“Formation” (2016) is a song and music video by Beyonce. It appeared out of the blue on a Saturday afternoon, February 6th – the day before the Super Bowl, where she performed it to kick off her hitherto-unknown world tour. The Super Bowl, the American football championship, has the biggest audience of any television show in the US. This year 112 million watched, a third of the country.
Memorable lines (in addition to the one about Red Lobster):
“My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana
You mix that Negro with that Creole make a Texas bamma
I like my baby hair, with baby hair and Afros
I like my Negro nose with Jackson 5 nostrils
Earned all this money but they never take the country out me
I got hot sauce in my bag, swag”
Amazing words coming out of the mouth of someone who has been so determinedly a colourless American. Even if she did keep her unnatural yellow hair. (See below for the full lyrics.)
The video is set in New Orleans. Everyone is Black except the police; all her dancers have natural hair. It shows flood waters, bringing to mind Hurricane Katrina. On the wall is written “STOP SHOOTING US”, bringing to mind Black Lives Matter. It shows her daughter, Blue Ivy (between two darker-skinned girls).
In one glorious scene, a little boy, unarmed, in a hoodie, appears before a line of policemen – who put their hands up!
At the Super Bowl, she sang the same song, Jackson 5 nostrils and all. Her dancers were again all Black with natural hair, but this time they were dressed in black leather and black berets, suggesting the Black Panthers. They got in formation making an X on the field, suggesting Malcolm X. Backstage the dancers posed for a picture – without Beyonce – with their fists in the air in a Black Power salute.
Like with Hillary Clinton, Beyonce’s image seems like a piece of cynical marketing. Instead of coming from the heart, it seems to be made to appeal the largest number of Americans possible. That means appealing mainly to White people, with Black people getting thrown a few bones – but not “too many”.
So it is hard for me to see this as coming from her heart. I hope I am wrong. It certainly does not seem to flow naturally from her past art, which had been hitherto silent on, say, Hurricane Katrina. But to her credit, she was brave enough to perform a song on the national stage that White people could not comfortably sing along to. And, whatever her motives, it was heartening to see it, especially in this time of All-White Oscars and “All Lives Matter”.
Rudy Giuliani was not heartened:
“I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive.”
“Really outrageous”? Really? Tell that to Amadou Diallo’s mother.
– Abagond, 2016.
See also:
- Beyonce Knowles
- the songs: 2010s
- All-White Oscars
- “Black is beautiful”
- internalized racism
- New Orleans
- All Lives Matter
- The boy in the video suggests:
- Hillary Clinton
- Rudy Giuliani
- Amadou Diallo
- Red Lobster
Lyrics (Explicit):
[Intro: Messy Mya, the late YouTuber from New Orleans]
What happened after New Orleans?
Bitch, I’m back by popular demand
[Refrain: Beyonce]
Y’all haters corny with that illuminati mess
Paparazzi, catch my fly, and my cocky fresh
I’m so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress (stylin’)
I’m so possessive so I rock his Roc necklaces
My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana
You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas bamma
I like my baby hair, with baby hair and afros
I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils
Earned all this money but they never take the country out me
I got hot sauce in my bag, swag
[Interlude: Messy Mya + Big Freedia]
Oh yeah baby, oh yeah I, ohhhhh, oh yes I like that
I did not come to play with you hoes
I came to slay, bitch
I like cornbreads and collard greens, bitch
Oh yes, you best to believe it
[Refrain: Beyonce]
Y’all haters corny with that illuminati mess
Paparazzi, catch my fly, and my cocky fresh
I’m so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress (stylin’)
I’m so possessive so I rock his Roc necklaces
My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana
You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas bamma
I like my baby hair, with baby hair and afros
I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils
Earned all this money but they never take the country out me
I got hot sauce in my bag, swag
[Chorus: Beyonce]
I see it, I want it
I stunt, yeah, little hornet
I dream it, I work hard
I grind ‘til I own it
I twirl all my haters
Albino alligators
El Camino with the ceiling low
Sippin’ Cuervo with no chaser
Sometimes I go off, I go off
I go hard, I go hard
Get what’s mine, take what’s mine
I’m a star, I’m a star
Cause I slay, slay
I slay, hey, I slay, okay
