Beyoncé is looking to extend her merchandising to a new target market: her haters.
The Lemonade superstar is selling a new line of “Boycott Beyoncé” t-shirts and phone cases to kick off her Formation World Tour, which launched last night (April 27) at Marlins Park in Miami. The tongue-in-cheek message stems from calls to shun the singer after her politically charged performance at Super Bowl 50 in February.
Among those calling for a boycott was Javier Ortiz, president of the Miami police union. In his February statement, he said: “While Beyoncé physically saluted the 50th anniversary of the Black Panthers movement at the Super Bowl, I salute NYPD Officer Richard Rainey, who succumbed to his injuries on 16 February 2016 from being shot by two Black Panthers who he had pulled over in a traffic stop.”
Ortiz’s call for Miami police to boycott working security detail at the concert didn’t exactly pan out, according to the Miami New Times. “There was no one who had to be put in on a voluntary basis,” Miami Police Department spokesman Officer Ernest Lawrence said told them, confirming that the concert will be “fully staffed.”
Ortiz made a quiet personal protest on Twitter yesterday (April 26).
For those fans who want to attend the concert without having to take a political stand, might we suggest another wardrobe option.
Check the Boycott Beyonce attire for both genders below.
First off Beyoncé ain’t hip hop. Next, you are a fool if you think twerking makes a female feminine. Next, the social issues going on today have been going on through out Beyonce’s nearly 20 year
career, and she hasn’t sang about it before. She is doing because it is in fashion to. Kendrick Lamar and other artists over the past few years have addressed these issues, they got great acclaim for it and Beyoncé jumps on their coat tails. Next, a great entertainer like MJ, bitch please. She falls all the time on stage because she can’t dance with heels. Her concert asthetics are completely ripped off of what Tina Turner did back in the 80’s. Next, all Beyoncé has sold her whole career to black women is materialism and leaving a man if he isn’t rich. Next, Beyoncé doesn’t write songs or music, and she has a very average voice, proven when she butchered Ella Fitzgerald songs on the movie Cadillac Records. Beyoncé is just a product sold to suburban females to justify there materialism and there inability to hold down a relationship with a good man. So really stop selling this bullshit that she is some meaningful artist. Beyonce’s music is what it is a product sold to feeble minded American females
I get what ur saying or trying to relate however it’s NOT completely TRUE. She is talented as an artist even tho she doesn’t write the songs she sings them as if she did but yes her acting doesn’t exactly make the grade n she is highly overrated. But she worked her tail off to get to her stardom and she has always had ppl direct her first her mom then her dad now jayz and the industry JUST so she can stay relevant. I kinda pity her she is just a puppet of.her environment.
I get what ur saying or trying to relate however it’s NOT completely TRUE. She is talented as an artist even tho she doesn’t write the songs she sings them as if she did but yes her acting doesn’t exactly make the grade n she is highly overrated. But she worked her tail off to get to her stardom and she has always had ppl direct her first her mom then her dad now jayz and the industry JUST so she can stay relevant. I kinda pity her she is just a puppet of.her environment.
I get what ur saying or trying to relate however it’s NOT completely TRUE. She is talented as an artist even tho she doesn’t write the songs she sings them as if she did but yes her acting doesn’t exactly make the grade n she is highly overrated. But she worked her tail off to get to her stardom and she has always had ppl direct her first her mom then her dad now jayz and the industry JUST so she can stay relevant. I kinda pity her she is just a puppet of.her environment.
I actually think this is hilarious. I wonder how many people will fall for the trap and add more money to Beyonce’s pockets.
legalize suicide and voluntary euthanasia! people need a human way out!
Beyhive boys? How wack can you get??? Anyway…. this is proof that Beyonce doesn’t care about Travyon, Mike, Tamir or all the police shooting. Instead of slanging a shirt with the names of Tamir or Trayvon, she chooses to… PROMOTE HERSELF! Wake up and see reality for what it is. Boycott Beyonce t-shirts will have no effect on the social problems we have in America. This only helps her pocket and fame. So for what cause is she fighting for exactly?
Slangin shirts huh? Wow my douchebag of the day… and so early too thanks hiphopdx