Sigh. Our desires for freedom are so deep rooted in carceral and capitalist culture that we are willing to defend (to the death) the “idols” that we deem to have access to that culture which translates to having access to freedom.

But that’s not freedom. Freedom that depends on one of of surviving and the rest of us suffering isn’t freedom and thinking so is deeply misguided and harmful.

It’s truly okay to critique Beyoncé and still *like* her but to y’all critique means cancellation which really means death and that’s because y’all are too involved in carceral and capitalist culture to see differently. I don’t see anything wrong with what was said.

Beyoncé isn’t free. She’s comfy. Her brand of Blackness IS off because it’s presented under the guise of “we can be free within these systems, let share capital and make songs about it” when in reality that’s not true. But it’s a good and cute try.

I’m still gonna buy Black and hope for the best. I’ll listen to the songs. I’ll engage but I wholeheartedly know that this is all a distraction on the path to true liberation.

Beyoncé might know too, and I hope she knows that abolishment of capitalism means the abolishment of celebrity culture, which means the abolishment of this particular brand of Beyoncé.

The abolishment of Beyoncé the brand doesn’t have to mean the abolishment of Beyoncé — the Black woman.