Topic: Beyonce - A Celebrity gone too far?

[Ikonos]

The latest pictures of Beyonce touting her World tour really sicken me.
She is dressed up like a Queen, holding a Sceptre and posing regally, like people should bow down to her.
She is supposedly a Christian, yet her immodest behaviour and dress-sense is poles apart from the Christian ideal.
It saddens me that millions of deluded people will be idolising her and worshipping her. She is so false to herself that her skin gets lighter and lighter with each passing year.
The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Her beauty must surely pale into insignificance when compared to the true Queen of Heaven.

[orthonorm]

The latest pictures of Beyonce touting her World tour really sicken me.
She is dressed up like a Queen, holding a Sceptre and posing regally, like people should bow down to her.
She is supposedly a Christian, yet her immodest behaviour and dress-sense is poles apart from the Christian ideal.
It saddens me that millions of deluded people will be idolising her and worshipping her. She is so false to herself that her skin gets lighter and lighter with each passing year.
The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Her beauty must surely pale into insignificance when compared to the true Queen of Heaven.

Not down with the light skin girls I see?

[Schultz]

The latest pictures of Beyonce touting her World tour really sicken me.
She is dressed up like a Queen, holding a Sceptre and posing regally, like people should bow down to her.
She is supposedly a Christian, yet her immodest behaviour and dress-sense is poles apart from the Christian ideal.
It saddens me that millions of deluded people will be idolising her and worshipping her. She is so false to herself that her skin gets lighter and lighter with each passing year.
The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Her beauty must surely pale into insignificance when compared to the true Queen of Heaven.

The phrase Pharisee jackass comes to mind when I read this.

[That person]

Wait, we're allowed to say "jackass?" Because this does read like the sort of jackass thing a jackass would right, now that you mention it.

[biro]

The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Er, no. Not exactly.

Matthew 7 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition)

1 Judge not, that you may not be judged,

2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3 Any why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?

4 Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam in thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

[Arachne]

Mrs Jay-Z is the Queen of Bling, no surprises there.

[Alpo]

We should somehow care or be interested in what celebrities do?

I'm more interested in cerebrates.

[mike]

I'm more interested in cerebrates.

Kerrigan got rid of them.

[Ikonos]

Not down with the light skin girls I see?

I've nothing against skin colour (and have dated women of dark and light skins, and my Wife is Asian), it's just that she is falsely pretending her skin is much lighter.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2087388/Beyonc-white-skin-row-Controversial-photo-shows-singer-looking-shades-lighter-usual-tone.html

[Arachne]

Not down with the light skin girls I see?

I've nothing against skin colour (and have dated women of dark and light skins, and my Wife is Asian), it's just that she is falsely pretending her skin is much lighter.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2087388/Beyonc-white-skin-row-Controversial-photo-shows-singer-looking-shades-lighter-usual-tone.html

*shrug* Reverse fake bake. Big deal.

[orthonorm]

Not down with the light skin girls I see?

I've nothing against skin colour (and have dated women of dark and light skins, and my Wife is Asian), it's just that she is falsely pretending her skin is much lighter.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2087388/Beyonc-white-skin-row-Controversial-photo-shows-singer-looking-shades-lighter-usual-tone.html

Everyone know that Michael didn't die. But was implanted in the brain stem of a Young Beyonce by the Illuminati where he continues to live and gradually take over her form, yo.

[Alpo]

I'm more interested in cerebrates.

Kerrigan got rid of them.

IIRC she didn't destroy all of them. Only those who opposed her.

[Cantor Krishnich]

Not down with the light skin girls I see?

I've nothing against skin colour (and have dated women of dark and light skins, and my Wife is Asian), it's just that she is falsely pretending her skin is much lighter.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2087388/Beyonc-white-skin-row-Controversial-photo-shows-singer-looking-shades-lighter-usual-tone.html

She is half Creole.

[vamrat]

First Epistle to the Vamratians 3:13 - Thou shalt not suffer a Beyonce to live.

[Agabus]

The latest pictures of Beyonce touting her World tour really sicken me.
She is dressed up like a Queen, holding a Sceptre and posing regally, like people should bow down to her.
She is supposedly a Christian, yet her immodest behaviour and dress-sense is poles apart from the Christian ideal.
It saddens me that millions of deluded people will be idolising her and worshipping her. She is so false to herself that her skin gets lighter and lighter with each passing year.
The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Her beauty must surely pale into insignificance when compared to the true Queen of Heaven.

Not down with the light skin girls I see?

Nah, he's just one of those old-timey malcontents who exist in all races who get outraged at those who -- in the old way of saying things -- are "passing."

[That person]

Not down with the light skin girls I see?

