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Floyd Mayweather beat his opponent Manny Pacquiao while millions watched and millions were made on Saturday night. In between rounds, viewers were given a glance at the celebrities attending the event such as Denzel, Nicki Minaj, and most notably Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Even if you didn't watch the fight, you probably heard about her outfit (which is what many writers are focusing on.) Beyoncé looked dazzling in a revealing red jump suit and immediately captured everyone's attention. But while everyone else was fixated on her outfit, I felt a sense of disappointment when I saw her, one of my favorite artists, in the audience.I should begin by saying that I am a HUGE Beyoncé fan, I think she is beautiful, talented, an incredible example of a businesswoman, and someone whose work speaks to a variety of life experiences. I have also felt encouraged by Beyoncé's declarations of being a feminist, even though this claim has garnered a lot of criticism for her. Criticism such as bell hooks (one of the most prominent thinkers of our time) calling her a "terrorist" for claiming a feminist iden y without fully embodying it, in hooks' opinion. As much as I love bell hooks, I've disagreed with her assessment of Beyoncé's feminism, feeling that Beyoncé has represented women's independence and strive for equality superbly. So why was I so disappointed to see her at the fight?
Due to Beyoncé's unquestioned fame and influence she inevitably endorses any brand she chooses to wear, make-up she decides to apply, and event she attends. And this event was perhaps one of the, if not the, most antifeminist events of the year. CNNsays the following:
That Mayweather is a serial batterer of women cannot be disputed [...] Mayweather has had at least seven assaults against five women that resulted in arrest or citations in addition to other episodes in which the police were called but no charges filed.Mayweather is violent towards women with very little remorse. It is impossible for me to watch him fight without picturing the victims of his domestic violence on the other side. Now, while Pacquiao has not been charged with domestic abuse and has in fact stated he is completely against it, he's pretty antifeminist himself. According to The Daily Telegraph, in his position as a congressman in the Philippines, Pacquiao has been vocal about his opposition of women's rights to birth control and family planning programs; he has also stated his opposition to same sex marriage.
So, my disappointed comes in Beyoncé's clear endorsement of a very antifeminist event. One of the reasons bell hooks is so critical of Beyoncé's feminist declaration is because she feels that some women, like Queen Bey, infiltrate the feminist movementand wave the feminist banner only to continue doing antifeminist things. In this example, I cannot disagree with hooks.
If Beyoncé wants to call herself a feminist and an example for all other women of what feminism looks like, she just cannot attend, endorse and help to fund two men who disrespect women and their rights. She did indeed look stunning that night, but I wish she had shown off her outfit and beauty at a different event.
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Well that's absurd...I mean Mayweather is a for beating on women...but c'mon.
He beats up men too
That's pretty funny.
Never seen it
If you meant to say he dances with men too, I agree
Compubox dont lie
"Undefeated"
Of course a am...
its crazy how weak minded so many people are. this fight also exposed how many people actually watch and let ESPN influence their thoughts. nobody was talking about mayweather beating women 3 years ago but now its all you hear.
i can't wait for all this fake outrage to finally died down. this is getting out of hand, word.
Wonder why that transsexual in the UFC isn't being called out... Instead they call her the "most dominant athlete" when she's 11-0 compared to 48-0...
It's not fake outrage, it's selective outrage. It's part of may getting national attention. When you don't set the tone, someone else does. Dude didn't have highlights to show on espn, let some women talk. Lol in some ways, it's not his fault, in other ways it is.
Also good at judo. Don't sell her short.
Would you call her the most dominant athlete, period not of all women but of all people? Because that's what she's being called right now...
these ing feminazis waste their ing time spending their time and energy on petty like this."But beyonce is indirectly supporting the battering of women
Maybe if the spent their time actually doing on solving realistically fixable problems they can make some change instead of ing about negligable stuff like beyonce or the shirt of a scientist that landed a god dam probe on a comet.
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