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Anonymous wrote:You all must have toddlers. BI looks very much like a teenager.

I have a 13-year-old daughter. Some of her friends are 5'7 but she still looks WAY older than them.

You can't really compare the Blue Ivy you see on stage with your typical DMV 13-year-old girl. You are looking at her with stage makeup and hair, custom-designed clothing, and most importantly, performing. Do people really think this is how she walks around every day, how she goes to school, or hangs out with her friends?

You don't see much of her in public, but here's a clip of an interview Blue Ivey and Beyonce did last year while recording for the Mufasa movie. She doesn't appear overly grown, overly sexualized, too mature, etc. She seems like a very sweet and well-mannered young girl.

This was before she became sexualized. She was probably 2 years younger here.

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Anonymous wrote:Blue Ivy looks dead inside. There’s no spark or joy coming from her. She’s always super serious and looks bothered or sad.

That might just be nerves of being in the public eye on stage/in interviews.

+1 That serious vibe could just be how she reacts to all the attention, not a sign that she's unhappy. None of us can even fathom walking a day in her shoes.

Anonymous wrote:Blue Ivy looks dead inside. There’s no spark or joy coming from her. She’s always super serious and looks bothered or sad.

That might just be nerves of being in the public eye on stage/in interviews.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is a video of one of her solos. She has her own back up dancers. Hard to believe she is just 13 (turned 13 in January).

https://youtube.com/shorts/kNQTHwb8GSQ?si=xlKIqwClftEhKDQZ

Something about her walk is strange and makes her look like she was born male. It looks exaggerated, like a drag queen's walk.

That is an exaggerated walk that runway models and performers are known for. It's not a "drag queen walk". She's performing the Deja Vu choreography that Beyoncé did almost 20 years ago for the Deja Vu music video, and how she still performs it to this day.

Blue Ivy looks dead inside. There’s no spark or joy coming from her. She’s always super serious and looks bothered or sad.

Anonymous wrote:Here is a video of one of her solos. She has her own back up dancers. Hard to believe she is just 13 (turned 13 in January).

https://youtube.com/shorts/kNQTHwb8GSQ?si=xlKIqwClftEhKDQZ

Something about her walk is strange and makes her look like she was born male. It looks exaggerated, like a drag queen's walk.

I would imagine when you’re one of the most famous people in the world, typical parenting guidelines don’t apply and you have to make our own rules. Beyoncé may feel her daughter is no more or less exposed whether she’s dancing or simply living her life as daughter of super celebrities. She’ll get the consequences of fame either way. May as well get to do the craft she enjoys.

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Anonymous wrote:You all must have toddlers. BI looks very much like a teenager.

I have a 13-year-old daughter. Some of her friends are 5'7 but she still looks WAY older than them.

You can't really compare the Blue Ivy you see on stage with your typical DMV 13-year-old girl. You are looking at her with stage makeup and hair, custom-designed clothing, and most importantly, performing. Do people really think this is how she walks around every day, how she goes to school, or hangs out with her friends?

You don't see much of her in public, but here's a clip of an interview Blue Ivey and Beyonce did last year while recording for the Mufasa movie. She doesn't appear overly grown, overly sexualized, too mature, etc. She seems like a very sweet and well-mannered young girl.

Anonymous wrote:You all must have toddlers. BI looks very much like a teenager.

I have a 13-year-old daughter. Some of her friends are 5'7 but she still looks WAY older than them.

It’s just wild. They have her dressing, acting and dancing like a 16 year old. It’s gross to me.

1. As a former dancer, that is extremely good technique for that age. Anyone who says different is exposing their ignorance of the art form. I’m not arguing with you on this; I’m informing you. The dancing demonstrated a good grasp body isolation, proprioception, etc. You’re comparing her to the professionals you’ve seen on America’s Got Talent. I’m comparing her to the unwashed masses I saw at dance classes for years. She’s good. I will not be reading responses to the contrary.

2. People experience flow when they really good at something. Beyoncé is an amazing performer, and I could image that being on stage is her happy place. I can understand wanting to share that with your children.

