12739022, This is the crux of the issue for me Posted by Ted Gee Seal, Sun Mar-01-15 10:35 PM
>I mean that genuinely. I like 1 song by Destiny's Child ("Say >My Name", what can I say, it's a nice catchy pop song) and >after that I wouldn't listen to Beyonce sing unless she was >giving me the Marilyn Monroe birthday special. > >However, just because I don't like her music, that doesn't >mean I find it necessary to go out of my way to denigrate her >career. It just feels like those losers ranting about Justin >Beiber on youtube. Unless you're an 11 year old girl, why >would you waste energy on that either way? > >Beyonce isn't making music for Kid Rock, his key demo, or to >make revolutionary, thought provoking songs that push the >sonic boundary. She's making pop music for a diverse group of >women and, let's be honest, gay men. If you're expecting more >than that from her you are either unfamiliar with her career >to date, or you're just being an asshole. > >It would be like me getting mad at U2 for never making a good >jazz song. >
That and the glee that some 'men' appear to be taking in getting behind someone who is obviously coming at this with racial overtones in his comments.
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