I slay, okay, all day, okay
I slay, okay, I slay okay
We gon’ slay, slay
Gon’ slay, okay
We slay, okay
I slay, okay
I slay, okay
Okay, okay, I slay, okay
Okay, okay, okay, okay
Okay, okay, ladies, now let’s get in formation, cause I slay
Okay ladies, now let’s get in formation, cause I slay
Prove to me you got some coordination
Slay trick, or you get eliminated
[Verse 1: Beyonce]
When he fuck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster, cause I slay
When he fuck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster, cause I slay
If he hit it right, I might take him on a flight on my chopper, cause I slay
Drop him off at the mall, let him buy some J’s, let him shop up, cause I slay
I might get your song played on the radio station, cause I slay
I might get your song played on the radio station, cause I slay
You just might be a black Bill Gates in the making, cause I slay
I might just be a black Bill Gates in the making, cause I slay
[Repeat Chorus]
[Bridge: Beyonce]
Okay ladies, now let’s get in formation, I slay
Okay ladies, now let’s get in formation
You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation
Always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper
[Outro]
Girl I hear something, thunder
Golly this is that water boy, oh lord
Source: The Black Media.
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I am not a Beyoncé fan per se but I like the imagery and the dance routine. It’s like she made a big pot of gumbo and threw everything in it. Police brutality, her talk about her roots and her mother’s Creole heritage and her father’s Alabama mixed together. A big eff you to the folks being critical about Blue Ivy’s hair. Throw in Big Freda and a shout out to all things New Orleans. An homage to the Black Panthers. All the beautiful black sisters with their Afros with there sassy dance moves. And got a the white folks mad. And cute little Blue Ivy knowing her momma is killing it
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Big up to Beh, got these fools all stirred up. Black people how dare you have some self respect.
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Why are the white folks in such a tizzy? Why are they so shook? There negative reaction is quite telling of the racial climate in this country. I guess if it’s not “white” it’s not right. Wow! Oh well all of us black folks with a huge pitcher of white tears to pour in our glasses.😀
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Unapologetically Black. Loving it.❤️❤️❤️👏🏾
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Personally, I’m not a fan of Beyonce, but I must give her some credit for her halftime show at Super Bowl 50, which was done with a splash of cultural awareness.
“I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive.” – Rudy Giuliani
What in the world is this adulterous devil talking about? Eric Garner was attacked by the police, he wasn’t protected and he certainly wasn’t kept alive!
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Thanks for this! I don’t really follow football, so I hadn’t seen it. Searched it up online and can’t seem to wipe the smile off my face :-). I’m not really sure how “real” the White outrage is. It’s been two days and I hadn’t seen anything about this on my facebook feed or heard anything about it from other parents at kids sporting events last night. The “outrage” might be limited to Faux News and old White guys who’s 15 seconds has passed. The video is certainly more of a political statement, but the Superbowl show was all about pride and there is no legitimate way to call that controversial.
Anyway, love or hate Beyonce, there needs to be SO MUCH MORE of this kind of thing in the mainstream.
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@Pumpkin
I definitely feel what you’re saying. Many black people have trouble seeing through the BS that black celebs give us sometimes. We are so starved for anything that looks like self respect,pro-black or fighting against the man. We like style over substance for the most part. Beyoncé knows that “talking black” and having a bunch of black women in berets like the Black Panthers would get people talking. But the truth is she’s not about black power or revolution. Beyoncé is only doing what her handlers are allowing her to do. I keep trying to tell black people to wake up to this Matrix. But many believe ignorance is bliss. But other than that the song is kind of catchy and that’s all you need to win some people over.smh
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I don’t follow American football so I didn’t see the game. But in my FB feed the usual haters lost their minds over it so it’s a good thing.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
#Formation … “dirty”!!
