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Topic subjectThis is the crux of the issue for me
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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.