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Anonymous wrote:Im not a Beyoncé fan but I do not hate her. I can appreciate that she works hard for her brand. I am however, trying to understand ppl claiming she has an attitude. She rarely speaks. When she does actually speak she’s soft spoken, smiles a lot, and sounds country (which then ppl attribute to her being dumb). It seems ppl are confusing her fan base with her.

+1 I don't care for her music anymore, but she's rather inoffensive when it comes to celebrities - no drugs, no affairs, no "leaked" sex tapes, no racist/sexist offensive rants, no nasty outbursts to fans. It doesn't appear that she slept her way to the top. So she didn't finish high school - neither did Jennifer Lawrence and people seem unbothered. All the hate Beyonce gets makes me want to be defensive of her - not like she needs it though.

This! I don’t know why (though I have my suspicions) people hold her to a higher standard than every other famous person

Nailed it. And for that PP who said she slept her way to the top by marrying Jay-Z, you are completely wrong. Beyonce upgraded him. He was on the Rappers' retirement train when he hooked his latch to her star. Without Beyonce Jay-Z would still be rapping about the Marcy projects.

I'm not a fan of hers' but I can't knock the hustle She has crafted an allure that appeals to her fans and haters alike. She has made astute business decisions that have increased her net worth 100 fold. And she still reps her home town on the regular. She hasn't gone all Hollywood or turned into a NYC girl.

Even if you don't like her music, what has she done to make people hate her? I actually use to hate her, but I realized I was just jealous.

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I'm sure she's very talented and a hard worker.

However I have never liked vulgarity and her shows, as well as many, many others in pop culture, offend me.

Yep, her shows are explicit and we tell young girls of color to look to her and then complain they are viewed as sexual objects

This is insane. She's a grown woman. She sings about sexuality in a way that is empowering for women. I mean, are you some weirdo who has sex through a hole in a sheet and clutches your pearls about Madonna, Britney, Gaga, Alanis, Prince, Cyndi, and basically every other frickin pop star? Do you realize sex is part of life? Are you seriously trying to blame Beyonce for the hypersexualization of black girls? WTF is wrong with you?

She has used her power to shed light on issues of racism and sexism and is contributing a rich volume of work to our culture. You don't have to like it, but your criticism is mindless.

I'm the first PP in the little thread above, and yes, I find most pop culture vulgar. This isn't about Beyonce in particular. And just because I find these shows vulgar, it doesn't mean I am afraid of sex, or whatever you are implying. I strongly disagree with you that these artists describe sexuality in a way that is empowering for woman - actually I think exactly the opposite. And since I'm not the other PP, I don't have any opinions on the hypersexualization of black girls.

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Anonymous wrote:Im not a Beyoncé fan but I do not hate her. I can appreciate that she works hard for her brand. I am however, trying to understand ppl claiming she has an attitude. She rarely speaks. When she does actually speak she’s soft spoken, smiles a lot, and sounds country (which then ppl attribute to her being dumb). It seems ppl are confusing her fan base with her.

+1 I don't care for her music anymore, but she's rather inoffensive when it comes to celebrities - no drugs, no affairs, no "leaked" sex tapes, no racist/sexist offensive rants, no nasty outbursts to fans. It doesn't appear that she slept her way to the top. So she didn't finish high school - neither did Jennifer Lawrence and people seem unbothered. All the hate Beyonce gets makes me want to be defensive of her - not like she needs it though.

This! I don’t know why (though I have my suspicions) people hold her to a higher standard than every other famous person

I like her.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't respect her because she never bothered to graduate from high school or get a GED.

It doesn't appear that she needed to in order to be successful. I mean she could have just for the sake of doing it, but she didn't NEED to so she didn't bother.

No, she definitely doesn’t need to do it, but should especially since she holds herself up a moral superior and has so many kids that look up to her and have almost zero chance of enjoying the same success as her. I thiink she worked on earning her GED, maybe she couldn’t hack it.

Are you f'ing kidding me? Your post is incoherent and you aren't worth $400M. Suck it.

Anonymous wrote: I actually do like a lot of her songs, but I saw her live and was not very impressed… But I had nosebleed seats in Philly, and I was so far away. So that might influence it.

I also think her head seems pretty empty. I don't like how she doesn't seem to reveal anything and genuine about herself, give real interviews, or show she is as a person. It seems like it's all for show.

