Travis 543 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 when will my fav :cry: She's not terminally ill, but it reminds me of this... I love that celebrities take their time out to spend it with those who are less fortunate with their health. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sX74GYG6Nc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 She is so sweet! I appreciate that about her Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joaco95 1,631 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 :rip: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joaco95 1,631 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xUfCUFPL-8Former NASA astronauts and their family members are calling Beyonce "insensitive" for using audio from the space shuttle Challenger explosion in her new song, "XO," off her surprise, self-titled album. "Flight controllers here looking very carefully at the situation. Obviously a major malfunction," then-NASA public affairs officer Steve Nesbitt said as the tragedy occurred, a six-second audio clip that's now at the beginning of "XO," which is about a troubled relationship. The Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986, and all seven crew members aboard were killed. Current and former NASA astronauts, employees and Challenger family members told ABC News they were disappointed that Beyonce used audio from the tragedy in a pop song, calling the choice "insensitive." June Scobee Rodgers, the widow of Challenger space shuttle commander Dick Scobee, told ABC: "We were disappointed to learn that an audio clip from the day we lost our heroic Challenger crew was used in the song 'XO.' The moment included in this song is an emotionally difficult one for the Challenger families, colleagues and friends. We have always chosen to focus not on how our loved ones were lost, but rather on how they lived and how their legacy lives on today." Former NASA employee Keith Cowing added: "This choice of historic and solemn audio is inappropriate in the extreme. The choice is little different than taking Walter Cronkite's words to viewers announcing the death of President Kennedy or 911 calls from the World Trade Center attack and using them for shock value in a pop tune." Cowing, who now runs NASAWatch.com, also tells ABC that he wants Beyonce to remove the clip and apologize to families of the Challenger crew. Several current astronauts, who are not authorized to speak publicly, expressed their dismay to ABC News privately. In a statement released to ABC News, Beyonce expressed her sympathies for the families of those who died in the Challenger disaster and indicated she didn't mean any offense by using the audio. "My heart goes out to the families of those lost in the Challenger disaster. The song 'XO' was recorded with the sincerest intention to help heal those who have lost loved ones and to remind us that unexpected things happen, so love and appreciate every minute that you have with those who mean the most to you," she said. "The songwriters included the audio in tribute to the unselfish work of the Challenger crew with hope that they will never be forgotten." www.billboard.com/articles/news/5855074/beyonces-use-of-challenger-disaster-audio-angers-nasa-astronauts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban 9 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 You don't mess with Queen Bey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,379 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Oh come the **** on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix 1,437 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 wow I mean if it really is the sounds then that's pretty insensitive (in my opinion)... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagaisitalian 3,573 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 That's a bit hypersensitive. It's a creative choice. Haven't they made movies about the explosion? Isn't that just as "insensitive"? Honestly, I love that bit of XO and I live in the NASA area where most of the workers live. I don't find it disrespectful at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Primavera 13 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Gypsy 0 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 The King remains unbothered Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essence 174 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I mean I support both sides. NASA is being over sensitive but Beyoncé could have used more appropriate audio. Mess. :blehga: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,759 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 get dat controversy promo Bey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMarty 96 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 There goes our first Telephone performance with Bey happening in space in 2015. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 102,599 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 She could have used another audio of something not related to a tragic event like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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