HOUSTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 25: Beyoncé performs in the course of the halftime present for the sport between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photograph by Alex Slitz/Getty Photos)
Beyoncé is 43 years outdated. She’s been in our lives for nearly 30 years. We’ve seen her develop from a younger ingénue with promise to an artist, mom and a spouse with a model and platform that rivals any pop star, residing or lifeless. She is groundbreaking in so some ways, however now she is dealing with one thing new: Ageism, or prejudice on the grounds of an individual’s age. (One thing we’ve written about earlier than.)
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I’m decidedly not a member of the Beyhive. However one doesn’t need to be to assume that she ought to retire as a result of she’s too outdated. Hell nah. And let’s hold it 100: That is one thing that males don’t need to take care of.
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There aren’t any requires Jay-Z to retire. He has not put out an album shortly, however nobody says he wants to hold it up. The identical is true relating to Pusha T and even Kanye. We could hate what Ye has performed to his music and legacy, however nobody bats an eye fixed when the person from Chicago says he’ll drop one other album…and he’s 5 years older than Mrs. Carter.
However that’s Hip-Hop. R&B, Maxwell continues to be out right here performing. As are Usher and John Legend’s non-singing ass.
White ladies don’t need to take care of this mess both. Christina Aguilera and Carrie Underwood are out right here nonetheless attempting to make music. Hell, even Joni Mitchell pops out now and again. The truth is, she toured and made music effectively into her 60s.
Beyoncé has spoken about retirement earlier than. And she didn’t mince phrases.
So, what is that this all about? She will nonetheless dance with one of the best of them. Her vocals are nearly as good as they’ve ever been. And he or she nonetheless sells out stadiums wherever she goes. For those who don’t like Beyoncé, simply say that. However calling for her to retire is ridiculous and ageist as hell.
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