New Music: Beyonce Knowles – Formation

Auntie..I don’t think she was bringing us down I think she was bringing us up ? love the chocolate girls and Blue’s hair.

She wasn’t but folks will try to shade even when this was an empowering attempt.

hasn’t B had a couple of nose jobs and lightning skin treatments???

Me too.?

*grabs popcorn* this gon be good

love it!

No problem, hun.

Uhhh I really didn’t take anything away from this video other than the line about her dad being a negro and her mom being Creole. I definitely didn’t have any of the above thoughts captured in this write up. And I most certainly don’t think that this the video is some super pro black anthem…trap or not. Idk…it’s all a bit contrived…much ado about nothing. Literally.

You’re welcome hun.

I happen to love my natural hair and strong black features. I don’t see them as flaws; so sad that you do.

Oh Auntie….! (Deepest sigh) ?????

Good for you. Let’s pretend we don’t know why black celebrities get nose jobs, skin bleaching treatments and hair weaves with their first big paychecks. Denial is a helluva drug.

I know society says a certain look is preferred; no need to perpetuate the prejudice and self-loathing. Hair is not “nappy”, it’s just hair. Our features are not flaws, they are who we are. We can embrace them and celebrate them or we can be worse than those who created the “ugly” myth to begin.

I appreciate the art direction of the Formation video. I think the video is revolutionary in these times of severe push back against black presence in media. I got the Jackson 5 nostrils and hot sauce in my bag swag references which both are indeed black vernacular pride and cultural statements.

Blue Ivy is a light brown skinned African American with a Creole maternal grandmother, she is not mixed race. Beyoncé is African American Creole and African American married to an African American man. In fact the two dark skinned girls on either side of Blue actually have “finer” features than Blue and all have the same African American hair texture.

I think Beyoncé is sensitive about her daughter not being as Creole looking as her and she thought placing her between dark skinned black girls would set Blue her apart when it only accentuated that she is not an exceptional looking child.

Beyoncé is like a lot of light skinned blacks who struggle with delusions of thinking they are biracial and multiracial. Similar to the struggles of black Latinos. They struggle with being light yet not fair and having black features and kinky hair.

Beyoncé had nose jobs, skin bleaching and wears blonde weaves not to look white but to pass for biracial or multiracial which she is not. What is admirable about Beyoncé is that even though she struggles with identity she clearly does not want to be white. She didn’t grow up white assimilated and even after fame married black which is revolutionary by today’s standards.

Sandra thinks light skinned, and dark skinned are two different races. lol. Check out the Saan People of South Africa. Research hunty.

Beyonce is Black! Blue Ivy is Black! This can’t be serious!

To be honest, however, I side eyed Blue Ivy being in between two chocolate little girls. Reminded me of early Destiny’s Child and I felt it was for a reason. I also don’t see why she said she was Creole and “Negro.” Both of her parents are African Americans. The Jackson 5 Negro nose was also a very stupid thing to say.

With that said, Beyonce or any person who is actually NOT from two Black parents, or has Euro approved looks, is no better, superior, or more attractive than your bluest black person. Getcho mind right! A lot of things make sense now…

I see this song growing on me already after a few plays. I like greens and cornbread b itch!

Keep in mind there are biracial and multiracial people who are not black and that is ok too.

Yes. Yes. Your right but we no underneath the blond wig is black hair and without the nose job a regular nose. I can except a real biracial child saying that. But yet some of them too not comfortable with they black part

The song is ok but I do like the video. In my opinion, there’s nothing empowering about the song, just Beyonce trying to push the envelope…Trying to be different. If this song or video empowers you, do you boo boo. No judgment here.

Thank you! Wtf?!

Yep.

I just want to know what is black? How black do you have to be and look to be black to you? You gotta have a bell pepper nose and darker than a paper bag? Gotta have kinky hair? I’m brownskinned and have curly/coily hair and my sister is light with silky wavy hair but we have the same parents ..so is she mixed and I’m not or is it flipped because she has traditionally “blacker” features than me (big nose, big lips etc) .
What is the real indicator of blackness for you Auntie?

I look forward to seeing Bruno Mars the most that man put on a hell of a show I tell ya

because the people that own them don”t like b folks nose or the black skin they are in so they do have to trim that nose and lighten the skin. they like the big lips tho

petty labelle said she wish she had not messed with her nose at all or bleached at all WHET? i can”t belive she said it.cause she was a lovely dark skin lady when she came out.then the j men started on her about things that needed to be changed if she wanted to make it wowwwwwwwwww

There is nothing wrong with dark skin or natural hair, but I noticed Beyonce framed her precious daughter with two of the darkest girls she could find.

