Nevermind, I lied!
I just read the Vice piece because I am always the first person to fall for linkbait. Anyway, to sum it up, Beyoncé disappoints the writer of the piece because B’s lyrics and lifestyle fails to live up the writer’s version of feminism, of being progressive. All this despite, and this is important, and also correct me if I’m wrong, but B has never really explicitly come out in support of feminism. Sure, a large majority of her songs deal with female empowerment but at the same time, you can’t really blame her for failing to live up to your standards when a part of your image of her is an extrapolation, a projection that could I safely assume is somewhat based on her fans?
Also, the writer spends most of the time dealing with a bunch of strawmen. When he’s not poo-pooing Beyoncé for getting married and starting a family (what a sin!), he’s busy comparing her to past pop stars (irrelevant - you’re trying to convince me how poor of a feminist Ms. Knowles is, remember?), or arguably worse, saying that it’s hip-hop’s fault. The same old tired arguments, I’m sick of it. If you’re still reading, your job from now on is to stop me from clicking on this BS.
i think it can be summed up: white man criticizes black woman for not acting more like a white feminist, is unwilling to even humor the thought that she is a major and massive role model, what with being the only black woman to have a consistent presence in pop’s A-list, and then he takes takes a few swipes at the sexism of black “hip hop culture” without realizing that what he’s writing is nothing but a racist and sexist assault on a woman he describes as a “symptom.” her entire existence in a single word!
i mean, i know this is vice, but shit, shut the fuck up.
in the comments:
To me, Beyonce does matter. Powerful women inspire, women who work hard and achieve greater than is expected inspire me. Her married life is secondary to me, what is important is her work ethic and the how much she has accomplished before 30. There are alot of places Beyonce could have been in her career, honestly she could have just been “it girl” of the moment and fallen off like all the other it girls, but she has stayed consistently relevant in the industry as a mega star and that is impressive. Talent and hardwork should not be denied as a result of personal bias. Not everyone is going to like Beyonce but next time you want to make a broad statement such as the one you made, specify to who exactly, “Beyonce does not matter, TO YOU’.
Via 
