Oh what to do with Fox, American media’s most dangerous faux pas. Their latest whine about how Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance was racist was, in its own Fox News way—racist. Special guest, LifeLock Scam spokesmodel and “911” opportunist, Rudolph Guiliani, was quite offended with Beyonce’s Black message:
"This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive," he said.
Comedian and political commentator Jessica Williams with Comedy Central’s Daily Show decided to dumb down an explanation of Beyonce’s performance for the folks at Fox who wanted to know why race was brought into the Super Bowl. Williams, who was amazed with Beyonce’s performance, said, not everyone was ready for “that jelly.”
“Race was brought in because Beyonce was brought in. And brace yourself, you might want to sit down for this, but Beyonce is black. And as a black person, you walk around every day constantly reminded that you are black. We're more likely to get paid less, we're more likely to get sent to prison, and we're more likely to win a dance competition. Hey, its not all bad. The point is, Beyonce is black and this song is her message. That's what artists do. Their message is in their music. Like how Chris Martin wore his Global Citizen armband to promote his message of ending worldwide poverty. Or how Bruno Mars delivered his message of how uptown was going to funk me up. That's a threat. I live uptown, I barely slept after that performance. How dare he say something like that? And why are people surprised that Beyonce would send a message during the show? She's done this since the beginning of her career. Have we forgotten when she addressed the importance of mental health in "Crazy in Love"? Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no indeed. But look, I get it. Beyonce wasn't just doing any television performance. I mean, this was the Super Bowl. And that's what got some people pissed.”
Williams goes on to mock Fox’s hypocritical desire for more Super Bowl wholesomeness.
“Okay, so are you saying you can't talk about race issues to middle America? What are they, so delicate and unaware and maybe so white that Beyonce is too much for them? You know what's right in the middle of America? Ferguson, Missouri. And furthermore, furthermore, I am so sorry that this wasn't wholesome enough for you. I didn't realize that singing about race was the equivalent to Janet Jackson getting her titty pulled out at the Super Bowl. But you're right, you know, the fans deserve wholesome entertainment. Like watching 300 pound men give each other concussions while the crowd cheers like we're extras in the movie "Gladiator." So what is wrong with Beyonce, everyone? Were you not entertained?” (Applause)
Here is the Comedy Central video clip of Jessica Williams’ segment.
Thank you, Jessica Williams, for saying what so many of us are thinking. Cheers to Comedy Central for continuing to bring America the truth with a nice twist of humor.