If you watched the Super Bowl this weekend — and it’s likely you did — you very well may have been subject to a subtle, yet prominent attack on American police officers.
During the half-time show, Beyoncé performed her surprise new single “Formation” in a collaborative show with both Coldplay and fellow Super Bowl alum Bruno Mars. While the performance seemed innocent enough at first glance, a deep dive into the subject matter reveals a much more political message than you may have initially noticed.
First, her clothes. While criticized initially criticized as just plain odd, then as an homage to the late Michel Jackson, Entertainment Weekly noticed that they were none other than a blatant homage to the Black Panthers.
The accompanying music video for the song even vilifies American cops by victimizing black youth, then, to top off the spectacle of bad taste, submerges a cop car.
This has got America’s Mayor fuming. To see what Rudi Giuliani had to say about the performance, continue reading on the next page:
People have a lack of knowledge and igronants
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Shameful display of hatred
Yes, you follow in the last. It’s called a j-o-b. Get out get one then continue to work hard till you get a better one.
Did not watch this trash!
I have one same occupation for 12,years
Kind of funny how she’s against white people but her hair is kind of blonde and straight like white people and she tries to act like white people she’s a disgrace
Racist$#%&!@*
So if people think that Carly Fiona or anyone else who speaks out against Planned Parenthood should personally be responsible when people shoot up abortion clinics because so-called dog whistle politics, does that mean when celebrities are using dog whistle politics to incite hate against police officers we should hold them responsible when police officers are killed in the line of duty by people who hate the police? I mean this isn’t just Beyonce, there was a lot more violent rhetoric being spewed in the 90’s from rap music about killing the police, but they weren’t given the halftime show at the Super Bowl which legitimizes their message. Regardless, if people start rising up against the police officers who are trying to protect us we should hold those who are blowing the dog whistle such as Beyonce accountable.
Ignorant