3. I personally would have chosen different dance moves for my 13 year old girl. People are arguing that the moves are fine because they are toned down from the original choreography. I’d argue that the chest popping at the end of the clip is still s-xualized. Picture your own mother or grandmother doing that routine. Picture a politician you hate doing that routine ( Hi, Trump.). It feels uncomfortable. Now picture that same relative/politician doing clogging or whatever. It feels safer. That’s because in our culture, it’s perceived as s-xual.

Maybe you personally don’t perceive it that way, and you’d be totally fine with watching anyone perform the routine. I just don’t believe that most people see that and don’t get subconscious buzz from seeing a human body move in a certain way. No judgment if an adult chooses to do that, but as a mother and a dancer, I’d make a different choice for my kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised to see that Beyoncé’s daughter is now pretty much a full on performer / dancer with solos and all. She looks so adult like. You would think with everything Beyoncé knows about the industry, that she wouldn’t want her 13 year old front and center. I feel like it is so rare for teens in this high profile roles and in the music industry to ever turn out well as adults.

Idk that beyonces experience as a young girl in the industry was that bad because her parents were very involved. I personally think that it’s a mistake not to encourage blue to do something different because she will never move out of her mom’s shadow. But bey’s mom was a stage mom so maybe she’s just doing what she saw.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is a video of one of her solos. She has her own back up dancers. Hard to believe she is just 13 (turned 13 in January).

https://youtube.com/shorts/kNQTHwb8GSQ?si=xlKIqwClftEhKDQZ

Those are not "her own backup dancers;" those are Beyoncé's dancers. The woman on the right of the screen is Beyoncé's co-lead dancer. She has been with Beyoncé for 7 years and recently became known as Blue's "stage momma." She's been a mentor and protector of Blue during the last tour and has continued through this new tour. She is always dancing close to Blue on stage.

It’s interesting how posters express “concern” about Blue Ivy’s upbringing without acknowledging the context or underlying biases. Blue is 13 years old and happens to be the daughter of two world-famous entertainers. Of course, her life is going to look different from the average teen’s — just like it does for any child of celebrities. That doesn’t mean she’s being deprived of a "normal" childhood, it just means her normal is different. Let’s not forget Beyoncé is known to be incredibly private and intentional when it comes to her children. From what’s publicly known, Blue is involved in school, dance, and other age-appropriate activities.

Also, let’s be honest: Black children are regularly adultified. What Blue Ivy is doing — dancing on stage with her mother — is not harmful or inappropriate. She’s being celebrated by her family, cheered on by audiences, and seems genuinely joyful. I see no problem?

Her dance moves aren’t sexualized, and she is fairly covered up. I think the dancing was done tastefully and they toned it down from the original Deju Vu music video dance moves.

Her dance moves are very much sexualized for a young teen who just turned 13.

It’s not anything worse than what you woulRd see at your average cheer or dance competition.

Depending on the area, in some high schools, yes. Not in middle schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Where is all this judgements for scantly clad cheerleaders and cheerleaders performing in UCA dance competitions? Blue probably wants to perform with her mom. And the younger daughter appeared at the latest concert.

She’s nearly 5’7”

Rumi looked so happy to be up there! She was smiling, waving at the crowd, hugged her mom, and then Blue walked her off stage — it was such a sweet moment. You could tell she was loving it. I really don’t get the hate. Most of us can’t relate to that kind of life, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. It was a joyful, innocent family moment — not something that needs to be judged.

Rumi was so excited and happy.

Anonymous wrote:Where is all this judgements for scantly clad cheerleaders and cheerleaders performing in UCA dance competitions? Blue probably wants to perform with her mom. And the younger daughter appeared at the latest concert.

She’s nearly 5’7”

Rumi looked so happy to be up there! She was smiling, waving at the crowd, hugged her mom, and then Blue walked her off stage — it was such a sweet moment. You could tell she was loving it. I really don’t get the hate. Most of us can’t relate to that kind of life, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. It was a joyful, innocent family moment — not something that needs to be judged.