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I side eye the Red Lobster though because I seriously doubt Beyonce and Jay-Z would be eating in Red Lobster. Besides she said she was a vegan.
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The new technique is to replace the concept of allusion with “shout-outs” that evoke feeling but actually provide no meaning , or symbolize anything. What does any of the things in song say that has not already been said? Simply naming a bunch of stuff, is not the same thing as meaningfully discussing them. Its just a bunch of symbols to get liberals to engage in one big circle-jerk. Quentin Tarantino is good at this. Also used in the movie “Dope.”
She already did the normal hairstyle in Austin Powers: Goldmember, anyway.
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Kushite Prince said: “I keep trying to tell black people to wake up to this Matrix. But many believe ignorance is bliss. But other than that the song is kind of catchy and that’s all you need to win some people over.smh.”
So, … tell us what you would’ve preferred her to do in the alternative? I’ll wait!
Furthermore, Kushite Prince is not only a catchy title but he stems from a godless people (heathens). Kush, (which was granted the land mass of biblical Ethiopia), was a son of Ham. Ham’s son Canaan was cursed because he saw Noah, his father nakedness (Genesis 9:25 “curse be Canaan”, another son of Ham). Cush then fathered Nimrod, who was of course the King of Babylon. The word Babel, means to confuse, it is a derivative of the word Babylon. Nimrod also believed in a one world government much like the so-called white elites today. He exalted himself above the God and in contempt, built the Tower of Babel in an attempt to pierce God’s heart. Nimrod later enslaved the Israelites, God’s chosen bloodline.
In summary, you cannot dress up a cursed bloodline with the title of prince as a secondary name, nor can you “win people over”, as you put it, with a catchy title without first knowing the biblical etymology of words and titles as well. Therefore, I steadfastly remain unimpressed! (smh)
Additionally, if you truly are Cushitic which in turn, would make you Hamitic, here are some pictures of YOUR distant family members performing some strange rituals below.
https://www.google.com/search?q=african+woman+with+plate+in+lip&biw=1213&bih=672&tbm=isch&imgil=T1lF7S9Sj7GrVM%253A%253BGh61DhTuK8CRPM%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fen.wikipedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FLip_plate&source=iu&pf=m&fir=T1lF7S9Sj7GrVM%253A%252CGh61DhTuK8CRPM%252C_&usg=__TKEwjcyhyepZtyX5SRt57NMjKrQ%3D&ved=0ahUKEwiutI7FiuzKAhVN-mMKHcyVDDgQyjcIKw&ei=ZZe6Vu7tKs30jwPMq7LAAw#imgrc=T1lF7S9Sj7GrVM%3A&usg=__TKEwjcyhyepZtyX5SRt57NMjKrQ%3D
Sorry about that Abagond, I know it’s a little off topic. But I hate seeing people refusing to give credit where credit is due.
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Big side eye. I don’t buy it.
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For Christ sake. Beyonce must be think that she’s damned if she doesn’t and damned if she does.
Trust me no big rapper would have done that. Not Drake. Not Rick Ross. Not Lil Wayne. None of them. S
Respect to Beyonce
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Even though we had the halftime show on all screens of our newly opened sports bar – I missed the show. I caught glimpses here and there but I didn’t even realise it was Beyonce until someone at the bar mentioned it.
That photo of the dancers, though….
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To the persons who say she would be ‘damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t’, why? No one has serious expectations from her. She is not a thought leader in any way, everyone knows she is just a product of her handlers, just trying to make money.
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@blackjohn
Dope was the most racist black movie by a black person since “Precious”
Creed was the greatest black movie by a Blas ck person since “Roots. ”
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[…] People are now saying that the video is a cynical ploy to appeal to white folks while betraying the interests of black people. Obviously, it’s not for me to say how black viewers will respond to the video but I […]
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@satanforce
“The new technique is to replace the concept of allusion with “shout-outs” that evoke feeling but actually provide no meaning , or symbolize anything. ”
Very perceptive and well said, satanforce.
