Don’t tell Beyoncé when to speak.
Jay-Z pissed off many people a few weeks ago when Roc Nation signed a deal with the NFL and then again when Meghan Trainor was listed on the lineup for the Inspire Change concert he curated that will be taking place at the NFL season kickoff on Thursday. These moves from Jay-Z, who is often held up as a leading figure in the Black community, many likened to a betrayal, as the NFL failed to stand behind Kaepernick and Meghan Trainor has failed to show any interest in criminal justice reform.
With Jay-Z making these steps in the public eye, people on Twitter are debating whether Beyoncé should have made some sort of public comment by now. The faction that thinks she should have denounced her husband appear to interpret her silence as approval. The other side argues that Beyoncé doesn’t owe the public anything, and that she could very well disagree with Jay-Z and still not have any responsibility to defend his decisions or her marriage. Many on Twitter are also pointing out the underlying misogyny in expecting Beyoncé to play this role of her husband’s keeper when he messes up, but never give her any credit for or ask for commentary on his successes.
Read some of the takes below. What do you guys think?
Why do y’all assume that Beyonce has the same thoughts as JayZ? Y’all act like marriage comes with agreeing with everything your spouse does. Me and my boyfriend have opposing views on many social issues, that don’t mean I agree with him 💀 stop tryna drag my girl.
— HotGirlKam ✨ (@simplykamri) September 2, 2019
man y'all love calling Jay-Z brilliant and Beyonce dumb and when she does something brilliant it's his influence and when he does something brilliant it's all him but now suddenly you want to say she needs to answer for his actions? Okay, man.
— David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) September 3, 2019
y'all didn't want a quote from Beyonce when Jay-Z got called a billionaire or was freeing prisoners or putting up lawyers for Meek Mill. Nobody gave Beyonce an ounce of credit for that. Now though? Now she gotta answer for her role in his NFL decisions? Y'all big trash out here
— David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) September 3, 2019
You being a lil extreme here. Beyonce has long been hailed as a smart businesswoman and a strategic creative force outside of Jay.
It is unfair to expect women to explain every knucklehead decision their SO makes. But if you present as a partnership its not unreasonable to ask.
— BlackXtian (@BlackXtian) September 3, 2019
JayZ embarassed the hell out of Beyonce. Now she need to say: pic.twitter.com/tnpgtQPjy4
— GME Agency (@GMEAgency) September 2, 2019
Me actively avoiding anything tying Beyonce in with Jayz's opinions. pic.twitter.com/vlUhIxOq4j
— Moody American (@MooodyAmerican) September 1, 2019
You know what.. im about to say it.. jayz is ruining Beyoncé aesthetic
— the time, the opportunity (@yinddaaaa) September 2, 2019
JayZ stop embarrassing Beyonce challenge
— Andrea De La Vega (@andreadlv) September 2, 2019
I wonder what Beyonce thinks of this JayZ thing. How does that work with what she tries to preach? Wonder what that’s like. I just need to know the type of game they’re running.
— Jane. Child Of Disobedience (@MsJaneAda) September 2, 2019
