- Dec 15, 2009
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I see what you are saying. I don't think the Superbowl invited her per se. I think Coldplay invited her to play with them. And I don't think the Superbowl stopped leting popstars perfform because Katy Perry did it last year and Madonna a few before that. I don't think Janet's performance affected who they invite to play for the most part. Beyonce doesn't need the Super Bowl to invite her back. I don't think not being asked back is even an issue to her. She's proven the past few years that she's going to do what she wants and how she wants to and doesn't care who has what to say about it.
As for it being the "right place" - depends what type of person you ask. I think people who are interested in empowering the black community and want more visibilty, I think they'd argue it was the perfect place. She reached millions of people in a millisecond. Beyonce didn't perform that song for white people. She performed it to reach out to the black community and for her it was the perfect place for her to do so. The outfits and dance might have been in honor of the BPP, but the lyrics are very much about empowering black people to overcome oppression and to learn to accept themselves for who they are. Beyonce's a smart gal, she knew exactly what she was doing and what the reaction would be. I can't, for one minute, believe she didn't see this coming.
The bold is basically all anyone really needs to know about that song and that performance. It's a nod to black culture. It's a nod to black southern culture. Everyone ain't black and everybody ain't black and southern. It's a nod to black person that has been made fun of because of their "bell pepper nose". It's a nod to everyone who has felt the need to not wear their "black" hair. That song ain't for everyone and that is OKAY. Everything can't be for everyone. Everybody isn't for everyone.
Beyoncé is also at the point where she doesn't have to worry about selling albums to everyone.
But for the record. If you've been following Beyoncé and making note about what she "cares" about none of this is shocking
But also. Fingers crossed teams don't try to put this song into their mix. Because once again while anyone can enjoy the song....the song still ain't for everyone.
(And yes, I meant to use "ain't")
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