TOW #20-Beyoncé Controversy

                This week I read an article about the controversy that has been in the press about Beyoncé’s performance. She performed at the Super Bowl halftime show, and her performance was a tribute to the Black Panthers. There has been a lot of controversy regarding this topic, especially because it was performed at such a large revenue with billions of viewers. Although it is completely acceptable to have an opinion on the Black Panthers, it is not acceptable for someone who is always in the spotlight with such a large fan base to use these types of actions. I personally believe that Beyoncé should not have performed this tribute because it caused such a large outbreak among the rest of society. She shouldn’t have used a venue where people didn’t come in order to see her or hear her music to show her opinion on such a controversial topic. The venue that she was performing at was not her own venue, she was a guest performance. With that said, it is not acceptable for her to be able to flaunt her own opinions when they were not asked. She was simply supposed to sing a few of her songs in between a football game, and then leave. She was not asked to make a statement on an extremely controversial topic.