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Racists attack Beyoncé on Twitter after CMA performance with Dixie Chicks

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Austin Powell

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Posted on Nov 3, 2016   Updated on May 25, 2021, 4:09 pm CDT

In one of the more inspiring collaborations in recent memory, Beyoncé joined the Dixie Chicks last night at the 50th annual Country Music Awards for a stirring rendition of Lemonade’s “Daddy Lessons.” It felt like a genuine pop culture moment—country music’s most progressive outlaw women sharing the stage with the biggest R&B star of our generation.

But not everyone was eager to see those bridges crossed: Beyoncé was hit with intense, racist backlash online. (Warning: The language is graphic.)

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Not to conflate his reaction to the vitriol on Twitter, but country star Kenny Chesney also seemed thoroughly unimpressed. 

The backlash is disappointing, but it’s not surprising—just look at the homophobic attacks that followed Anderson Cooper’s moderation of the second presidential debate. 

Beyoncé has been the subject of intense scrutiny from the conservative right since her provocative performance of “Formation” at the Super Bowl last year and the release of her masterful Lemonade, an album that addresses issues of personal empowerment, feminism, and social politics in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. She’s been accused of not being “wholesome” enough, of being responsible for recent law enforcement deaths, and targeted in backwards attacks on the character of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton

So kudos Bey for taking country’s biggest stage and making it her own. 

H/T Raw Story, Hollywood Life 

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*First Published: Nov 3, 2016, 10:35 am CDT