Can we start being honest here? The reason why many Westerners believe the world was peaceful the last 60 years is because they don’t see nonwhite people as human, so atrocities against them don’t really count
It’s the driving mechanism behind White Supremacy
I’m trying to not be a heartless person but Israelis, even the well meaning ones, constantly try to make the consequences they experience for participating in settler colonialism as suffering equivalent to that of being a victim of settler colonialism. There’s a lack of humility
In all of this, I realised I haven’t even considered how the smaller artists that did incredible work on Cowboy Carter feel about the vitriol directed at the album and Beyoncé by eilash and her demographic…‘cos why does Tanner Adell and Britney Spencer have to even do this?
"To earn album of the year, Beyoncé had to cross five genres and rise to the top of her craft over two decades. The Grammys ask far less of other artists—but Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter deserve their plaudits, no matter how overdue." —@FortuneMagazine
“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about.”
— Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album at the #GRAMMYs
Beyoncé has become the first woman in history to win across FIVE different genres at the #GRAMMYs
• Pop 🎹
• R&B 🎼
• Rap 🎤
• Dance/Electronic 🪩
• Country 🪕
The songwriting credits of Cowboy Carter without the samples…
Beyoncé wrote 3 songs alone: 16 Carriages, My Rose and Flamenco, but this is the type of thing that will never go viral because they love to discredit her