On the BeyHive and Cyborg Mrs. Carter

April 1, 2014 11:16 AM

"They are in love with what she transmutes. What she is allowed to be."
posted by spamandkimchi (5 comments total)

Donna Haraway, "A Cyborg-Manifesto Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century".
posted by Fizz at 11:31 AM on April 1, 2014 [6 favorites]

Thanks for posting this! Hopefully someday I'll get to see Queen Bey live, it sounds like a truly transcendent experience. I think this article makes lots of great points about what Beyonce represents to young women, especially young women of color. I do miss the Sasha Fierce days when she would wear the cyborg hand.
posted by zeusianfog at 11:43 AM on April 1, 2014

Oh, so this isn't about Temporary Autonomous Zones?
posted by symbioid at 11:50 AM on April 1, 2014 [2 favorites]

Great article. Written by Rachel Kaadzi, who also wrote the excellent "If he hollers let him go" about Dave Chappelle (previously on metafilter), which is now a finalist for a National Magazine Award.
posted by jjwiseman at 11:57 AM on April 1, 2014 [3 favorites]

Have you seen her?
So fine and pretty. Fooled me with her style and ease.
And I feel her from across the room.
Yes, it's love in the third degree.
Ooh, baby, baby.
Won'tcha turn your head my way?
Ooh, baby, baby.
Come on, take a chance.
You're old enough to dance the night away.
Oh, come on, baby, dance the night away.
A live wire.
Barely a beginner, but just watch that lady go.
She's on fire, 'cause dancing gets her higher than anything else she knows.
Ooh, baby, baby.
Won'tcha turn your head my way?
Ooh, baby, baby.
Well, don't skip romance, 'cause you're old enough to dance the night away.
Oh, come on, baby, dance the night away.
Dance the night away.
Dance, dance, dance the night away.
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 7:16 PM on April 1, 2014