Conflict Assignment For my conflict assignment, I have decided to dive into the issue of racism, specifically drawing attention to the political statement made by Beyonce during her 2016 Superbowl performance. During the halftime show where Beyonce was a featured act, she took the opportunity to make a Black Lives Matter statement that was woven into her performance amidst the costuming, song choice, formations and other aspects. Racism is the name that has been assigned to the long and slow moving battle of the supremacy of ethnic groups, races and cultures. A system where the colour of someone’s skin is the only factor taken into consideration as they are ranked among the social hierarchy. In America, Caucasians sit at the top of the pyramid, while the high majority of African Americans plunge to the bottom.
The complication of racism was initiated during the time of the Renaissance and reformation. Most of Africa, Asia and the Americas were coming in contact with Europeans and extreme judgements were made. Black …show more content…
The music video for “Formation” is a statement on racism and police brutality. It stars Beyonce along with many other black women dancing in many formations and lines. Addition to these dancers, a young African American boy is featured while dancing in front of a line (formation) of police officers. These two occurrences relate the women who are dancing and the police officers by their body language and power in unison. The video also involves Beyonce lying on a New Orleans police cruiser that is floating in a large area of water representing Hurricane Katrina. Throughout the video, the vehicle sinks deeper and deeper until becoming fully submerged, showing a form of rebellion. The final example of conflict during the video is a wall signed “STOP SHOOTING US”, written by a male from New
The complication of racism was initiated during the time of the Renaissance and reformation. Most of Africa, Asia and the Americas were coming in contact with Europeans and extreme judgements were made. Black …show more content…
The music video for “Formation” is a statement on racism and police brutality. It stars Beyonce along with many other black women dancing in many formations and lines. Addition to these dancers, a young African American boy is featured while dancing in front of a line (formation) of police officers. These two occurrences relate the women who are dancing and the police officers by their body language and power in unison. The video also involves Beyonce lying on a New Orleans police cruiser that is floating in a large area of water representing Hurricane Katrina. Throughout the video, the vehicle sinks deeper and deeper until becoming fully submerged, showing a form of rebellion. The final example of conflict during the video is a wall signed “STOP SHOOTING US”, written by a male from New