I also believe that was intentional…

Thanks for this post @Sandra because I didn’t care enough to go look for the video. I enjoyed the video. The song in my opinion was all over the place. If any other artist put out a song like this no one would care & they would probably get joked on.

Now she loves her negro nose?

I like the song and video, meh.

I choose to identify myself as black, even though I am clearly more white than African American. My siblings, who are also “octoroons,” identity themselves as “others.”

My mother, who is a quadroon and the inspiration behind my screen name, went out of her way to make sure we didn’t overlook or denounce our black ancestry, but that didn’t stop one of sisters from freaking out when our mother confronted her with her blackness.

Well, she failed because I thought those little girls were gorgeous.

I get your point though…

There is nothing empowering about a woman degrading herself and embarrassing her child in public.

It’s black history month. If we want to discuss examples of female empowerment, let’s look at women like Vel Phillips.

Let me get this right, people are insulted because Bey featured an array of beautiful brown girls with natural hair in the video? Seriously?

Creole. Her mama is black and she is black. Creole??? Just light skinned people who don’t want to be black.

her dad tried and succeeded in making everyone think she was some classy flower when she is ghetto as hell. since now she at the point where she can do what she want,we getting “rachet” bey….

Exactly! Notice how she posed her smiling, light skinned daughter with good hair in between the 2 frowning dark skinned girls with kinky hair? Why aren’t the black girls smiling? It’s called “subliminal messages.”

Well, it appears Beyonce bought into the European definition of beauty long before she made this video. The Jackson 5 hated their wide African nostrils; that’s why they all had nose jobs.

That went out in the 1970s.

I like it. (((Shrugs)))

They feel empowered by hot sauce and collard greens, because they have no idea what real empowerment is. Their parents have failed them.

Sandra keep spreading the hate ..ugly suit u well

And Blue is smiling while the 2 dark skinned girls are not. I don’t see how Beyond-the-pale’s fans feel empowered.

The song is garbage. Another commenter said she watched the video with the sound off. That’s what I should have done.

Sorry hun, black is not black when it’s mixed. When you mix black coffee with cream, you don’t get black coffee.

I believe bey mama is Creole and her pappy is Alabama black and blue pappy is black too so that makes blue black enuff to rock the hecks out that Lil Fro…and bey gonna rock that stage at that Superbowl an ion even watch football… this my drank tho!!!!??

Is that why they all had nose jobs?

I remember it was more of prideful statement after they all had nose jobs. Like folks would say black like the Jackson 5 before the nose jobs.

Sandra sounds like u need to go and find urself

I agree, people should be free to self-identity with whatever group they choose. However, I can’t force any to accept me as a black man, when I am clearly more Caucasian than African American.

I’m gay and one of things that ticks me off about the LGBT community is their agenda to FORCE people to accept them. You can’t force someone to call a man a woman and a woman a man.

People need to stop looking for acceptance from external sources and strengthen themselves from within.

Of course she failed. The notion that light skin is more beautiful than dark skin, is based on ignorance.

People need to stop looking for acceptance from external sources and strengthen themselves from within.

Chile this! Had to tell a white woman this last week. Tryna tell me about myself…told her looky here…I’m damn near 30 years old…I’m not changing for ANYBODY except Jesus. You either accept me the way I am or go on about your business. Shoulda seen her face…

Neither “kinky” nor “nappy” are negative words. I own my nappy hair.

What about wanting to be latina? Does that count?

I say be whoever you want to be. Make it the best you possible.

I’m over it. Everyone has their struggle. She just happen to have many spotlighted.

Who’s hungry? Where’s @Yoni and those wings?

Blue is cute. I’m not clicking because once miss thang up them stairs gets a hold of it I’ll be running away again. All day erryday she shalt play it.

You know, I try to root for this chic but, I don’t know who she is or who she wants to be. Beyonce, who are u? I’m not sure which Bey she is, circa 2000 B.D. or 2008 A.D.? Her career took such a turn. Why is she touting all this hood shyt when her azz has probably never spent 5 minutes in the projects, never had the lights cut off, never struggled for food or ever seen, felt or dealt with the struggle? You love negro features and most of the chics in your video are dark BUT you yourself look like a walking Barbie, with the blondest of blond hair which isn’t natural for AA’s, thinner than my pinky , thigh gapped and thin nosed which none is naturally you . You don’t look like no black chic from my way. Your look is more towards the Caucasian persuasion than black and that has NOTHING to do with your Creole background. Monica is hood but she isn’t trying to force the issue. She is who she is and she’s classy with it but u know that she can turn that side on if need be. This video, is just too contrived. At this age, 35 and still talking about mess like this. Grow up. You can afford to and still slay.

