Beyoncé Challenges Haters With "Boycott Beyoncé" Merchandise

Опубликовано 29 апреля 2016, 21:18

Subscribe to Topsify News for all the latest in music and entertainment news! goo.gl/B3MrD4

Check out more Topsify News here:
twitter.com/TopsifyNews
facebook.com/TopsifyNews

Beyonce is offering Formation tour merchandise bearing the slogan "Boycott Beyoncé," as seen in photos fans and news outlets posted on social media Wednesday after the first show in Miami. The move comes more than two months after the singer stirred mixed emotions with a political and racially charged "Formation" music video and a performance of the song at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. Javier Ortiz, chief of Miami's police union, had urged officers to boycott Beyoncé's concert in the city, saying the singer "used this year's Super Bowl to divide Americans by promoting the Black Panthers and her anti-police message shows how she does not support law enforcement," according to The Miami New Times. "I mean, I'm an artist and I think the most powerful art is usually misunderstood," Beyoncé told ELLE magazine in an interview posted earlier this month. "But anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken. I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe." "But let's be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice," she added. "Those are two separate things. If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me. I'm proud of what we created and I'm proud to be a part of a conversation that is pushing things forward in a positive way."The move comes more than two months after the singer stirred mixed emotions with a political and racially charged "Formation" music video and a performance of the song at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. Javier Ortiz , chief of Miami's police union, had urged officers to boycott Beyoncé's concert in the city, saying the singer "used this year's Super Bowl to divide Americans by promoting the Black Panthers and her anti-police message shows how she does not support law enforcement," according to The Miami New Times .