in particular the line of...Perhaps it is because I finally listened to Watch the Throne. Or perhaps it is because I have been writing about Beyonce on this blog for what, three years now. Perhaps it is because I am smack dab in the middle of researching Black women’s sexuality. Perhaps it is because I hear Janelle Harris in [...]
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Black Relationship Politics: “Do You Believe Beyonce?”
Saturday, November 12th, 2011Arielle Loren Asks “Is Beyonce the Face of Contemporary Feminism?” My Response
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011We need to be clear about who we are trying to be equal to. In her blog post Arielle Loren asserts that most women do not identify as being feminists even if they share its core ideologies, that there has been a shift in the contemporary agenda for women’s equality and that women are tired [...]
Beyonce Incorporated: R&B, Thugs and Whiteness
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Here is the thesis and intro ya’ll. Peace to Birk and Jess for helping me organize the beginning, I swear that’s the hardest part, because the rest of the framework flows from there. In writing this I was reminded that its not enough to have something to say. Its not enough to have read the [...]
Beyonce and Black Women's Empowerment
Monday, December 14th, 2009Educated Sistah Girl asked me some really good questions aboutthe Beyonce Post from a couple of weeks ago. I kept trying to respond in the comments but blogger wasn’t having it,so I have made it into a blog post itself. Below is my response to hercomments. Enjoy. ESG, Thank you for taking the time to [...]
What Sarah Palin Taught Me About Beyonce
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009I am working on a paper titled, “How Beyonce and Capitalism UnderminedR&B’s Ability to Normalize Black Love.” The title may change to Beyonce Incorporated, as that is more focusedand more appropriate for academia.My professor wants me to l shift my focus to the media’s investment in, what I havecalled, the Beyonce Beauty Aesthetic, light skinned, [...]
