Beyonce, Trump, and The War on Black Unity
I don't know if I can think of a woman, black woman more specifically, who is more polarizing in 2017 than Beyonce'. She announced today that she was pregnant with twins. And like clockwork, people on the far right and others on the far left took to social media to stand (either up or down) for Beyonce and her announcement. She's been called a distraction, a queen, and a lot of things in between. I joked on social media before about putting in an application for the BeyHive when she dropped Lemonade. I'm not a hater, nor am I a stan. I sit right in the middle. I enjoy listening to and dancing to her music. I enjoy watching her perform. I'd never pay to see her live. And while I think that she's arguably the greatest performer in my children's generation, I have the benefit of having lived long enough to know other great performers. It's the first day of February. It's officially Black History Month. For some of us, it's a time to celebrate ou...
:) Ellen, I'm guilty of the same thing. Most of the time, I don't feel very photogenic, but I'm starting to embrace myself more. So who knows, one day soon, I'll go on a pic fest. Lol.
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Same here. I don't more-so because everybody and their cousin posts pics of themself and so it's 1 [more] way I express my individualism.
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