I've nothing against skin colour (and have dated women of dark and light skins, and my Wife is Asian), it's just that she is falsely pretending her skin is much lighter.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2087388/Beyonc-white-skin-row-Controversial-photo-shows-singer-looking-shades-lighter-usual-tone.html

It's not that uncommon for prominent black women to have their skin lightened in some way or another. American standards of beauty are rather strongly Eurocentric, and they're trying to appeal to that. Same principle behind straightening their hair, or, more broadly, using any form of cosmetics. She wants to appeal to what most people think is good-looking. It's part of the job of being a female pop musician, even if it does have quite a few weird and unfortunate implications in this case.

[PeterTheAleut]

The latest pictures of Beyonce touting her World tour really sicken me.
She is dressed up like a Queen, holding a Sceptre and posing regally, like people should bow down to her.
She is supposedly a Christian, yet her immodest behaviour and dress-sense is poles apart from the Christian ideal.
It saddens me that millions of deluded people will be idolising her and worshipping her. She is so false to herself that her skin gets lighter and lighter with each passing year.
The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Her beauty must surely pale into insignificance when compared to the true Queen of Heaven.

Don't you have better things to do than to post such Pharisaical jackassery as this?

[JamesR]

Well, her and Jay-Z are already freemasons, so does it really surprise you? Both of them are fake.

[JamesR]

And also, at the risk of ticking off millions of middle-aged, semi-insecure Black women who see Beyonce as the most beautiful woman in the world, her body isn't very attractive and she could exercise a bit more. Nothing personal, I'm just more attracted to my kind's Latina frame.

[Iconodule]

Taking time out of your day to write this sort of thing about a celebrity shows that you are subject to the same celebrity cult as those "millions of deluded people".

[Tikhon.of.Colorado]

I really dislike all of the celebrities in popularity now.  They're utterly ridiculous.  This woman calls herself a Christian.  She may not act like one by my prideful standards, but she has the same chance of being saved by Jesus Christ as any of us.  Let's hope she becomes more aware of the reality that is our Lord Jesus Christ (as well we hope for the rest of humanity.)

[biro]

I really dislike all of the celebrities in popularity now.  They're utterly ridiculous.  This woman calls herself a Christian.  She may not act like one by my prideful standards, but she has the same chance of being saved by Jesus Christ as any of us.  Let's hope she becomes more aware of the reality that is our Lord Jesus Christ (as well we hope for the rest of humanity.)

How do you know whether she's aware or not? You of all people really don't need to be looking down on anybody.

[biro]

And also, at the risk of ticking off millions of middle-aged, semi-insecure Black women who see Beyonce as the most beautiful woman in the world, her body isn't very attractive and she could exercise a bit more. Nothing personal, I'm just more attracted to my kind's Latina frame.

Considering what you've said about your habits in your free time, nobody's attracted to your frame.

[JamesR]

And also, at the risk of ticking off millions of middle-aged, semi-insecure Black women who see Beyonce as the most beautiful woman in the world, her body isn't very attractive and she could exercise a bit more. Nothing personal, I'm just more attracted to my kind's Latina frame.

Considering what you've said about your habits in your free time, nobody's attracted to your frame.

And I have no problem admitting that and laughing about it 

[yeshuaisiam]

The latest pictures of Beyonce touting her World tour really sicken me.
She is dressed up like a Queen, holding a Sceptre and posing regally, like people should bow down to her.
She is supposedly a Christian, yet her immodest behaviour and dress-sense is poles apart from the Christian ideal.
It saddens me that millions of deluded people will be idolising her and worshipping her. She is so false to herself that her skin gets lighter and lighter with each passing year.
The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Her beauty must surely pale into insignificance when compared to the true Queen of Heaven.

I agree with you.   Also many of the "rituals" she passes off as a concert resemble Babylonian ceremonies.  Last Superbowl was very evident, but the preceding Superbowl with "madonna" was very Babylonian.

[Shiny]

Not down with the light skin girls I see?

I've nothing against skin colour (and have dated women of dark and light skins, and my Wife is Asian), it's just that she is falsely pretending her skin is much lighter.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2087388/Beyonc-white-skin-row-Controversial-photo-shows-singer-looking-shades-lighter-usual-tone.html

Everyone know that Michael didn't die. But was implanted in the brain stem of a Young Beyonce by the Illuminati where he continues to live and gradually take over her form, yo.

Shouldn't this require a nose job too?

Only in America can a black man turn into a rich white woman.

[Shiny]

And the misogyny rears its ugly head once again.

[Kerdy]

Well, her and Jay-Z are already freemasons, so does it really surprise you? Both of them are fake.

She cant be a Freemason.

