The day Beyoncé turned black
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:38 pm
I thought this was really funny.
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Are you suggesting that his debut of "Ultralight Beam" wasn't worth it? Because that was an incredible live hip-hop performance if I've ever seen one.Sweepstakes Ron wrote:This and maybe the Kyle Mooney rap battle were the only worthwhile parts of SNL the other night. But I sat through it anyway, because it was what Yeezus wanted.
I was referring to the skits. That performance was great.Setherex wrote:Are you suggesting that his debut of "Ultralight Beam" wasn't worth it? Because that was an incredible live hip-hop performance if I've ever seen one.Sweepstakes Ron wrote:This and maybe the Kyle Mooney rap battle were the only worthwhile parts of SNL the other night. But I sat through it anyway, because it was what Yeezus wanted.
I love you like Kanye loves Kanye.Sweepstakes Ron wrote:I was referring to the skits. That performance was great.Setherex wrote:Are you suggesting that his debut of "Ultralight Beam" wasn't worth it? Because that was an incredible live hip-hop performance if I've ever seen one.Sweepstakes Ron wrote:This and maybe the Kyle Mooney rap battle were the only worthwhile parts of SNL the other night. But I sat through it anyway, because it was what Yeezus wanted.
Henrik wrote:So this turned into another Kanye thread...
Sorry, I had to say that. But you can write what you want of course.
Henrik wrote:So this turned into another Kanye thread...
Sorry, I had to say that. But you can write what you want of course.
Jost / Che weekend update has actually turned from one of the things I hated most about the show recently into its most reliable aspects for me. Their chemistry is strangely palpable and adorable nowadays. No doubt it could be better, but I'm left amused.Jirin wrote:I think the length of the show is just because that's how it's always been. Most people tune out after Weekend Update anyway.
I hate Colin Jost so much. I hate Colin Jost like Donald Trump hates facts.
FYPJirin wrote:I hate Colin Jost so much. I hate Colin Jost like Hillary Clinton hates facts.
Jirin wrote:I think the length of the show is just because that's how it's always been. Most people tune out after Weekend Update anyway.
I hate Colin Jost so much. I hate Colin Jost like Donald Trump hates facts.
PlasticRam wrote:FYPJirin wrote:I hate Colin Jost so much. I hate Colin Jost like Hillary Clinton hates facts.
People found out she was blackBleuPanda wrote: What did Beyonce do to deserve Kanye and political derailment?
If you are talking about the SNL video, I don't necessary think it's focusing on purely Beyoncé and her Super Bowl performance, but instead of a celebrity's ability to be able to appeal to masses of people who adore her nonetheless of her race (as rightfully). I mean, Kerry Washington is mentioned in that video as "supposedly black", and there's that exchange between the pair of friends with one oblivious of the other's race.BleuPanda wrote:I'm not sure how Beyonce has become such a controversial figure, but one of the problems I have with this video is she's also been getting attacked by other black people for essentially not being black enough, either because she's too successful to understand suffering or because she dares to dye her hair blonde. No one knows what to do with her and it all seems to ride on stereotypes and false expectations of what a black woman is allowed to do.
Not solely as Crazy in Love and Countdown are, in my opinion, great pop songs, but her looks doesn't hurt either.BleuPanda wrote:Not to add in the posts about Beyonce being popular solely due to the straight white male gaze.
Haven't watched the sketch, but this comment reminds me - in a somewhat different key - of a classic scene from Do the Right Thing, in which Mookie calls out Pino (the overtly racist son of pizzeria owner Sal) on some pop-culture cognitive dissonance (I'm working strictly from memory here, so pardon any errors):babydoll wrote: If you are talking about the SNL video, I don't necessary think it's focusing on purely Beyoncé and her Super Bowl performance, but instead of a celebrity's ability to be able to appeal to masses of people who adore her nonetheless of her race (as rightfully).
Harold wrote:Haven't watched the sketch, but this comment reminds me - in a somewhat different key - of a classic scene from Do the Right Thing, in which Mookie calls out Pino (the overtly racist son of pizzeria owner Sal) on some pop-culture cognitive dissonance (I'm working strictly from memory here, so pardon any errors):
MOOKIE: Let me ask you something, Pino - who's your favorite basketball player?
PINO: Magic Johnson.
MOOKIE: Who's your favorite movie star?
PINO: Eddie Murphy.
MOOKIE: Who's your favorite rock star? (Pino thinks.) Prince.
PINO: Nah. The Boss - Bruce!
MOOKIE: Prince. It's Prince. See, that's what I don't get about you, Pino - every other word out of your mouth is "n***er this, n***er that," and yet all your favorite people are so-called n***ers!
PINO: But - they're different. Magic, Eddie, Prince - they're not n***ers. I mean - they're not black. They're more than black.
I very much agree. That's a modern way to market one's self, say crazy stuff and split the public opinion, or even net negative public opinion.Jirin wrote:Kanye West and Donald Trump are very similar personalities.