Beyoncé’s half-time performance was powerful, even if people are too resistant to recognize this.

Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Half-Time show performance was amazing because of the powerful message it sent. In a United States of America that is incredibly ignorant (still!) of how they are unjustly treating blacks and other minorities, Beyoncé used her influence to promote a message of black empowerment across the nation. If you don’t “get it” or are uncomfortable then you’re most likely contributing to the problem. Beyoncé genuinely doesn’t care about losing popularity among whites, her music is no longer meant to be easily digested by them anyway.

She has a message that is not meant to be taken lightly. Stop the systematic abuse and racism against blacks in the police force. Did you know that blacks are incarcerated more than their white counterparts for the same crimes? Just because it is subtle racism doesn’t mean it isn’t racism. The problem with how the police force treats minorities extends farther and deeper than the recent string of unjust actions and shady circumstances that have happened within the last few years.

Beyoncé isn’t against the original purpose of the police force. The problem she has with the police force is how it is being abused, whether intentionally or ignorantly, by those in power. By broadcasting her message on TV, she keeps the conversation going. That is the most important thing. Without the conversation flowing, people wouldn’t even acknowledge the problem, which would result in, yet again, nothing changing.