Says who? I don’t know of any race that accepts the other side when mixed with negra. People just default to Black because they have no other option.

Beyonce is struggling with color and cultural identity and it reflects in her perception and representation of her daughter. It so obviously took her while to embrace her adorable daughter as feminine and to start being proud of her. This video was a huge step for her.

Yeah, I noticed that, too. The other girls look like they were kidnapped and forced to participate in that video. Poor babies. ?

Thank you. I just wrote from my heart, experience, and observations.

They were hoping and people were very vocal with their disappointment (colorism). Like as if Blue was going to born with full make up, a European nose, blonde curly hair, and stage ready. Self love and acceptance is key.

Speak.

When I was in the 8th grade, I wrote an essay for a school contest.

My homeroom teacher, who was white, took her pen and basically rewrote my essay. When I showed my English teacher, who was black, what my homeroom teacher had done, he looked me in the eyes and said, “This is YOUR essay. You’re too intelligent to ever let anyone put words in your mouth.”

After giving it some thought, I decided to ignore my homeroom teacher’s suggestions and enter my original composition in the contest. I won first place and learned a valuable lesson in the process.

Crazy…

LMAO! Different people learn in different ways. A good trainer should know that.

What flaws we have besides hate, our physical appearance is none like it, in this world, we are a peculiar people be proud u are SUN people…..nothing comes close to you black. People……

Thought I would be pressed about what someone else said about me…guess they thought I would be butt hurt…no one cares. I just laughed…

Did the teacher say why he/she changed the essay?

It sounds like we have something in common. I’m a nice person, but I am never concerned with other people’s opinions of me. LOL

Folks are so deprived, they’re just excited and grateful to see black images and unfortunately given the scope of media accessible to most, this video was the closest thing to revolutionary for them.

They also look like they have some Asian DNA in them. Those eyes are very telling.

Creole is a real racial and cultural identity. But Blue is not biracial.

They were not just gorgeous, they were, Lord forgive me for comparing children, prettier than Blue.

Reminds of the time I wrote an essay in creative writing class about the first Black president and white folks were trying to kill him. Of course I got an F on the assignment. I remember being so pissed he claimed I didn’t follow directions.

See that’s the type of sh*t that will get you killed…then people wonder why people just so call “snap”…

Cultural decline didn’t just start…I’d say since the crack/heroine epidemic…

The Jackson’s introduced both nose jobs and skin bleaching…So.

I’m sorry to hear about your novel. The thought of someone taking a child’s creative efforts and “losing it,” infuriates me. Have you Googled your former teacher’s name to see if she’s “authored” any books?

My 8th grade English teacher was one of the best teachers, I have ever had! As a writer, he encouraged me to find my own voice.

And, she apparently flip flops on the culture she wants to be apart of. Check my post up top. ?

I’m not a STAN but I know a hot dance beat. Why can’t folks just enjoy the song/video or not and keep it moving? I love that she took it back to NAWLINS.
Going to be looking like Cleveland Brown riding in your car in S3 E15 in 5, 4, 3, 2,1 ???

Okay I see she on the same shyt ……

I know that’s right Sandra… Keep right on telling the truth and shaming the devil! They hate people who don’t kiss Beyonce as.

Exactly.

You said it, Beyonce love white the best, that is why shes surrounded by them.

That sure was very stupid, ans small of her to say that about the Jackson Five, Wait until, Janet get wind of that Messy line.

Not a race. It is an ethnicity though.

So basically that whole black pride thing just went out the window huh? She lost me bragging about the designer clothes she got while pretending to be paying homage to Hurricane Katrina victims.

Not bad. ?Luv the creativity of the “Video” Luv the overall Message of Blk Pride, Worth & Potential. There has never been & never will be a Artist that appeals 2 Everyone. Just not Gonna happen?

I actually like this video

damn wtf are yall talking about? so you know exactly what beyonce thinks, hopes and dreams…

i imagine that beyonce loves her husband and daughter just the way they are but she also would like privacy because there are millions of miserable morons in the world always running their mouths and typing stupid shit about her like the above

LOL! This is true but quite funny!

That’s a d@mn shame. I hate it when people let their personal feelings interfere with their professionalism. Even if your teacher was offended by your paper’s subject matter, he should have graded you based on your creativity, not to mention your ability to express a strong point of view.

Sadly, schools are designed to create puppets, not leaders.

