Vulture: Beyoncé Most Influential Cultural Figure of the Decade

[LilyLark 10,079]

12 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Is like Kartel Potty, or Merrier Care, you know? 

Nah, not the same at all—those are just dumb nicknames that are a play on words. Beyonka is used by mostly (white and non Black) twitter stans to try and "ghettoize" her name (again, hate using the word ghetto but that was the point). Some people probably don't get it, especially if they aren't from the US and don't pick up on the societal implication, but that's definitely the (original, racist) intention.

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

28 minutes ago, LilyLark said:

Seriously, will people stop with this Beyonka thing? It's f*cked up. Come up with a snarky nickname if you want, but not one with those implications.

It was literally the first time I ever used the word Beyonka sis 

[PACGAGA 1,275]

oop! the girls are seething!! 

[Doot 2]

41 minutes ago, LilyLark said:

I loved La La Land, but I think Moonlight is (slightly) better. Moonlight was so unique and beautifully told, while La La Land was fantastic but definitely echoed some of Woody Allen's earlier work.

I can see that!

[crisTEAne 21,059]

41 minutes ago, LilyLark said:

La La Land was fantastic but definitely echoed some of Woody Allen's earlier work.

definitely not, lmao. la la land was an intertextual homage—a pastiche, if you will—of iconic musicals and, building on that and going further,  a self-reflexive metatext about the genre itself. the tone of woody's movies and the landspace they cover are very, very different. 

[Guillaume Hamon 6,443]

37 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

But is not about popularity but impact 

Who broke the internet when:

- surprise drop an album

- have HBO special

- performed at Coachella

in this decade?

answer to all of that: YONCÉ

 

 

Frequently having buzz is what they call having impact? That's not the same things.

[crisTEAne 21,059]

Just now, Doot said:

I can see that!

 

[weed 73,566]

I’m not denying her power or relevance but what does she influence? What trends did she start in the last decade?

[Guest]

Best album Lemonade? Hahahahahahhaahahahahahhahaha

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

3 minutes ago, weed said:

I’m not denying her power or relevance but what does she influence? What trends did she start in the last decade?

That’s exactly what I said! Like, she didn’t start any movements or change the music or cultural landscape in any way. She was just THERE.

[crisTEAne 21,059]

2 minutes ago, weed said:

What trends did she start in the last decade?

being mute and inarticulate and fixing thigh gaps on ig 

[RAMROD 108,852]

Just now, Guillaume Hamon said:

Frequently having buzz is what they call having impact? That's not the same things.

It is. In the age where social media standing is important, only those that can get their names  trending for more than 2 hours will be known.

Back in 2010 it was easy to stay for days on TT, but not anymore. People really have to talk about it to get something or someone go trend. And keep talking about it to keep them stay.

 

Like, honestly, in the advent of social media, there are a lot of pressures, even to regular people, to get lots of followers. It became very important for someone to have that, to be popular, to be considered cool. There are reasons why fake followers business are not dead yet, there are demands for it. And yes, it is superficial, but that is how it is these days. It is as important as owning latest iPhone just so people wanted to friend you. 

[Guest]

It's perfectly fine to not like Beyoncé or have reasons to think she doesn't deserve a certain title but the fact that some of y'alls first instinct in every thread about her is to jump straight to racist dog-whistles or just outright, unashamed racism says more about you as individuals than it will ever say about Beyoncé. Pathetic.

[Ally Campana 15,284]

La La Land >>> Moonlight. It’s all fan voted after all so, no credibility. They didn’t lie about Bey though.

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

9 minutes ago, nenhures said:

It's perfectly fine to not like Beyoncé or have reasons to think she doesn't deserve a certain title but the fact that some of y'alls first instinct in every thread about her is to jump straight to racist dog-whistles or just outright, unashamed racism says more about you as individuals than it will ever say about Beyoncé. Pathetic.

Oh honey, your false accusations are really something. Many of us “haters” actually loved and grew up on Beyonce. We just are awakened to how the media, since 2013 or so, has been completely up her backside - while at the same time revealing a paradox that while her critical acclaim has gotten through the exosphere, her actual influence and popularity has been very minimal. Her biggest hit this decade was Telephone - which came out in March 2010. We aren’t saying anything negative about her herself, but the predictable media cult that surrounds her hyping her every move is truly laughable. It’s become almost a crime to say anything about her that is not praise.