You know, it's easy to think this, but then you have to look at her work. It's richly layered with cultural commentary and pretty innovative. A lot of what she does is not my cup of tea, but I cannot deny how powerful some of her work is.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't respect her because she never bothered to graduate from high school or get a GED.

Even Mark Wahlberg got a GED!

He also beat the shit out of black people because he's a racist POS.

Anonymous wrote:She's a genius in one respect: By not giving interviews, she (or her management) makes herself seem mysterious and "above it all." It feeds the goddess image. You won't see her playing goofy games on Fallon's show or showing pictures of her kids to Ellen DeGeneres. I dislike the image that she floats so high above the world that she doesn't have to get out there and shill like all the other celebrities, but her fans seem to love her being up on the mountaintop.

If you don't have to do that BS, why would you?

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I'm sure she's very talented and a hard worker.

However I have never liked vulgarity and her shows, as well as many, many others in pop culture, offend me.

Yep, her shows are explicit and we tell young girls of color to look to her and then complain they are viewed as sexual objects

This is insane. She's a grown woman. She sings about sexuality in a way that is empowering for women. I mean, are you some weirdo who has sex through a hole in a sheet and clutches your pearls about Madonna, Britney, Gaga, Alanis, Prince, Cyndi, and basically every other frickin pop star? Do you realize sex is part of life? Are you seriously trying to blame Beyonce for the hypersexualization of black girls? WTF is wrong with you?

She has used her power to shed light on issues of racism and sexism and is contributing a rich volume of work to our culture. You don't have to like it, but your criticism is mindless.

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Anonymous wrote:Im not a Beyoncé fan but I do not hate her. I can appreciate that she works hard for her brand. I am however, trying to understand ppl claiming she has an attitude. She rarely speaks. When she does actually speak she’s soft spoken, smiles a lot, and sounds country (which then ppl attribute to her being dumb). It seems ppl are confusing her fan base with her.

+1 I don't care for her music anymore, but she's rather inoffensive when it comes to celebrities - no drugs, no affairs, no "leaked" sex tapes, no racist/sexist offensive rants, no nasty outbursts to fans. It doesn't appear that she slept her way to the top. So she didn't finish high school - neither did Jennifer Lawrence and people seem unbothered. All the hate Beyonce gets makes me want to be defensive of her - not like she needs it though.

Because clearly Jay Z isn’t at the top?

To my knowledge they have never been on the same label. I'd say they elevated each other. And come on folks, she's been with the same guy for something like 15 years. If Beyoncé slept her way to the top then so did Celine Dion.

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Anonymous wrote:Im not a Beyoncé fan but I do not hate her. I can appreciate that she works hard for her brand. I am however, trying to understand ppl claiming she has an attitude. She rarely speaks. When she does actually speak she’s soft spoken, smiles a lot, and sounds country (which then ppl attribute to her being dumb). It seems ppl are confusing her fan base with her.

+1 I don't care for her music anymore, but she's rather inoffensive when it comes to celebrities - no drugs, no affairs, no "leaked" sex tapes, no racist/sexist offensive rants, no nasty outbursts to fans. It doesn't appear that she slept her way to the top. So she didn't finish high school - neither did Jennifer Lawrence and people seem unbothered. All the hate Beyonce gets makes me want to be defensive of her - not like she needs it though.

Because clearly Jay Z isn’t at the top?

Anonymous wrote:O'Bama? What?

The Irish Obama’s. Surely you’ve heard of them? Short bunch, look for rainbows. I think they might be leprechauns, but I don’t like to define someone by their ethnicity.

Anonymous wrote:Im not a Beyoncé fan but I do not hate her. I can appreciate that she works hard for her brand. I am however, trying to understand ppl claiming she has an attitude. She rarely speaks. When she does actually speak she’s soft spoken, smiles a lot, and sounds country (which then ppl attribute to her being dumb). It seems ppl are confusing her fan base with her.

+1 I don't care for her music anymore, but she's rather inoffensive when it comes to celebrities - no drugs, no affairs, no "leaked" sex tapes, no racist/sexist offensive rants, no nasty outbursts to fans. It doesn't appear that she slept her way to the top. So she didn't finish high school - neither did Jennifer Lawrence and people seem unbothered. All the hate Beyonce gets makes me want to be defensive of her - not like she needs it though.

O'Bama? What?

For some reason, the O'Bamas like her. I do not get the appeal.