I feel like this needs to be said. I’ve been holding a piece of information back that I know would earn me glares and confused scoffs. I don’t like Beyonce. There, I said it! Well, actually, it’s not that I don’t like her, considering I don’t personally know her to dislike her. I just don’t understand why everyone else is infatuated with her. Their over-zealous love for her has put me in the position to not understand the hype.
I can’t deny what she has going for her – great fan base, decent voice, beautiful body, and a seemingly down-to-earth personality. She radiates sweetheart, but at the same time, she knows how to command a room to be focused on her. I like that she shows her ‘boss lady’ qualities, because it is so easy for the media to belittle woman in the spotlight, making them feel less than their male counterparts. She has undoubtedly made a name for herself because of the woman she is.
That is where the allure ends. I respect and acknowledge her work ethic, but I do not worship the ground she walks on. Whenever I see an Instagram post of her, it’s simplistic at best – aesthetically pleasing outfit and model-esque pose, but it never fails to get comments like ‘you are a goddess’ ‘yass Queen B slay, slay’ or ‘you give me goals.' I mean I get it, she’s beautiful, but that much attention is cringey.
The moment she sneakily dropped her self-titled album, the world could not function. She basically shut down the internet! I had friends who were acting like true fan girls through group messages while I just looked on with zero interest. For anyone that knows me, when a new album comes out, I’m always up for a listen. I can never pass on a chance to listen to good music. But that did not happen with the Beyonce album; it took me about three or four weeks before I finally felt up to listening to it in its entirety.
Okay, I give credit when credit is due! That album was good; I felt that though this landed out of nowhere, she put effort into those personal songs of hers. It was a good treat for her fans to listen to what she was ready to share, seeing as she is mostly private, except for her Instagram. But that is all the credit I want to give.
Once again, despite popular opinion, I have to say she rightfully did not deserve to win Best Album of the Year. It was a cool album, but it lacked what an album needs to win an award of that caliber. It lacked originality BECAUSE NEWSFLASH, FELLOW BEEHIVERS (or whatever you guys call yourselves), SHE WROTE NONE OF THOSE SONGS. I know what you are going to say: "but neither do most of these pop stars!" Ah, true, but they aren’t getting the most prestigious award at the Grammy's. Beyonce was. So my point stands!
Her fan base even went as far to discredit Beck, the winner of the category. Sure, his genre of music is not something that a majority of social media socialites listen to, but he has standing in the music industry, just like Beyonce. Here Beyonce was again, breaking the internet because her fans idolize her without thinking, and once again, I did not get the hype!
Beyonce is cool and all, but I’m tired of people giving her way more credit than she deserves. That isn’t even where the true problem lies; she is just a great example of it. It’s annoying how social media puts these celebrities on a pedestal, like they are God’s gift to Earth. I do not get the envy; I get having a desire for a lifestyle like theirs, but not to the point where I forget about mine.
I’m sorry world for waking up to the fact that Beyonce does not rule the world. But at least she tried, a big B for effort.