As a Artist most realize that u must continue 2 turn the Wheel of Reinvention. A very skillful balance of keeping your Current Fans while engaging New ones. This is a “Business??
“Keep up or Get Left Behind??.
Some will jump ship
Some will keep dishing the “Hate”.
That’s Life??

Yeah BIC is just average looking.

And I don’t think she wants to be white either.

I cant wait to see how Sandra is going to try to throw shade on B when she just stole the show….and is about to go on another tour….which broke the internet when everyone when on her website to find out info about the tour…..Dont have a stroke Sandra

That was “get in Formation” means… Get Information… Educated (in a positive way)

Beyonce shut everyone down… Hopefully she will stay in that route. Yes to the fro hair

She was referring how people kept dissing Blue’ s hair since she was born…But the other bi-racial baby got the praises of certain mags (South hair..)

Yea she did..

I remember hearing about the Jackson 5 nose. All types of bad comments before their surgery

Yess

+1

Yup my cousin was albino.

Did anyone else chuckle when Beyonce almost fell down on National television?

SANDRA you really running your a$$ out. I’m sorry but I have to say it. Beyonce isn’t even mixed or half white. Jay Z is black so Blue is BLACK. She’s a light skinned, black, kinky-haired child. Her texture isn’t loosely curled or silky but I love her thick, full, kinky hair. You were extra bitter in this write up. The video is FIRE but the song isn’t anything to write home about. State facts and stop being so biased. She was making reference to Jay Z’s big @$$ nose and opened nostril holes lol. She meant she liked the nose like BEFORE the Jacksons had surgery. It’s hard to believe you finished school when you can even pick up on that. Beyonce tried to put as many dark skinned people in the video as possible. It’s not her fault that she and her child were born light skinned. She even had her dark skinned, thick back up dancer sitting front and center next to her on the couch. You didn’t even mention the positive message she displayed about the police gunning down black people. I’m actually embarrassed for you, I know people are reading your write up like wtf.

It seemed like Beyonce wanted as many dark skinned blacks in the video as possible. Blue just happens to be light but if she had put two light skinned, wavy hair babied next to blue you all would be saying she’s praising having light skin and silky hair and it’s like she’s trying to say there’s something wrong with being dark. Her backup dancer Ashley usually is front and center is most her videos but she chose the thick, dark skinned chick to be next to her on the couch. Beyonce is darned if she don’t and darned if she does.

I love Beyoncè ghetto ass lol

Sandra…
I agree with this whole write up.

How can the thing about loving a Negro nose with Jackson 5 nostrils when she got a nose job? color me confused

I immediately thought of you! LMAO!

Of course there’s Albino people in every race. We aren’t talking about that. Not grasping for straws at all, dear. She does look like a Barbie doll, and a Barbie doll , for the longest, was a personification of Caucasian women. She didn’t always look that way. Saying she loves her daughters hair but doesnt look anything like that herself sends a message. Now Solange, yes!

How do you know Beyonce isn’t sitting next to me, right now?

Trust me, I’m not the only person who cackled when Beyonce almost took a tumble.

I’ve been saying this for years. I remember going to a CD signing back in 2001 when they were promoting Survivor and when Beyonce got out that limo, lord I thought my jaw dropped. She looked like a white woman. I think throughout the years she had tanned herself or if she was bleaching she started very early with it, but Beyonce has always been really light. BUT she has had nose jobs. That’s why I can’t take the message of her song seriously coming from her.

“In a shocking move, Beyonce fired her entire management staff after they failed to secure the headlining gig for her at the Super Bowl.”

I would think anyone who’s a real BOSS would fire a team that doesn’t deliver. I think the firing had to do with the documentary footage licensing issue, but either way somebody failed so they got fired. That’s how it’s done in the real world. Carry on

Nope, just getting blacks money

Beyonce comes from a of bloodline of house nigga rape babies. The white supremist blood runs deep in her white trash vains.

She will never be black she is a tool of White supremacy.

She like many other slave master rape babies are trojan horses pushed into the black conscious to confuse and control black people.

Beyonce is a tool used by the White Supremist to cause confusion and low self esteem amongst black girls.

The White Supremist produced these white trash looking beyonce types long ago as a chess move to stay in power.
They push Beyonce types to the forefront
As a way to brainwash black women that if you dont look like them you are undesirable.

1 strategy is …They want us bleaching our skin so we will die of cancer .

I could go on and on.

Beyonce also benefits from white privilege.

