, which had national impact. Impact that your foolish self continues to deny, yet the conversation (politically and socially) was right in your face.
The song is about SELF love and pride for her people! Beyonce is country, creole, and black! So she speaks about HER love for hot sauce (which alot of blacks can relate) after she affirms pride in being country.....but only after affirming her blackness.
She had more darker skined black women in her music video than any other hip hop or R&B artist in the last decade (all while affirming the slayage on repeat). Who celebrates black womens beauty? NOBODY! That in it self is enough to be commended for. Her move at the Super Bowl was a risk...not to mention on a song that wasn't released to the masses. What she risked far out weighed any finacial gain she couldve seen. Images from that performance will be seen 20 years from now, fist in the air and afro's blazing!
Was it a defining moment in the civil rights movement? Of course not! That was over in the 60's. The better question wouldve been "Does this message speak to a new generation of socially awake black kids?" Yes it does! The Red Lobster lyric was for affect, but it pales in comparison to "Negro nose...I like my baby hair in afros". If the song doesnt speak to you or your blackness then fine! But to deny the statement made and its impact is just foolish. Unfortunately its difficult to make anything "black" all inclusive because we are such a diverse group of people. So the message wasnt for you exclusively, but the message was received. A young black girl somwhere now loves her nose and she can thank Bey for that.