ipl-logo

Beyonce Sex Terrorist Analysis

702 Words3 Pages

Who is Beyoncé really? Is Beyoncé a menace to society, or a creative individual who possesses great influence on others to get her message across? Noah Berlatsky made this question evident to readers as they move through the article. The article Beyoncé, Sex Terrorist: A Menace for Conservatives and Liberals Alike begins by introducing how two people both of political power and say react to the way Beyoncé conveys herself. They use words like “disastrous”, and “anti-feminist” to make their point clear to the person. Although they have a supported claim and give context many times, there is another point that they haven’t focused on yet, and that is what Beyoncé is trying to make be seen by acting this way in her photos and videos. Berlatsky responds to these claims made by these two politicians (Hooks, and O’Reilly) by thinking ahead and questioning whether they really made their claims with such confidence when they …show more content…

What I mean by this is that Hooks only focused on certain aspects of the photo, like the way Beyoncé makes herself to be, and this creates only a one-sided claim. Berlatsky responds to Hooks saying “Or is it bell hooks—for whose pleasure Beyoncé, quite aware of the dynamics of slavery and black women's representations, thank you, elegantly drops a napkin, summoning a white servant to come scurrying and pick it up?” Did Hooks purposely ignore this? , and make herself have only the evidence she wants as to persuade easier? Another reason that allows me to lean towards his statement is how he says that the politicians are bad mouthing the way Beyoncé shows herself in a sexual way, when that is one of the most important parts they focus on. If these people wanted to show others how morally wrong Beyoncé is, then maybe they could briefly mention how she shows her body and then

Open Document