Beyonce’s Musical Clap Back, “Formation”…

Discontentment in this country is at an all-time high, as we look at blacks in this area.  The Civil Rights Movement of ’58 to the ’60s had their anthems at the time, and this is not only one to be applied today, but on the flip side speaks to black feminism as well.  The hype machine has taken it to another level, because it happens to be Queen Bey herself doing the talking.

Beyonce formation

Now I will admit, that I wasn’t a true Beyoncé fan in the beginning, (please don’t get at me Beyhive), but the more she’s forged her lane she’s become grittier, and is finding her “voice” along the way.  Now, for that I’ve become a fan for sure and being a music fanatic, I’m loving the immense diversity that she shows with each musical project (although my all-time fave is still 2013’s Beyoncé…it will take A LOT for her to move me from that project).  No coincidence that she drops this during Black History Month, among Trayvon’s and Sandra Bland’s birthdays, but she and her team analyze the waters and know when to drop blood in it.

“Formation” touches upon a lot of Black Pride on all levels, and she should be applauded for her turn at bat.  She’s raising her “Down South” flag and glorifying who she is at the core.  Yes, she’s married to Sean Carter (Jay Z) and makes a lot of money, but saying all that to say, she’s still black and a black woman at the end of the day.  Telling you as a “black” woman primarily, but a woman in general that you can achieve success.  Let’s be real here…she didn’t come from money, so she achieved her success the old-fashioned way, she earned it.

Some white people seem to think they can relate to our journeys, but you simply can’t.  So instead you try to pick apart things that you can’t or won’t understand.  Which is why things are so up in arms around not only the song, the video, but Beyoncé’s Super Bowl performance.  Let’s not get confused behind the imagery of the performance, but what it as a whole stood for.  There are things going on in this world against “people of color”, and what is going on in the USA is taking us backwards and becoming the new Civil Rights Movement in itself.  This is reality and is happening, and the truth that’s she’s speaking.  Society would love for us to just take a back seat, and not take offense to our plight…but why should we?

This body of work that Beyoncé has presented to the world, is impactful in many ways in which it was intended.  You can’t deny the messages and imagery that she shows you, just like the events that are happening right now in the world.  She just happened to bring it to you with a one, two punch.  BOOM!