Like the first day of School

Inspiration blooms like flowers in the spring.

I never thought I would want to blog until two things happened recently: I wrote a self-reflecting poem for class (see below) and I was asked during an interview if I blog/why i don't blog.  I'm excited, nervous, anxious and eager to share my thoughts, like its the first day of school. My passion for music and dance will beam through this blog like a light at night...so enjoy =)

beyonce, Beyonce, BEYONCE

I stumbled upon this video on worldstarhiphop.com that displays this girl basically goin in on Beyonce about the lyrics to her new song, Run the World. Now, i'm no extreme feminist, but this girl has some valid points. I do agree that there are it is idealistic for anyone to write lyrics about demanding feminine power in such a male dominated world. However, where do you suggest someone start? One would hope that females with political power would use their power to encourage and get bills passed for gender equality, discouraging domestic violence and other issues women of any race face around the globe. But shouldn't we all encourage Beyonce to make songs that encourage women to be who they want to be, despite all the forces against them. Obviously, Beyonce cannot change the perception of every man on the planet to the idea that Girls really do run the world.  LET people dream. In the video this girl mentions how Beyonce is putting false impressions in young girls' heads about girls really having power. Ummmm wtf. If you don't believe in the idea that something can happen, change will not occur. I believe that if girls believe they have power, they will be less likely to allow discrimination, workplace harassment, and other disrespectful acts against them. Like you said, a shift needs occur. I'm pretty sure Beyonce realizes that too. She wrote a song about an idea that may be false in the present, but forces one to dream about the future, has a hot beat and is making her some damn money. Why hate?

I could go on and on in response to this person's video, but hopefully Beyonce makes a comment about her own lyrics sometime soon.

here's the video:http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh6894XQ45OsUZLsxb