Khar Diongue Conv 2

Summary

In "Formation," Beyoncé shows how proud she is to be black and encourages other women to feel strong and confident too. She talks about where she comes from and the struggles her community faces, like racism and police brutality. Beyoncé wants people to stand up for themselves and celebrate who they are, no matter what others say.
Those messages are not similar to my initial reaction.
When I have listened to the song I was just listening it without understanding the meaning of the lyrics. But now after I have read the lyrics while listening to the song again I found it different by having another perspective of it. Simply because in English understanding something that read is more quicker than hearing someone saying it. In other words I understand English better English in reading than hearing it.
Matsoukas helped Beyoncé show what "Formation" is all about in the video. She used strong images to show Beyoncé and other women as confident and proud. They talked about being proud of their race and women standing up for themselves. Matsoukas also included parts about fairness and how police treat people unfairly, making it easy to understand the song's message in the video.
We can find some rhetorical devices in the song but I’ll mention two of them which are: metaphor and euphemism. The metaphor is that Beyoncé talks about wanting things and looking good. In one part, she says "I see it, I want it, I stunt, yellow-bone it." Here, "yellow-bone it" means trying to look lighter-skinned, which some people think is more beautiful. Beyoncé wants us to think about how society sees beauty and the different colors of people's skin. In addition to the metaphor,the euphemism is when Beyoncé sings, "When he fuck me good, I take his ass to Red Lobster," she's using the phrase "fuck me good" to mean having great sex, and "take his ass to Red Lobster" to mean as a dinner in my opinion.
The song and video became controversial because it is about sensitive themes like race and social issues.