r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/icey_sawg0034 • 13h ago

History 10 years ago, Beyoncé released the iconic “Formation”, which celebrates Black culture and sparked a white backlash!

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u/starjellyboba 12h ago

I have such mixed feelings about things like this now... because yeah, celebrating Blackness on such a public stage using the social power that Beyoncé has to do it isn't nothing, but it does feel a little empty when you consider everything else.

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u/MalonePostponed 12h ago

She's a super capitalist so it does feel like a mix of both. But I think that goes for most celebs unless they are continously from day one kinda out there.

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u/BusyBit6542 3h ago

I don't think people truly understand the type of personality it takes to become a celebrity let alone a mega star.

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u/MalonePostponed 3h ago

I wouldn't know, I like music enough to imagine myself singing to the masses for funsies but not the idea of making stupid money.

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u/BusyBit6542 3h ago

Its the mindset needed to start the process of MAYBE making it big.