Listen up y’all, Tina Knowles is clapping back, because out of the many --and we mean many -- topics, headlines, and things to concentrate on from Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour concert film premiere, the trolls decided to go with accusing her daughter of “lightening her skin.” And Ms. Tina has something to say about it.
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Taking to IG in defensive “Formation,” Tina came for the people calling out Beyoncé’s complexion and hair style choice for her concert film's Renaissance-themed event.
“Came across this today and decided to post it after seeing all of the stupid ignorant self, hating racist statements about her, lightening her skin, and wearing platinum hair wanting to be white,” Knowles started off the caption, which featured a photo of Bey at the premiere, followed by a video of the singer throughout the years, soundtracked to her song “Brown Skin Girl.”
Standing in front of a silver backdrop, Beyoncé wore a custom Versace silver chainmail gown, which she accessorized with matching silver opera gloves and silver-heeled sandals. The singer also rocked platinum, long blonde hair styled in a sleek middle part, silver eyeshadow, and a subtle nude lip.
“She does a film, called the renaissance, where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet, and suggested silver attire and you bozos decide that she's trying to be a white woman and is bleaching her skin?..,” Tina continued.” How sad is it that some of her own people continue the stupid narrative with hate and jealousy.”
Since its start, the Renaissance Tour has been all about silver. So really? How is Beyoncé’s look really such a surprise? “Duh, she wore silver hair to match her silver dress as a fashion statement clown. ALIEN Superstar duh!,” Knowles added, referring to one of Beyoncé’s songs from her latest album.
Tina’s call out continued, and rightfully so, noting the “audacity” of a “white” TMZ employee reaching out to Beyoncé’s hairstylist for a comment on his thoughts on how “fans are saying that she wants to be white.”
“Well that made, my blood boil,” Tina expressed, “that this white woman felt so entitled to discuss her blackness.”
Knowles’ message continued, condemning “you bozos that's on social media,” for “lying and faking and acting like you're so ignorant that you don't understand That black women have worn platinum hair since the Etta James days… Are they all trying to be white?”
To conclude her clap-back, Tina wrote, “I am sick and tired of people attacking her. Every time she does something that she works her a** off for and is a statement of her work ethic, talent and resilience. Here you sad little haters come out the woodwork. Jealousy and racism, sexism, double standards, you perpetuate those things. Instead of celebrating a sister or just ignoring if you don't like her. I am sick of you losers. I know that she is going to be pissed at me for doing this, but I am fed up! This girl minds her own business. She helps people whenever she can. She lifts up & promotes black women and underdogs at all times.”