Beyonce gets political at Super Bowl

Fans and critics were appreciative of Beyoncé’s halftime show performance at Super Bowl 50 this Sunday, but her political message is now making waves.

“I think it was outrageous,” former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Fox News Monday.

Beyoncé’s back-up dancers were dressed in all black, with black berets and afros — reminiscent of the way members of the Black Panther Party dressed in the 1960s.

And Beyoncé donned a bandolier of bullets, similar to one famously worn by Michael Jackson during his 1993 world tour.

One day before taking the stage with Coldplay and Bruno Mars at Super Bowl 50, Beyoncé dropped “Formation” — her first new single since 2014. The video was shot in New Orleans and features references to Hurricane Katrina and images that are seen as rallying cries to the “Black Lives Matter” movement.

Asked whether a political message belongs at the Super Bowl by CNN’s Carol Costello, Black Lives Matter activist Erika Totten said Beyoncé’s message accomplished exactly what the movement is supposed to.

“I think [the message] absolutely belongs in the Super Bowl,” Totten said. “Our goal is to disrupt the status quo and bring the message wherever the message may not be heard.”

Meanwhile, “Black Lives Matter” activist Deray McKesson, who is running for mayor in Baltimore, hailed the star’s performance, tweeting “At its core, she is reminding us that economic justice is a key component to liberation work.”

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