[Kerdy]

How did this turn from "Celebrities who do things that don’t jive with their claims of being a Christian" into a "People are sexist and racist" vitriol?  Stay focused on the...SOMETHING SHINEY!

[Iconodule]

How did this turn from "Celebrities who do things that don’t jive with their claims of being a Christian" into a "People are sexist and racist" vitriol?  Stay focused on the...SOMETHING SHINEY!

This sounds suspiciously like something Adolf Hitler said.

[Kerdy]

How did this turn from "Celebrities who do things that don’t jive with their claims of being a Christian" into a "People are sexist and racist" vitriol?  Stay focused on the...SOMETHING SHINEY!

This sounds suspiciously like something Adolf Hitler said.

Hitler posts on OC.net?  Where?

[Gebre Menfes Kidus]

The latest pictures of Beyonce touting her World tour really sicken me.
She is dressed up like a Queen, holding a Sceptre and posing regally, like people should bow down to her.
She is supposedly a Christian, yet her immodest behaviour and dress-sense is poles apart from the Christian ideal.
It saddens me that millions of deluded people will be idolising her and worshipping her. She is so false to herself that her skin gets lighter and lighter with each passing year.
The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Her beauty must surely pale into insignificance when compared to the true Queen of Heaven.

Your judmgentalism is way out of line here. You're only allowed to be judgmental towards creationists and pro-lifers. So how dare you criticize anyone who is using their power and influence to corrupt children? They're only human. Save your wrath for those evil opposers of abortion.



Selam

[Kerdy]

The latest pictures of Beyonce touting her World tour really sicken me.
She is dressed up like a Queen, holding a Sceptre and posing regally, like people should bow down to her.
She is supposedly a Christian, yet her immodest behaviour and dress-sense is poles apart from the Christian ideal.
It saddens me that millions of deluded people will be idolising her and worshipping her. She is so false to herself that her skin gets lighter and lighter with each passing year.
The phrase 'Whore of Babylon' comes to mind.

Her beauty must surely pale into insignificance when compared to the true Queen of Heaven.

Your judmgentalism is way out of line here. You're only allowed to be judgmental towards creationists and pro-lifers. So how dare you criticize anyone who is using their power and influence to corrupt children? They're only human. Save your wrath for those evil opposers of abortion.



Selam

Very true.  Everyone knows unless you are on board the PC train, you have no personal opinions.

[That person]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you might have a bit of a persecution complex Gebre.

[orthonorm]

How did this turn from "Celebrities who do things that don’t jive with their claims of being a Christian" into a "People are sexist and racist" vitriol?  Stay focused on the...SOMETHING SHINEY!

A joke that went over someone's head? That's usually how it works. Or someone with less humor just throws women or some ethnicity under the bus for no apparent reason.

[Gebre Menfes Kidus]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you might have a bit of a persecution complex Gebre.

Ahh yes, the usual spurious ad hominem refrain.



Selam

[LizaSymonenko]

I really dislike all of the celebrities in popularity now.  They're utterly ridiculous.  This woman calls herself a Christian.  She may not act like one by my prideful standards, but she has the same chance of being saved by Jesus Christ as any of us.  Let's hope she becomes more aware of the reality that is our Lord Jesus Christ (as well we hope for the rest of humanity.)

How do you know whether she's aware or not? You of all people really don't need to be looking down on anybody.

That's a bit harsh, don't you think? 

[orthonorm]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you might have a bit of a persecution complex Gebre.

Ahh yes, the usual spurious ad hominem refrain.



Selam

Ad hominems are not necessarily spurious.

And the above is not an ad hominem anyway. I hope before I die to teach you what an ad hominem is.

[PeterTheAleut]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you might have a bit of a persecution complex Gebre.

Ahh yes, the usual spurious ad hominem refrain.



Selam

Ad hominems are not necessarily spurious.

And the above is not an ad hominem anyway. I hope before I die to teach you what an ad hominem is.

Indeed. What That person said is not an ad hominem (and Gebre's response only proves it true).

[Gebre Menfes Kidus]

 




Selam

[PeterTheAleut]

Yes, we know what you think. Maybe you should start listening to what other people say about you.

[Gebre Menfes Kidus]

Yes, we know what you think. Maybe you should start listening to what other people say about you.

What you think about me is none of my business.



Selam

[PeterTheAleut]

Yes, we know what you think. Maybe you should start listening to what other people say about you.

What you think about me is none of my business.

I'm sorry you feel that way.

[Gebre Menfes Kidus]

I deleted my uncharitable comment.



Selam

[orthonorm]

I deleted my uncharitable comment.



Selam

Nothing like broadcasting righteousness.

At least Severian came up with a blanket nevermind.

You could have just left it a single character.

Another thread which ends up about Gebre.