The song is like Tourette syndrome, too many melodies and tempo changes. Ugly af. That little girl looks just like her dad sperm

Exactly you ain’t never lied! Yeap made all this money but you can’t take country – ghetto out of her. They did their best to hide it. The same with Whitney Houston she was ghetto, got with Bobby and they swore that’s where she got it from…NOPE THE PACKAGE CAME THAT WAY. They cleaned it up and presented to the public hoping you would believe.

I can’t believe people think Beyonce is this sweet like, well mannered, proper english southern girl from Texas. Ciara is the same way, her team did wonders as far as image but she picked Future and good at playing baby mama hijinks well for a reason. That girl is from Clayco County.

Preach! I felt my help on this one.

When Jay and Bey were really trying to hide their relationship she was very fair. If she hasn’t been on a yacht laid out she spray tans. My friends do it too. If you see some of her pics off guard where she has a low cut shirt or whatever on look at her chest area she’s quite fair, way lighter than that pic on her 1st solo/album. She’s not that dark and never has been.

Sandra, thank you. My FB timeline makes me want to vomit right now!

Beyonce loves the fact that y’all talk shit on her she has high self esteem..she’s been making major moves for years..Ever since I got on social media that’s all people of color do is bash each other so much hate in jelousy in our race, I never see spanish or white people bash each other. Why do you think racism is back stronger than ever our on race can’t stand each other and only support each other through negativity.. They really think we are all one big joke!!

Name dropping designer names is shallow ,we as a people need to educate ourselves on who an who not to spend our money with,we don’t understand the significance of ou Rd buying power in a capitalistic world

I saw this and just ShookMyHead, as MY BLACK has no flaws, shoot I wish my hair was a little more “Flawed” AKA Kinky.

Sandra is highly jealous of Beyonce and clearly she hates her for no reason. Miserable black chick

All day Every day!!

No, you get black coffee with cream…it will still be and taste like coffee, NO?

Was she supposed to tan prior to be darker? Was she supposed to have them spray paint her and the baby dark brown? Tell us how she was supposed to change that. And if you noticed, she had all shades of brown in the video, so why add more “light brights” if she and Blu had that covered?

I don’t understand why there is a problem with the damn video. People express their opinions in the way they want. I am NO Beyonce fan, but I loved the message and the fact that she wasn’t politically correct about it. What is more appalling about this post is that “RIGHTEOUS BLACK” people are agreeing with someone (25%) who constantly bashes any and damn near everything black and would bash you in 2 seconds. But anyway….Happy Monday and congrats Bey, you did what you planned and the people are talking. By the way your baby girl and the two babies beside her are gorgeous!! Guess I better not smile when I am with my dark skinned friends and family, as it will be intentionally trying to make them feel inferior. On to another post!!

Those “eyes” are African features found in other tribes across south, north and west Africa.

someone said when she said she like her “negro nose with Jackson 5 nostrils” she was referring to Jay z not herself.

Thanks Bey for making us BAMAs relevant.

What would’ve happened if the two little girls were light skinned? Then people would say how color struck she is. Bey just can’t win with you Sandra.

Everything you said here. Thank you.

Sandra, what’s wrong with the line about the nostrils. Aren’t you the one always pointing out the numerous plastic surgeries these celebrities have because they dislike themselves. Now she is pointing it out because she loves her Jigga’s nose and she is wrong for that?

Bey posted a throwback picture of herself when she was round 5 or 6 and Blue actually looks just like her mom did. Most kids look like both parents but if you see that child with their dad, everybody will say, you look just like your daddy, then mom walks in and they say, you spit that baby out. Blue is absolutely beautiful the way she is.

I will not with you today Ms. Rose. nooooopeeee not today.

Why are you so hateful and why are you hating on your own race? It says a lot about you.

I have been saying this for the last two weeks on this blog. You will have self hatin negroes regardless because they don’t love themselves. You have to love yourself first before you can show love to others.

Forgive me, I know not what I say…

Exactly they also want black ppl referring to themselves as B*tches, H0e$, Dogs and N*99as.

I didn’t know Beyonce was mixed or even Blue for that matter. The line about natural hair and nostrils shouldn’t have ever came out of Beyonce’s mouth being that she wears weaves all year round and has gotten at least 3 nose jobs. I pity Beyonce, she wants to be black when it suits her and her fans/stans eat up what she’s serving no matter what.

Beyonce is an entertainer, no different than Jlo, Gaga and so many others who have extensions and coloring. It’s entertainment. It’s not everyday worker.