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The process of becoming and being a pop superstar is a soul-crushing and all-consuming one. You can’t do it without killing your inner child and transforming yourself into a commodity that the public hungers for enough to spend its hard-earned money buying a little piece of it over and over. The trick of course is figuring out in advance what will whet the consuming public’s appetite. At some point it becomes difficult, perhaps impossible, to discern a calculated marketing ploy from a sincere statement from the artist’s heart. Perhaps the artist her- or himself loses the ability to draw this distinction.
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I’ve given this some thought since Sunday and this is the conclusion I came to:
Beyoncé has grown up.
When she was younger she made pop music for the kiddies and the clubs. It was interesting, always entertaining and a lot of fun.
The first song I ever seriously paid attention to where Beyoncé is concerned was Dejavu. I literally woke my husband up in the middle of the night and said, “Hon, have you heard this? I think Beyoncé is going to marry Jay-Z.” The amount of love she has for him is nearly tangible in that song.
And now she is a wife and a mother as well as being an black woman in America.
Beyonce, like all of us who are lucky enough, has and will continue to evolve. She will continue to make pop music for the kiddies and the clubs. It will always be interesting, entertaining and a lot of fun.
But only a man or white people could deny that this song, her video and the Super Bowl performance come anywhere but straight from the heart of a woman.
I sense a lot of Jay-Z in this mix. But that’s to be expected when someone is a such a hug personality and one’s other half with such a hold on her heart.
You don’t have to wear an Afro to be a free black woman in this country.
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Will men who performed well with their wives and significant others keep Red Lobster to full capacity? LOL😜😝🤗
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Red Lobster: Sales spike 33% after Beyoncé endorsement
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/09/investing/red-lobster-beyonce-formation/
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Good or bad – platforms are meant to be used. Beyonce’s militant but entertaining performance at halftime was the most exciting “touchdown” at Super Bowl 50. It was the kind of touchdown that Syracuse’s Ernie Davis would literally score in the end zone of racial hostility. I’m just keepin’ it 100.
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Precious was horrible. Worse than Blindslide. Creed was awesome and Dope was alright. It’s all subjective.
I don’t understand what is it with these pro police types? Everything to them is an attack on police officers. Now some of them are calling Beyonce racist. Lol. Remember Bruce Springstein’s 41 shots? How the PBA bitched about it being an attack on the NYPD? Yeah, writing a song about the unarmed killing of a black man by the police is a akin to murdering cops. GTFOH.
Whether Beyonce’s son was just a strategic marketing ploy on her part or a genuine artistic response to the unarmed killings of black men by police officers, she has gotten Americans talking her new single.
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After reading this article I’m going to read a good book. Beyon-Z is, first and foremost, an entertainer. Her artistic expression shouldn’t be confined to the past, but allowed to be shaped and stay relevant as the times and the depth of her talent dictate within the genre of her choosing.
Today, no one is going to mistake her for Nina Simone (yet) or a host of other artists who put civil rights front and center. She’s getting paid. So, good for her and her family. But, most artists, if their art is to stay relevant and popular, need time to grow, mature and ponder their place in this world.
I have a feeling that she and Jay-Z will continue to mold their brand into something we all will be proud of.
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@Abagond…Like with Hillary Clinton, Beyonce’s image seems like a piece of cynical marketing. Instead of coming from the heart, it seems to be made to appeal the largest number of Americans possible. That means appealing mainly to White people, with Black people getting thrown a few bones – but not “too many”.
I agree with you here and, rather than my own feeble attempt to, as Brother Malcolm said, “make it plain,” Ajamu Baraka’s piece at Black Agenda Report: http://blackagendareport.com/beyonce_politics_social_dominance — does a wa-a-a-y better job.
