Beyoncé political statement during the half time Super Bowl

I am very curious to see people thought about Beyoncé apparently slamming the police officers with her  performance. 

Some people are saying she is being a hypocrite ( ex. police officers escorting her to the super bowl) and others support her. 

I personally didn't even understand what she was singing. And when I read it online,  I believe it was not the right time or place to do her protest.

Would love to hear your Thoughts ?? 

HarleyQuinn said:

Some people are saying she is being a hypocrite ( ex. police officers escorting her to the super bowl) and others support her. 

Thoughts ?? 

That's a simplistic view. 

You can use a product or service but that doesn't mean you should be prevented from criticizing that product or service when you feel its needed.

hmmm ... Super Bowl is a family event seen by many and should be about positive things like Coldplay intended. 

Im not saying she shouldn't performed with her political statement/views but it was not the right event to do it. She could of done it at her concerts.

Her new video is stunning. So many statements there, very powerful - the Super Bowl performance was just part of it.

http://www.npr.org/2016/02/08/466036710/beyonces-formation-is-a-visual-anthem

The folks at Red Lobster are pretty thrilled about it, actually. 

Something tells me someone really needed to find something offensive about the most inoffensive half-time show in a decade. Something else tells me that someone was Rudy Giuliani.

Rudy Giuliani: Irrelevant since 2003.

Some people are calling for a boycott of Beyoncé. LOL, okay. Good luck with that, some people.

TarheelsInNj said:

Some people are calling for a boycott of Beyoncé. LOL, okay. Good luck with that, some people.

Some people are going harsh on her .. I don't critize for what she did but just think it was not the event to do her political view. 

What would of happen if the tables were turned ?? 

TarheelsInNj said:

Some people are calling for a boycott of Beyoncé. LOL, okay. Good luck with that, some people.

Well, I for one won't be buying any of her things or going to her concerts.

Well I can understand if some cops are offended by Beyoncé and others want to boycott her. They put there lives out there to protect us. Not all are bad. 

There's nothing holy about the Super Bowl. It's a football game. Who cares? Why shouldn't she make whatever statement she wants? Agree with it or don't.

I believe artists have always and will always express their viewpoints through their songs.  If she was making a political statement - like in her video showing the graffiti that says "stop shooting us" - then she is just reflecting the viewpoints of many people.   

I have no problem with it and no problem whatsoever with cops having bad feelings because their misbehavior is called out in the biggest TV event of the year. 

imonlysleeping said:

There's nothing holy about the Super Bowl. It's a football game. Who cares? Why shouldn't she make whatever statement she wants? Agree with it or don't.

True, but I'm sure most people don't want to see political views while watching the super bowl. It's a huge sport event and people is enjoying themselves. 

In the party I attended the half-time show went over very well.

hoops said:

I believe artists have always and will always express their viewpoints through their songs.  If she was making a political statement - like in her video showing the graffiti that says "stop shooting us" - then she is just reflecting the viewpoints of many people.   

I have no problem with it and no problem whatsoever with cops having bad feelings because their misbehavior is called out in the biggest TV event of the year. 

Ok, let's reverse this. An artist or a band demanding respect for the cops. After all they do die too by people protecting us. Would it have the same reaction a la Beyoncé performance ?

hoops said:

In the party I attended the half-time show went over very well.

And the party I was people had opinions some good and bad ... She wanted a reaction and got it.

HarleyQuinn said:

imonlysleeping said:

There's nothing holy about the Super Bowl. It's a football game. Who cares? Why shouldn't she make whatever statement she wants? Agree with it or don't.

True, but I'm sure most people don't want to see political views while watching the super bowl. It's a huge sport event and people is enjoying themselves. 

Well, I didn't want to see Coldplay. Too bad for me. The world is imperfect and some important ideas are uncomfortable for some people. That's their problem.

I think it was a bad game. Coldplay was boring and very fortunate to be there, Beyoncé is not an activist but she is a mediocre singer who is a world class pop star who is also nice to look at and Bruno Mars dances really well for a short dude. That monkeybabypuppy thing was totally unnecessary.

What part specifically did you see as a political statement?

flimbro said:

I think it was a bad game. Coldplay was boring and very fortunate to be there, Beyoncé is not an activist but she is a mediocre singer who is a world class pop star who is also nice to look at and Bruno Mars dances really well for a short dude. That monkeybabypuppy thing was totally unnecessary.

Holy cow.  Did you sit through the whole event?  That must have been excruciating.  I only managed part of the 1st quarter and the 4th quarter.

TarheelsInNj said:

What part specifically did you see as a political statement?

The song and the act .. 

When I saw her performance I had no idea what it was about until people were pointing it out ... And then it was all over the Internet the details of her performance. Again, I am not criticizing her act or performance. I just think it was not the right event do to so.

I don't buy this "cops are so awesome they protect us don't ever say anything bad about any of them" authoritarian stuff. 

There are some bad apples, and they need to be called out.

HarleyQuinn said:

TarheelsInNj said:

What part specifically did you see as a political statement?

The song and the act .. 

When I saw her performance I had no idea what it was about until people were pointing it out ... And then it was all over the Internet the details of her performance. Again, I am not criticizing her act or performance. I just think it was not the right event do to so.

But it didn't strike you as a political statement while people were watching it? Just later when the Internet was angry about it? I think some people want to read a lot more into it than it was.

