criticized Beyonce for paying tribute to Fela and
his 27 Queens in the March edition of L'Oficiel
magazine despite alleged rumours of physical
abuse while he was alive.
The fact that Beyonce Knowles, a self-proclaimed
feminist who recently declared that "Girls Run
The World", appeared in L'Officiel Paris in
blackface to honor Fela and his 27 "Queens"--
even though he physically abused them -- is a
testament to the one dimensional perspective
through which we examine Fela. It is also an
ironic reflection of his priorities that the
controversy generated over the images was due
to her unfortunate choice to mimic racist satire --
not her celebration of domestic violence, which
disproportionately affects the Black and African-
American women she claims to empower. In
allowing herself to be blinded by his skewed
mythology -- that she protects and proliferates
through her "iconic" photoshoot -- she
squandered an opportunity to not only speak out against violent crimes against women, but also to honor Fela's true Queen: his mother, Funmilayo.
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