“…I cannot for the life of me understand how Beyonce’s commodified caricature of black opposition was in any way progressive. Instead what I saw was the cultural power of neoliberal capitalism to co-opt opposition, monetize it and provide some mindless entertainment all at the same time.”
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Beyoncé is an entertainment industry sellout. Like Taylor Swift and Katy Perry.
Plus they weren’t in the Civil War!
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Dr Boyce Watkins had good commentary on this. In 2013 he tried to get Beyonce and Jay-Z to sign a letter urging President Obama to do something about mass incarceration. Other entertainers, like Will Smith and Jamie Foxx, signed it, but not them.
So now that she is doing stuff like this, someone who was that apolitical and play-it-safe, is a good sign. It shows how the winds have shifted.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fnGXrzY_ak)
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@blakksage
Don’t tell me..let me guess you’re a Hebrew Israelite right? I can tell by the anti-black and anti-African mentality. First the deal with Beyoncé is he’s no revolutionary at all. Is she pro-black? Hell NO! She’s running around half naked looking like an over glorified stripper. Looking like a darn clown with blond horse hair on her head. And none of her dancers are pro-black either. It was just a paycheck to them. If you give any of them $100 they’ll dance on a pole next week. Most of them probably couldn’t even name an original member of the Black Panthers.lol The upper Bowl halftime was just a show…that’s all. Beyoncé was allowed to perform that song and dance number. She is not Betty Shabazz,Ida B. wells or Harriet Tubman. Those are real black women that stood up for their people. The real sheroes I admire. Beyoncé did that to stir up more racial tension between blacks and whites. Mainly because the Super Bowl had a black QB facing a white QB. And the media loves to create racial animosity between the races. And Beyoncé was used to fan the flames. And it looks like it worked judging by the reaction from social media.
What should she have done instead?? Nothing if it wasn’t going to be genuine in the first place. She should’ve just sung her hit Bootylicious and called it a day. I still can’t believe there are black people still falling for this fake revolution stuff. If she’s not really about that life..she should’ve just kept her mouth shut.
Some of you Hebrews have a real warped mentality. I have met some brothers are sister Hebrews that embrace their Africa culture. They have enough sense to see we are all the same people. But your type is the worse. You self hating Hebrews are the biggest jokes I’ve ever seen. You will accept Puerto Ricans and Mexicans as your brothers and sisters BUT Africans?? WTF?! All because you follow the 12 tribes of the Bible(Buy-Bull). You’ve lost your mind!lol The Bible has some great teachings and there are lessons that can be learned from it. There are many uplifting stories that can lift your spirits. And the Bible has a lot of truth in it. But it is not the ONLY book of TRUTH. Don’t get it twisted man. You reject Africans who you share a common ancestry with but accept white-looking latinos. You really are nuts!lol I;m not going to sit here and debate with you because I can see you are totally brainwashed by the Bible. It would be a waste of time and energy. You obviously hate your race and where you come from. You have been brainwashed by white people and you’re full of anti-blackness. I think you’re a lost cause. But I do have a suggestion for you. I notice your name Blakk is spelled with two K’s. You might want to add a third K because you hate black people more than the KKK! You Hebrew dudes are always good for a laugh.lol
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I read that the Carters are philanthropists and donated to the causes like BLM and the crisis in Ferguson and Baltimore when many activist were arrested. They read where they had housing built for underprivileged families. We really don’t know what these folks do or don’t do with their money. I was on another site and it’s pretty interesting to read all the different opinions of commenters over different social media sites, blogs, etc. Many black people are upset about her video and performance especially those people who were supporters of the Black Panther Movement back in the day. I had a conversation with one poster who i usually have meaningful discussions with about different things happening in the black community and social injustice issues. He was very angry with Beyonce and said her performance cheapened the movement and that the women in the movement were not about being scantily clad butt shakers. Many posters were posting ridiculous things like her Superbowl performance was satanic Illuminati activity. Whatever Beyonce’s agenda is she is winning because she is on everybody’s mind and she’s got them talking.