And if it WAS a statement, many would argue it was exactly the right event to do so.

HarleyQuinn said:

TarheelsInNj said:

What part specifically did you see as a political statement?

The song and the act .. 

When I saw her performance I had no idea what it was about until people were pointing it out ... And then it was all over the Internet the details of her performance. Again, I am not criticizing her act or performance. I just think it was not the right event do to so.

You have a bizarre reverence for this ridiculous spectacle. It's grown men in costumes throwing a ball to each other. I could understand where you're coming from if she was performing at a 9/11 memorial or a funeral or a papal mass, but to act like the Super Bowl is some kind of unbreachable public safe zone that must at all costs be protected seems ludicrous. 

HarleyQuinn said:

When I saw her performance I had no idea what it was about until people were pointing it out ... And then it was all over the Internet the details of her performance. 

This is exactly my experience.  I didn't see it live, but I watched it over and over again on the internet and I almost cried because Beyonce and Bruno Mars were incredible.  I had no idea there was anything that anyone could find fault with, until I saw the report of Giuliani yapping about it.  And then I saw a TV news report where they showed the specific scenes that people objected to (the "X" of the dancers = Malcolm X; something she sang, which I honestly didn't understand what she was saying).  I still don't understand what all the fuss was about.  If she was making a political statement, it was within a musical performance and not a political statement made purely front and center.

imonlysleeping said:

There's nothing holy about the Super Bowl. It's a football game. Who cares? Why shouldn't she make whatever statement she wants? Agree with it or don't.

+1

ridski said:

Something tells me someone really needed to find something offensive about the most inoffensive half-time show in a decade. Something else tells me that someone was Rudy Giuliani.

Rudy Giuliani: Irrelevant since 2003.

+1111111

imonlysleeping said:

HarleyQuinn said:

TarheelsInNj said:

What part specifically did you see as a political statement?

The song and the act .. 

When I saw her performance I had no idea what it was about until people were pointing it out ... And then it was all over the Internet the details of her performance. Again, I am not criticizing her act or performance. I just think it was not the right event do to so.

You have a bizarre reverence for this ridiculous spectacle. It's grown men in costumes throwing a ball to each other. I could understand where you're coming from if she was performing at a 9/11 memorial or a funeral or a papal mass, but to act like the Super Bowl is some kind of unbreachable public safe zone that must at all costs be protected seems ludicrous. 

Thats the thing .. Some people would agree with you statement but others don't see it that way. They would of rather enjoy one of there favor sport event without the political view. 

HarleyQuinn said:

imonlysleeping said:

HarleyQuinn said:

TarheelsInNj said:

What part specifically did you see as a political statement?

The song and the act .. 

When I saw her performance I had no idea what it was about until people were pointing it out ... And then it was all over the Internet the details of her performance. Again, I am not criticizing her act or performance. I just think it was not the right event do to so.

You have a bizarre reverence for this ridiculous spectacle. It's grown men in costumes throwing a ball to each other. I could understand where you're coming from if she was performing at a 9/11 memorial or a funeral or a papal mass, but to act like the Super Bowl is some kind of unbreachable public safe zone that must at all costs be protected seems ludicrous. 

Thats the thing .. Some people would agree with you statement but others don't see it that way. They would of rather enjoy one of there favor sport event without the political view. 

Well, that's their problem. Why should those people get to tell Beyonce or anyone else what to do? 

tjohn said:

flimbro said:

I think it was a bad game. Coldplay was boring and very fortunate to be there, Beyoncé is not an activist but she is a mediocre singer who is a world class pop star who is also nice to look at and Bruno Mars dances really well for a short dude. That monkeybabypuppy thing was totally unnecessary.

Holy cow.  Did you sit through the whole event?  That must have been excruciating.  I only managed part of the 1st quarter and the 4th quarter.

Yeah I did - it's the Super Bowl, you have to right? Huge Panther fans in my family and I'll admit, I wanted to see what Newton was going to come up with against Manning. Turns out both of them pretty much sucked, just one more than the other.

I don't want to add to redirecting this thread though, so here's another two cents. As far as I'm concerned if you're fighting for your life and or the lives of people that share your station in life, any arena is fair game- streets, malls, neighborhoods, municipal buildings, courtrooms and most definitely football stadiums. The NFL had no problem with Beyonce's song selection or performance. It's not like she just showed up with forty dancers and RVs full of costumes. They and the network and her label were all well aware of the 'message' being presented, they didn't see it for the first time on Sunday afternoon. The point is, corporate America does not sanction or permit real activism so everybody clapping and high giving should take a breath, sit down, resist the pretty diversion and try to keep their eyes on the ball. It's all just commerce disguised as activism. 

As far as cops getting in their feelings about it- tough. If you're a good cop and you don't want to be 'called out' then stop protecting killer cops. If you're not man or woman enough to do that then shut up and take whatever you get.

HarleyQuinn said:

hmmm ... Super Bowl is a family event seen by many and should be about positive things like Coldplay intended. 

There's nothing positive about mediocrity.

dave23 said:

HarleyQuinn said:

hmmm ... Super Bowl is a family event seen by many and should be about positive things like Coldplay intended. 

There's nothing positive about mediocrity.

I kinda feel bad for Coldplay .. his performances wasn't the strongest but he tried.