Wow…. show me where she has had a nose job. She hasnt! you can see that from photos 20 years ago.. She looks the exact same. Blue is beautiful!! How dare you tare down someones baby, saying she is not exceptional looking,really!! Well what, and who is exceptional looking. This is whats wrong with the black race comments like this. You speaking like you be around her and knows how she feels about her self. That was alot to say about someone you have never set down and had a conversation with.

I love this video Beyince go girl!? You guys need to listen to the lyrics. She is saying she”s proud of her heritage(creole) Come on people she is black with a creole heritage. What’s wrong with saying that? She is proud of her man and his features and her little girl’s Afro. We are all mixed with something.

The Police Association is mad awwwwwwwwwww. They want to boycott. That’s a joke.

Thank You …. and Sucka Free!! So funny!

I need to call my youngest sister and let her know that even though we have the same parents somehow I am 100% Black but that SHE is a mixed raced creole child, she’s lighter than me with soft wavy hair. I am going to tell her to stop standing next to me in family photos and implying that she is better!! Get in formation!

Their father, Joe Jackson, side of family had quite a bit of mixing and would frequently have lighter toned children with grey and green eyes. Joe has hazel/green eyes himself. He HATED african features and tormented those kids. I also think he had his own shortcomings because his own family is musically talented and he was a local celeb when he was young but never got the fame he wanted. He was jealous that his nappy headed wide nosed kids were famous and he beat that self hate into all of them. Latoya was his favorite because she was light skinned, even with her big nose, and had very long hair as a child. SMH he poisoned his family.

I believe she was talking about Jay Z’s nose.

Didn’t she have a crush on her at one point?

Since when did our wide nostrils become flaws Sandra? The Jackson family got Jose jobs because they were insecure and considered their noses to be flaws that doesn’t mean they are flaws to the rest of us all the men in my family have very large broad noses and we love them it reminds us of our African heritage that was not white washed away by rape

I see her trying. This is the first time I hear a distinct voice from her that is not a fembot. I think that her team influenced her quite a bit and she is breaking free. She has made her money playing the game of what works in media for Black women and now she is coming in with a different voice but still trying to hold her fan base’s attention. People who were never fans, like me, probably might say too much too little too late, but then we don’t really need to see or hear Beyonce saying Black is beautiful. My parents taught me that. But that 12 year old Black girl who idolizes Beyonce’s every move just might feel a little more beautiful today with her afro hair and j5 nostrils. Beyonce is not talking to us, she is talking to them and if they are listening, I’m here for it. It’s a start, and a good one based on the crew she has following her.

I was thinking she was talking about Jay’s nose.. Maybe cuz I call my husband my negro… I’on know..

So are you average looking or above average? And what about who is below average. As a matter of fact point me to the nearest “Looking machine” and tell me how you measure someone’s beauty. #brainedwashedbythewhiteman , #wakeupblackpeople … this is if your black of course, If your white , Im sure you already doing everything you can to look Black… Im sure I look better than you, so Ill say you are BELOW AVERAGE looking!!

She HAS NOT HAD A nose job.. STEVIE WONDER CAN SEE THAT!!!! , NOR SKIN BREACHING! She is high yellow, I always see her tanning . Why would she do that if she was bleaching?

I think she is really referring to her husbands look with his huge nostrils and all. If she married JayZ, then she cant be ashamed of her blackness.

If your speaking of the Melanesian people, it has been tested and proven that their hair is not a product of mixing with Europeans but a mutated gene. Didn’t know the San people were blondes. http://www.odditycentral.com/news/black-and-blond-the-origin-of-blond-afros-in-melanesia.html

Now Sandra you slay me. I don’t like Beyoncé! I turned it down in her and Lady Gaga. Beyoncé took over that show though! Heifer ?

The firing was likely due to black people don’t buy CD’s she wants to compete with Adele and they told her this aint the song. Performing this song releasing this video is bad for business.

Sandra you really seem to be in your feelings, I thought this song was awesome and very good for black history month and the things we as a people have been going through, I’m starting to think you work for Fox News and all the other racial outlets in our country. But you keep writing your blogs and giving your weak opinions and showing how highly sensitive you are..I would never call you Auntie cause none of my Aunts would say some of the things you say.

Hahah wish I could upvote ya 1000x! Bey’s music is lackluster. Im glad theres some like minded people out there in this land of sheeple! Preach Guurl!

The sound is wayyyy better on Tidal.