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@Abagond: Thanks for the link on Boyce Watkins.
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I know. I know.
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I usually hate on Beyoncé, but I love this. It’s usually common to see black Americans run from their ancestry after they reach a high caliber of wealth and fame, however Beyoncé is proudly declaring that she is not ashamed of her black Southern roots. She has more to lose by having multiple pictures of her with the Obamas, donating to black lives matter, and unapologetically dancing to pro-black lyrics at the Super Bowl. This is genuine and I appreciate it.
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If an alien came down to earth today and I wanted to explain the confused psychology of white people when it comes to race, I would simply point him in the direction of the reaction of white people to this Beyonce song and performance. The pure arrogance, self centered, ignorance, self indulgence, lack of self awareness (I could go on) that white people display when it comes to things like this has just become amusing to me now. To react in any other way would be to scramble ones own brains.
Racism will NEVER end. Its 2016. We having rovers on mars, phones that put you in touch with everything, self driving cars, technology that will soon allow people who have lost limbs control their plastic replacements through chips. Hell even the most powerful man in the world is half black but yet whites still struggle with the simple notion that all men are equal. I pity them.
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Since we’re discussing Beyoncé’s song in the context of whether it is a bona fide progressive political statement, it needs to be remembered that Beyoncé has constructed her entire career by pandering to female objectification in the classic Playboy Bunny style. I realize that feminism has moved far since the days when Gloria Steinem served as an actual Playboy Bunny and then wrote about it, but it’s hard to see the revolutionary fervor in a group of smoking hot dancers wearing skin-tight skimpy outfits obviously tailored to display their assets but festooned with a filigree that might or might not be a nod to the black leather jackets and berets worn by actual Black Panthers.
We hear a lot of talk these days about appropriation — for example the famous piece by Amandla Stenberg about cornrows, or the froth between Nikki Azelea and Azelea Banks, etc. Those dancer costumes were a version of this exact phenomenon.
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Kushite Prince said: “But your type is the worse. You self hating Hebrews are the biggest jokes I’ve ever seen. You will accept Puerto Ricans and Mexicans as your brothers and sisters BUT Africans?? WTF?!”
Here we go again, those brothers following that Kemet, Egyptian thing are always tripping simply because they obviously lack the necessary knowledge to debate. Furthermore, worshipping a mythical prince of a cursed bloodline is a joke more than anything else.
I have a question for you: Why aren’t those cab driving, watch selling Africans or restaurant owning Ethiopians providing assistance to help out so-called Africans Americans once they get here and open a business? In fact, SOME of them are honest enough to tell even you that we are not the same people. The Israelites were dispersed and ran into Africa after the Temple was destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans and because of skin color, they could more easily blend in with the people there.
Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
You don’t appear to be ready to debate, so, I’ll leave two more scriptures for you to ponder:
Exodus 1:18-19 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
Exodus 11:7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
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I find a lot of the negative critique of Beyon-Z has overlooked our traditional African (male or female formation) dance styles and (theme specific) costumes. Are we so “Americanized” that we don’t recognize the tribal (male and/or female) roots of formation dancing originated by our ancestors?
It’s just cultural ignorance to shun her for embracing our historical African artistic roots while comparing her to white artists (Taylor Swift?) who don’t have a clue about our historical music (drum based poly-rhythms IE:BEATS) and dance (costumed male and/or female formations) traditions.
Negro self-hate has kept us from seeing the contributions African-Americans had and continue to have on social protest through their art. Both the message, brought to life by it’s artistic symbolism, and the messenger are spot on.
Any so-called Pan-Africanist (“Not-Nat” Turner) would recognize her embrace of our culture and applaud her artistic sensitivity to our traditions that power her “protest” message that she had the “courage” to deliver on the slavers biggest night to celebrate their conquest over black masculinity.
