http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/07/14/beyonce-king-of-pop/ Feminist discourses in wax and plastic Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/07/14/beyonce-king-of-pop/#comment-2772 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:49:10 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=1043#comment-2772 [...] forth something of a (racially problematic, materialistic) feminist rhetoric, and, taking a cue from Janet Jackson, insisting on having a personal life. Beyoncé clearly has a support system, even if only to [...]

]]> http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/07/14/beyonce-king-of-pop/#comment-1769 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:17:50 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=1043#comment-1769 [...] which included “Freakum Dress.” I’ve written a bit on her myself, most notably a response to Dayo Olopade’s piece in The Root about whether the pop star is the heir(ess) to Michael [...]

]]> http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/07/14/beyonce-king-of-pop/#comment-651 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:36:58 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=1043#comment-651 [...] I really hope that’s true. She’s 27, a cursed age for rock and pop idols. I hope she makes it to 28. It also makes me glad that I know almost fuck-all about Lady Gaga’s personal life. I’ve pro’ed and con’ed her, but I like that I know very little about her off-stage persona. I’m assuming she took a note from Britney. I’m also hoping Britney took a note from Beyoncé. [...]

]]> http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/07/14/beyonce-king-of-pop/#comment-316 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:46:25 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=1043#comment-316 [...] personal favorite is Beyoncé’s “Green Light,” which I mentioned in an earlier post. By positioning herself as both Robert and a member of the chorus through her costuming, queering [...]

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