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Beyoncé Knowles only makes records for black people

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Originally posted by: QueBert
as much as I dislike Beyonce, she NEVER said she only makes records for black people, that is taking her comment so far out of context it's not even funny. If people are getting that from "I don't try to change my songs so everyone else likes them." they are a retard. She's saying her music is a black woman singing, and if you have a problem with black music then she could give 2 sh!ts about you. She sucks, but it's unfair she gets blasted on for people reading into her words and making huge assumptions.
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I tend to agree with this.
 
Originally posted by: QueBert
as much as I dislike Beyonce, she NEVER said she only makes records for black people, that is taking her comment so far out of context it's not even funny. If people are getting that from "I don't try to change my songs so everyone else likes them." they are a retard. She's saying her music is a black woman singing, and if you have a problem with black music then she could give 2 sh!ts about you. She sucks, but it's unfair she gets blasted on for people reading into her words and making huge assumptions.
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Reminds me of writing high school research papers. Pick any random quote from any random book and you try to make it fit your thesis 😛.
 
That's not what she said. She said she makes black music, that's all. People just love to put words into others' mouths.
 
Originally posted by: Suture
That's not what she said. She said she makes black music, that's all. People just love to put words into others' mouths.
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What would you think if a white guy said, "i make white records" ?
Do you think that's going to make black people want to buy the album?

She needs to pick her words more carefully or risk backlash.

 
This statement is taken way out of context. Making black records and making records for black peopel are two completely different things. She's only saying her music is reflective of her african american culture and does not compromise her style in order to possibly appeal to a wider audience.
 
The phrase "I make black music," is not racist. "Black music" is a phrase. It's not a well-known phrase, but it is a phrase in the music business. Elvis' music was considered "black music" at first. Many famous, classic musicians/bands have been categorized that way. I'm certainly not offended by it. Should she have worded it better? Probably. But in this day and age, everyone is offended by something.
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
This statement is taken way out of context. Making black records and making records for black peopel are two completely different things. She's only saying her music is reflective of her african american culture and does not compromise her style in order to possibly appeal to a wider audience.
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Agreed. And I'm quite glad she had the metaphorical b4lls to say it, rather than put out some PC pseudo-truth that her PR folks were pushing on her. Far too few people are honestly speaking their minds nowadays.
 
Originally posted by: Whisper
Originally posted by: Mo0o
This statement is taken way out of context. Making black records and making records for black peopel are two completely different things. She's only saying her music is reflective of her african american culture and does not compromise her style in order to possibly appeal to a wider audience.
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Agreed. And I'm quite glad she had the metaphorical b4lls to say it, rather than put out some PC pseudo-truth that her PR folks were pushing on her. Far too few people are honestly speaking their minds nowadays.
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look what happens, every hypocrite in the world comes out of the woodworks and bombasts you for having the audacity to explain how you make your music. I mean, who doesn't want to be taken horribly out of context and have tons of angry haters on your ass.
 
Err.. how do you get 'Beyonce Knowles only makes records for black people' out of 'I make black records'? I couldn't care less about the music but this is ridiculous.
 
Originally posted by: y2kc
these comments on the site linked echo my sentiment...

"I?m not a big Beyonce fan but I feel like this was kind of taken out of context. This actual paragraph from Blender says:

The film, costarring Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy, deals with issues of race in romance and culture ? including the compromises a black group has to make in crossing over. Beyoncé says compromise is one thing she doesn?t have in common with Deena Jones. ?I make black records,? she says indignantly. ?I write records like I speak, and I don?t try to change my songs so everyone else likes them.?

"She never said anything racist or mean. She just said that she makes records to suit her; her personality, life, speech, etc."
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yah "I make Black records" doesn't mean it's just for black people - she explains that right there.
 
That's not what she said at all. What a moron (the blogger.) Everyone is always looking for the next hate bandwagon to jump aboard. :laugh:


Disclaimer: I'd fvck Beyonce 'til it fell off.
 
OK now wait a minute, now saying she makes black records, is not saying she makes records only for black people. There is such a thing as black music and white music. If she had said I only make records for black people, that is a different story.
 
Originally posted by: iRONic
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
She, Kanye West and Ray Nagin, belong in the same heap of trash.
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmm... chocolate trash.
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It's time for us to build a new New Music genre, a white-chocolate music genre!

Beyonce can go to hell for all I care, even if she didn't mean what she said in a racist way.
 
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