SistaZ, doing it right..!!
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Mary said:
Kushite Prince said:
LOL.
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@Blakksage
Here we go again. *sigh* I’ve debated Hebrews on the internet for the past ten years or more. I’ve debated many that are far more intelligent than you. I just find it a bit tiring as of late. I have more pressing issues to deal with rather than try to persuade a brainwashed Hebrew to accept his African identity. But if you ever want to put down the Bible(Buy-Bull) and gain REAL knowledge, I might take you up on some type of debate. And for the record I know the Bible pretty well. I don’t like to waste time and energy on clowns. This is my last post to you. Carry on.
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Hahahaha, typical Kemit, Egyptology, BS response. Instead of intelligently refuting my claims, you immediately sink to a child like level and begin the name calling. Perhaps it’s because you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about. I find it hilarious that you claim to know the Bible, but yet, you’re unable to quote one scripture, you don’t know Bible prophecies, which in turn leads me to believe that you don’t even know who you are.
Again, why aren’t the Egyptians or Ethiopians providing the Kemit or so-called conscious community in the US with some type of support if they are in fact the same people as you claim?
Run along now, … and brush up on your history, because you don’t know sh$t!
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@ abagond
I noticed a little blurb for her “Formation” tour popped up immediately after her SB performance.
Call me jaded, but this is Beyonce and her handlers understanding what’s trending and how to exploit those trends for maximum exposure and profitability. And here we are in the black community clapping our fins like a bunch of retarded seals over what we mistakenly think is a profound performance from someone who didn’t give two damns before.
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This is a response from a woman I found on another blog. It’s one of the best responses I’ve seen on the Beyoncé performance.
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Regarding Beyonce’s performance and political merit i will say this: Beyonce and her husband have not consistently utilized their artist platform over the years as a liberatory force for black people so are not trusted by black people. Unlike progressive black artists like Sa-Roc or the more widely known Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Lauryn Hill, dead prez, etc. they have not consistently served our people’s interests. Beyonce is also a woman of flagrant contradictions. Her image supports White Male Supremacist notions of black womanhood. Yes, having blond hair IS an identity problem even if you form (Malcolm) X formations and have black dressed as Black Panthers and wearing afros in your performances. Malcolm X is an icon in the black community because he stood up, spoke, organized black folk and gave his life for their freedom “by any means necessary” his legacy cannot be corrupted. The same thing goes for the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. They both provided a political analysis of Black self hatred that is revolutionary. They both engaged in political REVOLUTIONARY ACTION.
Beyonce, although also a victim of white male supremacy, is not a black revolutionary artist. Her image is not harmless. It is a political statement originally crafted by those who seek to destroy black people and their culture. Beyonce “proudly” struts a white male supremacist image that oppresses her and all black women by sexually objectifying herself and wearing a blonde weave. In doing so she discredits whatever she attempts to do when she finally chooses to be a voice of her own people.. I would also like to add here that there are PLENTY of black people who have consistently been engaged in the Freedom struggle for black people who are criticizing Beyonce’s Formation, not just ineffective, ungrateful, whining,”hoteps” as you call them. Although, any black artist who uses their art, voice and platform to further the liberation of black people should be applauded by black people.. they are doing us no favors. This is what they are naturally supposed to be doing as black artists..for themselves, their families, for black people in general. Finally, i would add that Beyonce and Jay Z are both known to be aligned with the white supremacist elite establishment. They financially support their culture of white supremacy and their corporations. In her video Beyonce mentions the GMO/Vaccine mogul and white supremacist murderer Bill Gates and advocates for a “black Bill Gates”. Such rhetoric is not taken lightly in the radical/revolutionary segment of the black community. Nor do we sweep such things under the rug due to emotionalism. Beyonce is clearly a capitalist. Beyonce and Jay Z clearly demonstrate that regardless of their photo ops and tax write off donations to “civil rights organizations” of their choosing. Finally, as a priestess I find it alarming that Beyonce, Jay Z and Kanye West run amok publicly worshipping the demon “baphomet” and saluting Aleister Crowley and then act like they are saviors of black folk. Since all that is from a European cultural paradigm and reflects a spiritual dis-ease it must be Siriusly rejected and resisted by black folk.In closing, our people need Sirius leaders to lead them out of bondage. They need leaders who LOVE being African and will work EVERY DAY for the freedom of black people “by ANY means necessary”. HOTEP!
