Dazed Magazineのインスタグラム(dazed) - 2月8日 21時13分

BEYONCÉ’S ‘FORMATION’ IS A DEFIANT RECLAIMATION OF BLACKNESS:

When @ビヨンセ’s #Formation caught us all by surprise on Saturday night, it marked a powerful act of celebration, solidarity and defiance. This is a track and video which sees Beyoncé unleash her most overtly political statement to date, made all the more potent because of her public visibility and far-reaching influence. Directed by Melina Matsoukas @msmelina, the video showcases diversity in skin tone, body positivity, feminism, and – of course – an unapologetic blackness, all arriving at a time that has never felt riper.

Breaking in on a gravelly tone, within the first line #Beyonce is defiant, tearing down her critics. “Y’all haters corny with that Illuminati mess,” she sing-speaks to the camera; a lyrical eye roll towards the long-withstanding conspiracy theory that she is Queen of the Illuminati. Most notably, however, she says this while lounging atop a New Orleans police car that is sinking into water – a symbol that references the treatment of black New Orleanians during Hurricane Katrina. “Katrina is not just a historical event,” explained Harvard professor Regina N. Bradley. “It is a springboard for re-rendering southern trauma and its association with blackness. Trauma is the springboard of southern blackness. But its foundation is resilience and creativity.” This theme of pride and defiance continues throughout the video. Beyoncé was born in Houston, Texas, and if there’s one thing for certain, it’s that she wants us to know where she’s from and that she’s proud of it. “My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana / You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas bamma,” she sings, while the video recognises New Orleans bounce music and the Mardi Gras festival. Her mixed-heritage doesn’t dampen her blackness, and I feel like she uses the out-dated word “negro” again in a push towards reclamation. – Read the FULL article by @charliebcuff now at dazeddigital.com [link in bio]

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