UPDATE: Black Sheriff just SCHOOLED Beyoncé for racial Super Bowl show… “ '[Beyonce] coming out… in those ‘Black Panther’ type uniforms, would that be acceptable if a white band came out in hoods and white sheets in the [same] sort of fashion? We would be appalled and outraged.”
"Sheriff Clarke added, “the Black Panthers are a subversive hate group in America.' ” Hat tip to Col. Allen West
Daily Mail. . . "Her backing dancers appeared dressed as Black Panthers activists with all-black outfits and signature black berets"The Black Panthers, once dubbed 'the greatest threat to the internal security of the country' by FBI Director J Edgar Hoover, was a rights group that operated in the Sixties and Seventies."
"Several dancers also appeared in an image holding a piece of paper reading 'justice 4 Martin Woods, a black man shot dead by around a dozen police in San Francisco after refusing to drop a knife
"The Black Panthers were an armed group involved in the black power movement of the Sixties and Seventies
"They followed the teachings of men such as Malcolm X, who advocated the use of violence to overcome oppression " . . .
"Tina Knowles, Beyonce's mother, also uploaded this image to her Instagram of herself and the dancers giving the black power salute."
. . . "Several fans hit out at Beyonce over the music video and advocated boycotting the Super Bowl, accusing her of spreading an anti-cop message which only serves to further divide communities.
"Writing on the singer's Facebook page yesterday, Kristen Wickham said: 'As the wife of a police officer, I am offended by this entire video. Rise above and stay above the strife.
" 'For a girl who grew up in a privileged, wealthy family, she has no business pandering to those who didn't. She has no idea what struggle is.
" 'I have unliked you and your husband's pages, deleted all of your songs from my collection and will never buy another thing associated with either of you.'
"Meanwhile Rebekah Simpson added: 'Planning to boycott the Super Bowl Halftime show. All Lives Matter! I am offended by your song "Formation" and its implication that there is a vast conspiracy in law enforcement against a particular race. " . . .
Following her Super Bowl performance on Sunday night Twitter was again filled with people supporting Beyonce, claiming she had given a 'history lesson' to viewers. Beyonce spoke afterwards of how thrilling it was to perform at the Super Bowl.She told ET online that it 'felt great' to perform Formation. She added: 'I wanted people to feel proud and have love for themselves.'
Love?
UPDATE: ‘White Guilt’ Video Shown to High School Students for Black History Month Andrew Klavan: Evil to Sportswriters Who Evil Think . . . "It's only when you look past the color of a man's skin that you can really see the content of his character. So hey, MSM: Why not try that on Barack Obama and see what kind of president — and what kind of man — he looks like then?" |