Girllll what flaws? You are really wild for this write up. I see a lot of people who are very oblivious to their surroundings. Beyoncé being a mainstream artists making a song talking about loving her black features is powerful. Especially during a time where all the cute pop songs are coming from yts w blue eyes & blond hair.. Y’all really just wanna be mad about something. She makes 1 song for young black girls to bop to & all he ll breaks loose. If y’all truly think Bey could’ve came outta Destiny’s Child singing about loving her blackness and be this successful you’re delusional. I’m really glad her music is taking the route it is. If y’all really want a write up on the meaning of the video I’ll post it, cause somethings I didn’t understand but it’s all based around a New Orleans theme.

Creole is a culture not a race. She black and her mama black. Puhlease

you are so bitter, broke and poor as well I bet – not forgetting what a tragically debilitating eye sore to look at you are
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and what do you need?

I’m so sick of her ; I don’t know what to do…I need her to have 5 seats….But she wont because “some” of us makes her think SHES the best thing since Ice cream…NOT>>>>

Ditto!!!

How is she putting anyone down… Those are African American features .. Nappy heads and wide noses. get a clue #growup

Girrrrllll she wrote a whole chapter psychoanalyzing Beyoncé, her daughter, her husband, their hair texture and skin color!! If I’m not mistaken, don’t most celebrities keep their babies out of site for a minute when they are born? I never saw anything wrong with Blue’s hair.. It’s gonna be these little girls walking around with braids and beads on the ends of them that need weave when they grow up.. It’s crazy how much hate this woman gets!!

Do you know why? Ill wait for your answer, let me pretend I dont know and lets see if you know

*Ass…… thats right keep listening to Sandra

No its called ingnorant which is what you are my dear #readabook

Indeed!

Yessssss! ???

Rubbish??????????

Exactly.

real fast.

Thank you!

No ugly fat ass. Go deflate that big ass forehead.

I definitely think she said that because Jay has a distinct nose.

That’s not what I got from her putting her daughter in her video. You also got the lyric wrong… Damn! You hate her so much, I think you love her.

OK… so I already know I’m about to be called a stan or a beehive member for what I’m about to post… but oh well! For the record, I’m not… So, have we ever tried to interperet Beyonce’s message for the good?! Meaning, maybe she placed Blue Ivy in the middle to signify that all black is beautiful?! OR maybe that the “Jackson 5 nostril” comment means that she loves her men 100% negro?! Like, in case everyone forgot, Matthew Knowles is 1000% negro with Jackson 5 nostrils. As far as being Creole….. anyone can hardly argue that Ms. TINA is anything but Creole…. so she can definitely claim it. As far as Solange, as my momma would say “she dipped back off em’ them genes”. I really believe ft hat Beyonce was either tanning or photo shopped to be darker. If you ever looked at her baby pics, you could tell she was one shade darker than white…. I think she was trying to be blacker to be accepted… she got over that after many years of being hated no matter what. Just saying…. black people are our own worst critics and haters. We have been conditioned to put each other down in order to lift the non black up….

If anything I didn’t like the play on hurricane Katrina because I actually experienced that and had 2b rescued so I don’t like that she was in the supposed flood waters because she didn’t have 2 experience that so she doesn’t know how that feels!!! But she could just be calling attention to how we and our city were treated during the disaster so I’m not really mad….

Lol I feel you but her mom is supposed to be from Louisiana and in certain parts it’s a lot of creole folks. We have the same accent and speak the same language as Haitians… Just because a person is light skinned doesn’t mean that he or she is Creole and that’s what she seems to hold on 2, the light skin and light eyes but in order to be Creole you have 2 speak French… Plz don’t jump on me bcuz I agree with u!

She is taking pride on what you just said are flaws …when I look at blue and the other.girls..I see three black children…see we need songs like this for people who think like you… go have a seat and learn god did not flaw any part of his creations.

Malcolm X wouldn’t be happy with seeing the Black Panthers portrayed by women in stripper getups. The Super Bowl performance was ratchet.

+1

Some of the interpretations of this video and song are amazing. First thing I want to say for the life of me why do people think Beyonce bleached her skin?? People she’s light skinned and just like everyone else we tan. I have pics where I look light and some tan. Hell I don’t know it just happens just like I have this damn sandy brown crazy hair. The reference to her baby’s hair is because people keep talking shit about it. Yea she can emphasize baby hair to say ummm she’s a baby and I don’t need to pull my damn BABYS edges out with those bows. The nostril comment is in reference to her husband because people talk about his nose and she’s saying “f” y’all I love it. The creole/negro reference is because people keep saying she’s mixed race and technically she’s not so she’s black and proud with a mixture of that Louisana Creole. Ummm… Blue Ivy is in the middle because that’s her damn daughter. As far as the other little girls ummm I honestly didn’t reference light skin is better I just saw three beautiful babies playing. If they were all light skin then people would have another problem. Shout Out to New Orleans and congrats Big Freedia and Messy Mya(RIP). You don’t have to like the song but dang.

