Colorism In Super Bowl

I hope that everyone had a chance to watch half-time at the Super Bowl yesterday night, because this ties into the topic of my blog: Colorism. The Colorism issue has expanded in that it is seen in the public eye in music videos and performances. The internationally known female artist named Beyonce’ Knowles took a stand on the issue in her Super Bowl performance.
Knowles mentions in her newest song: Formation, that she is proud of her heritage. What a great way to get the whole country to realize that all people are equal and that we should love ourselves. Knowles sings: “I like my baby hair, with baby hair and afros. I like my negro nose with Jackson five nostrils.” Her background female dancers wore outfits revealing outfits that resembled what the women wore that joined the Black Panther Movement, a movement that advocated for Civil Rights. They came out bold and proud which was a beautiful and touching performance. …show more content…
Some people love to make others feel inferior about their hair texture or color which makes them question their existence. We have to move past that idea and admire God’s creation of us. Whether it be someone feeling that they deserve an Oscar’s award, but do not receive it, whether it be the pressure of becoming the way that the “industry” feels that one should be, whether it be feeling less intelligent to others…the point is that it has to stop. It is just the Devil in disguise trying to make us idle and hate ourselves to switch our image from the way that God made us. The point that Colorism is making in this new age is that it was a tactic to make people feel less than and we have to move past this. It cannot work unless we allow it to work. We should not alter ourselves to please others, they need to alter their