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That’s … what’s the word, hmm. As an ex-member of the OTO i am curious on their involvement with that. I believe the OTO would like to command such an exalted position in society; however, i consider flashing images of baphomet, the eye in the triangle etc as dilletantism. I have been wrong before, today even, so… ymmv.
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the snl skit is hilarious
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ociMBfkDG1w)
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@mstoogood4yall: I watched that three times on yesterday and laughed my butt off because it was so true the way the dominant society was acting like they lost their minds. I wonder are they embarrassed for acting so crazy?
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http://www.parareligion.ch/2009/secret/secrets.htm
NSFW
a little ‘hard to swallow’ but breaks down the OTO (of Aleister Crowley fame) succinctly, this was considered a major heresy when this guy broke out this website, soon after the book ‘OTO Rituals and Sex Magick’ came out which was considered ‘breach of copyright’ ie the ‘secret rituals.’
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but there is more secrets, secrets in secrets, ingredient x is not just …. anyway i must be havin flashbacks, man!
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and just because i see that one comin down the line, you know, it is my way — i was just a ‘minerval’ or initiate, not a full member of the OTO, and didn’t go to the parties, or even hook up with anyone that was a member
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baphomet is pretty ‘shrouded in bullish’ oh i meant ‘mystery,’ sorry, it was considered a ‘knights templar’ in the original jaque de molay sense, again, i never got that far in the masons either
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_masonsknightstemplar08.htm
the ‘hermetic’ symbology of baphomet is combining the male and female essences and ‘as above so below’ ie microcosm/macrocosm, yous have some reading to do if you are interested in this all!
the goat is half man- half woman, and pointing up and down, and also the knights templar were supposed to do some wierd ritual (back in the crusades days) and then kiss the statue of baphomet’s butt for some reason? anyway
have a great day
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but crowley was fascinated with the ancient egyptian religions/pantheon, in particular the ‘stele of revealing,’ article 666 in the british museum’s collection at the time.
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and he did a lot of coke and heroin, that’s about it
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oopsie
http://thejudeochristiantradition.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-star-of-david-original-symbol-of.html
“A Star of David, the Original Symbol of ‘As Above so Below'”
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@v8driver
Are trying to get yourself banned? Clogging up the comments section?
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Banned? Why? I’m just speaking on something about which i know, and soneone else commented on, and it’s a fairly interesting and timely subject ie the ‘illuminati’ and alleged american media presence therein, you yourself have commented on my writing style, which amongst all the other chaos, it’s a miracle someyime that i can rub two thoughts together. You wanna know 90% of what there is to know about the OTO/aleister crowley, there it is!
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@satanforce you’re not living up to your moniker tsk tsk,
But really, there are some ugly realities behind the whole ‘illuminati scene’ which is real, and hidden, ‘occult’ even? cf bohemian grove, i’ll drop that all, i promise!!!
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@Pumpkin & Mary
Thanks for the SNL skit link. I missed SNL this weekend and hadn’t seen it. Seriously funny stuff. The “Maybe it isn’t for us”…”But usually everything is.” killed me!
Are you kidding?!? They’ve no idea they’re looking in a mirror… they’re too busy accusing the skit of being racist.
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this song is semi-unique on the studio version (or the one i heard on the radio today anyway) doesn’t have the obligatory dude freestyling over top of it
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(for a recent female hip-hop artist)
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The police are good and noble, they just gotta keep the streets nice and clean, if ya know what I mean…
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