Quickwrite #3

I love both the song and video for "Formation" while also recognizing it doesn't speak to/for me. I Can recognize the beauty in it and seeing the message it puts across.  In the image of Beyonce on the flooded police car in New Orleans, I think it sends the message that the police don't "protect and serve" the black community. The overarching theme of the video is about the black experience, particularly in the south and in relation to police brutality. The little boy dancing in front of the police wall in riot gear is particularly powerful because it shows the imbalance of power and unnecessary force. The hoodie could relate to the case of Trayvon Martin and also the many other cases of racial profiling that ended in the death of many innocent people from fatal shots fired by the police. Same story withe the image if the graffiti that says 'Stop Shooting Us'. In the video and in the half time performance, she wears and performs in a way that refers to the black panthers and how that relates to the black lives matter movement. Down to the lyrics, I think 'Formation' is an incredibly powerful song.