It is frequently thought that propagandas are negative things that spread false and/or misleading information. Propagandas often get different responses from people since we all interpret things differently. A type of propaganda that has been talked about a lot in the news in Beyoncé's Formation.
There are so many ways this video has been interpreted. The message I see in the video is that she's standing with the black community. The song itself is trap music which is generally associated with black people. Then, you have lyrics like "I like my baby hair with baby hair and afros / I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils," which represents that she is perfectly fine with how her family (as well as her community) looks. Nappy hair and big nostrils are generally associated with black people so for a powerhouse like Beyoncé to point out how we look in a positive way is a big deal. There's also the imagery in the video. Beyoncé herself sits on a cop car in a flooded New Orleans (a reference to Hurricane Katrina) before the car sinks into the water as she lays on top. You also have the clips that some people see as a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement. There is a young black child who stands before the police who have their hands up in surrender before you see "Stop Shooting US" written on a wall. The thing is though where we see it as she stands by us, others don't. …show more content…
They question why she repeatedly says "negro" and why there were only black people in the video. They see this as racist because if a white person were to have an all white cast, they'd be deemed racist. They question why she has the police surrendering when she gets escorted by police to events. They see this as an hypocritical message on anti-police. They get upset because she openly supports the Black Panthers and they see the group as bad as the
There are so many ways this video has been interpreted. The message I see in the video is that she's standing with the black community. The song itself is trap music which is generally associated with black people. Then, you have lyrics like "I like my baby hair with baby hair and afros / I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils," which represents that she is perfectly fine with how her family (as well as her community) looks. Nappy hair and big nostrils are generally associated with black people so for a powerhouse like Beyoncé to point out how we look in a positive way is a big deal. There's also the imagery in the video. Beyoncé herself sits on a cop car in a flooded New Orleans (a reference to Hurricane Katrina) before the car sinks into the water as she lays on top. You also have the clips that some people see as a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement. There is a young black child who stands before the police who have their hands up in surrender before you see "Stop Shooting US" written on a wall. The thing is though where we see it as she stands by us, others don't. …show more content…
They question why she repeatedly says "negro" and why there were only black people in the video. They see this as racist because if a white person were to have an all white cast, they'd be deemed racist. They question why she has the police surrendering when she gets escorted by police to events. They see this as an hypocritical message on anti-police. They get upset because she openly supports the Black Panthers and they see the group as bad as the