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Exactly. So pathetic.Ok so the other two girls hair are a bit more kinky. Still beautiful and STILL natural. Every woman doesn’t have the same texture or skin tone. Love yourself as you are is a message within the song. A message that she completely missed , obviously since she feels the need to compare children. As if they should somehow all be the same. SHE doesnt find beauty in the other two girls which is why she made comparisons that make them seem like bottom of the barrel choices.The Intraracial discrimination is real and so completely disgusting.

1st people read to deep into things especially beyonce haters….
2nd jackson 5 all had big noses before their nose job, she’s talking about
3rd she’s addressing everybody who talks about Jay-Z nose/blue ivy hair
4th Beyonce dont need attention because its natural she’s Queen Bey
5th let her live, she makes more money than us and pretty sure she could careless
6th “First of all, just because Blue Ivy wears an afro does not make her black. She is still a mixed race creole child.” – and FYI all of us are mixed with something….. drops mic walks off stage

1st people read to deep into things especially beyonce haters….

2nd jackson 5 all had big noses before their nose job, she’s talking about

3rd she’s addressing everybody who talks about Jay-Z nose/blue ivy hair

4th Beyonce dont need attention because its natural she’s Queen Bey

5th let her live, she makes more money than us and pretty sure she could careless

6th “First of all, just because Blue Ivy wears an afro does not make her black. She is still a mixed race creole child.” – and FYI all of us are mixed with something….. drops mic walks off stage

yes she stay hating; am i missing what Beyonce has done to her?

So did Kim K when she did that nud3 selfie with her plastic a** all out.

No because the media does not give anyone else an opportunity to shine….And she defiantly not independent nor can she speak proper ENGLISH!

When was the last time you seen her stand up for her people???…I’ll wait?!

she was talking about Jay’s nose. The song is HER accomplishments….she bagged that project negro Jigga and created a little nappy head lightskin child

From the mouth of an African american sheriff, “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 David Clarke. At least he has brains

I see your mom taught you how to cut and paste

Formation definitely took me back to “Solider” Destiny Child days. Which was my SoOng!

SO I DON’T HATE IT…KINDA CATCHY. DEFINITELY KNOCKING…

She might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer? but she is proud to be black and proud of her family …?

I remember them back in the early 90’s. During the Cross Colours period

I learned that in school. Do you know what that is?

I learned that in school. Do you know what that is?

I posted this 2 days ago get a MUTHA PHUCKIN LIFE. I guess your from the UK due to the spelling organisation. Nope it’s not what you asked but come harder! You’re the only troll here. As I stated before If you’re not getting a check being Beyonce’s pr/marketing team shut up and do better.

Funny how people share dumb shyt but when you come for that ass all they come up with is “Speak proper English.” Bish please, you’re phuckin hilarious and a loser eat a dyck and die hoe..Is that enough proper english enough for you…you idiot.

Vintage superman t-shirt, silk pajama shirt, turquoise multistone neckpiece, afros…swag ahead of their time.

Everyone loved Jackie.

Nice!

That’s what I thought.

Maybe they had it because they had the same poor thinking and inferiority complex that you clearly do.

Does any of the Jacksons have an original Jackson nose. Looking at the picture I don’t see anything wrong with their nose, but I guess it your own self perception.

You sound so ignorant,especially “reminding us of our physical flaws” ,I don’t know about you ,but every physical attribute she mentioned in this video, are my God giving gifts ?? …YOU HATE YOURSELF ,please don’t speak for us all,thanks hun?

Exactly

Oh my Lord! This song is insulting to say the least. I was a fan of hers for a long time but here lately she has lost me. I don’t know if this was a publicity stunt or her self exposing her own ignorance but it’s a wack song! Just because Beyoncé sings it doesn’t mean it’s good or empowering blackness. I read the lyrics to the song so I could better understand it and I will say it was confusing and contradicting! She and her dancers performing at the SB was an embarrassment to a lot of us in the black community. Not only did she perpetuate black stereotypes towards black women by twirking and dancing like a video vixen but it was also an insult to the true panthers who actually fought and made sacrifices for us. I’m very dissapointed with her. I think it’s time for her to throw in the towel because this Formation crap is over the top and is making me as a former fan believe that she is running out of ideas so instead she puts out crap because she knows people will buy $$ into it. People are defending this song like Martin L King sung it. It’s wack, it doesn’t sound good, it’s not empowering blacks, and it’s offensive.

She is referring to Jay…