This week Beyoncé made headlines by stirring up controversy when she performed at the Super Bowl with Coldplay and Bruno Mars.

Many people who watched were outraged and called her performance racist and anti-police along with the music video for her new song "Formation."

I've seen the video and heard the song. I've looked up the lyrics and have failed to see what is so racist about both her performance and the song.

I am not a die hard Beyoncé fan and in all honesty the song is not my cup of tea, but the ideas that many have been spewing throughout the media this week is appalling.

I've decided to break it down by several points and dissect the criticisms of the video and performance:

1. "Beyoncé doesn't support our officers! She's anti-police."

No, she's not. If she was anti-police she wouldn't have them escort her into the Super Bowl. She is anti-police brutality. The past couple of years many officers, those who have chosen to uphold the law, have used their badges to inflict unnecessary force and have killed many innocent people.

Trayvon Martin's killer was acquitted, Sandra Bland's death continues to be a mystery, and there is still no justice in the shooting of Tamir Rice. The police aren't perfect, so why do we keep making them out to be? There are good cops and there are bad cops.

Those who do not uphold the law should be punished just like any other citizen. Being anti-police brutality does not equate to being anti-police. Please learn the difference.

2. "She supports the Black Panther Party! She's racist."

I'll just stop you there. If you believe that the original Black Panther Party was created to spread anti-white hate you are very wrong. The original Black Panther Party (not the New Black Panther Party which as stated by original party members does not align with the original message of the party) was created to protect black citizens in the '60s from the excessive police brutality. They wanted to provide information and assistance to the black community.

In essence, their creation was almost a response to the KKK which attacked black people simply for being black. The Black Panther group is not racist and not anti-white. The '60s were a different time; they only wanted to uplift and educate the black community. Also, remember this: The KKK is still active today while the Black Panther Party was disbanded years ago.

3. "Black Lives Matter only causes more division! ALL LIVES MATTER."

I don't think people have realized that the line that divides races is still there. We all collectively as a whole have decided to ignore it. The recent surges in protests, hashtags like #blackgirlmagic and so much more have sparked more and more people to embrace their black heritage. This is not to say that you should be shamed for embracing white culture or even discouraged from doing so.

It's just saying that an unarmed black man should not be killed before being arrested and judged by the law, while a man who shot nine people in a church was taken into custody alive. If all lives matter, why aren't they protesting the unfair deaths of Tamir Rice and Sandra Bland? All lives matter is just another attempt to sweep the racial tensions under the rug and pretend they don't exist. Yes, all lives matter and they always have.

Black Lives Matter is saying that the lives of people of color who have been unjustly murdered before having their day in court matter just as much as everyone else's. Black Lives Matter only wants to close the gap that has been there for many years; if you can't see that you are part of the problem.

4. "The Super Bowl is no place for her political platform!"

But didn't Coldplay also perform in support of the LGBT community? Gay marriage is just as political as racial injustice, so why isn't there outrage against Coldplay for also making the Super Bowl political? Why is their message acceptable, but Beyoncé's message is not? I'm still waiting for the answer.

The purpose of this performance was to make people talk and to establish Beyoncé's place within this movement. Her performance was not that spectacular, nor was it noteworthy, but it spoke volumes, and that's what is important. Some have called to ban Beyoncé and even boycott her music.

She may have lost a couple of fans, but she probably gained a couple of more in the process.

There is a problem in our country and we need to stop sweeping it under the rug.