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This Beyonce hype is out of control. http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/ That is the banner that The Biography Channel has displayed on their website in honor of Black History Month. Someone please explain why Beyonce Knowles is front and center on that collage. Don't get me wrong, I think that Beyonce is a talented and beautiful young lady, but there is absolutely no reason for her pic to be displayed so prominently on that banner, while MLK Jr and Frederick Douglas pics are off to the side. There have been so many black people that have been jailed, beaten, spit on, had dogs sicced on them, sprayed with water hoses and died for civil rights, but a pop artist that is mostly know for doing the booty bounce gets 'top billing' during black history month. If you are as disgusted as I and others are click here: HERE'S HOW TO CONTACT THEM!!! | |
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That's some funny and truly sad shit. I like how Condi is closer to the center than MLK - WTF? | |
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That is pathetic!!! "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
johnart says: "I'm THE shit" | |
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And what photoshop master made this banner? It looks like it took about 3 seconds to do. | |
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How much payola went into THAT placement? | |
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CynicKill said: How much payola went into THAT placement?
I'm surprised Joe Simpson didn't stick Ashlee & Jessica's mugs on there somehow. "But SHE HAS BLACK HAIR!!!" | |
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VoicesCarry said: And what photoshop master made this banner? It looks like it took about 3 seconds to do.
Whoever did it must be a big fan of Bee. | |
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VoicesCarry said: CynicKill said: How much payola went into THAT placement?
I'm surprised Joe Simpson didn't stick Ashlee & Jessica's mugs on there somehow. "But SHE HAS BLACK HAIR!!!" | |
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VoicesCarry said: CynicKill said: How much payola went into THAT placement?
I'm surprised Joe Simpson didn't stick Ashlee & Jessica's mugs on there somehow. "But SHE HAS BLACK HAIR!!!" Listen to me on The House of Pop Culture podcast on itunes http://itunes.apple.com/u...d438631917 | |
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It's rediculous to have her ass on that banner. I hope it means her music will be "history" soon. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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she really hasn't done anything monumental to even grace a banner with such prominent historical fugures...now Aretha up there would be a different story. I am not African. Africa is in me, but I cannot return.
I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. I am new. History made me. My first language was spanglish. And I am | |
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VoicesCarry said: I'm surprised Joe Simpson didn't stick Ashlee & Jessica's mugs on there somehow. "But SHE HAS BLACK HAIR!!!" Shut up. That's one of the funniest things I've read on the org. **************************************************
Pull ya cell phone out and call yo next of kin...we 'bout to get funky......2,3 come on ya'll | |
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I can't see no Usher | |
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VoicesCarry said: That's some funny and truly sad shit. I like how Condi is closer to the center than MLK - WTF? No sh*t. You could have one of these Apple 30" wide screen displays... ...and she still should be "out of frame" to the right. And The Fresh Prince? tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm [Edited 2/3/05 12:02pm] "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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My God!!! That looks so pathetic. They could have done a better job in terms of entertainers.
Where's Duke, Ella, Sarah, Miles, Coltrane, Dizzy, any Motown artist , Ray Charles, Sidney Poitier? I would have even excepted Denzel to that banner [Edited 2/3/05 12:06pm] [Edited 2/3/05 12:07pm] | |
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Thriller81 said: My God!!! That looks so pathetic. They could have done a better job in terms of entertainers.
Where's Duke, Ella, Sarah, Miles, Coltrane, Dizzy, Oprah, Ray Charles, Sidney Poitier? I would have even excepted Denzel to that banner [Edited 2/3/05 12:06pm] Exactly. | |
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th' hell? they ain't changed the name to Beyonce History Month, have they? | |
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Oh my god what the fuck is wrong with them? Where is prince & Michael? Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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VoicesCarry said: CynicKill said: How much payola went into THAT placement?
I'm surprised Joe Simpson didn't stick Ashlee & Jessica's mugs on there somehow. "But SHE HAS BLACK HAIR!!!" | |
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Where is SOJOURNER TRUTH? | |
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VoicesCarry said: Where is SOJOURNER TRUTH?
i'm sayin....wishing i knew how to work with photoshop better so i could make an animated mock banner with sojourner pushin beeyotch-e's simple self outta the middle of that banner | |
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Paul Robeson was the epitome of the 20th-century Renaissance man. He was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist. His talents made him a revered man of his time, yet his radical political beliefs all but erased him from popular history. Today, more than one hundred years after his birth, Robeson is just beginning to receive the credit he is due.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/a...son_p.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Maybe they never heard of... ...him either. tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: VoicesCarry said: Where is SOJOURNER TRUTH?
i'm sayin....wishing i knew how to work with photoshop better so i could make an animated mock banner with sojourner pushin beeyotch-e's simple self outta the middle of that banner Someone's gotta do that. | |
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that is so true, she is celebrated everyday of the year and does NOT need to be celebrated with Black History month, if you know what I mean... [Edited 2/3/05 12:26pm] | |
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Starmist7 said: that is so true, she is celebrated everyday of the year and does NOT need to be celebrated with Black History month, if you know what I mean...
[Edited 2/3/05 12:26pm] | |
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theAudience said: Paul Robeson was the epitome of the 20th-century Renaissance man. He was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist. His talents made him a revered man of his time, yet his radical political beliefs all but erased him from popular history. Today, more than one hundred years after his birth, Robeson is just beginning to receive the credit he is due.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/a...son_p.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Maybe they never heard of... ...him either. tA Tribal Disorder http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm Yeah...where's Paul Roberson | |
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That is sad! I wrote a complaint but doubt it'll have any affect
I can think of a million people that mean more to Black History Month than "Bayawnsay"! I guess they were trying to get a current famous face, but dag even Janet would have been a step up If you will, so will I | |
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Now that just makes me bristle. Last time I checked Beyonce was shakin' that ass, not moving folks through an underground railroad.
Back in the day, you didn't see "pop stars" on black history calendars or those black history flash cards I loved so much as a kid (shout outs to Jan Matzeliger and Matthew Henson!). Maybe the Biography Channel is trying to show how hip and aware it is or, maybe they're trying to appeal to a younger audience. | |
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I don't think Will Smith should be there either but he's more tolerable than friggin Beyonce. | |
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UptownDeb said: Now that just makes me bristle. Last time I checked Beyonce was shakin' that ass, not moving folks through an underground railroad.
Back in the day, you didn't see "pop stars" on black history calendars or those black history flash cards I loved so much as a kid (shout outs to Jan Matzeliger and Matthew Henson!). Maybe the Biography Channel is trying to show how hip and aware it is or, maybe they're trying to appeal to a younger audience. I agree. Even if they were just trying to be hip and wanted to include a present day pop star, they should have had her pic the same size as the others and off to the side. Instead, a blown up glamour pic of her was plastered front and center while Frederick Douglas and MLK pics are off to the side. | |
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