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Entertainment October 28, 2016
Maybe you’re a diehard Beyoncé fan who plays “Formation” every chance you get, or maybe you’re a successful businesswoman who turns to Amy Schumer for laughs after a hard day of work. Either way, you’ve probably heard the controversy about Beyoncé’s “Formation” video and Amy Schumer’s “Get In Formation” video with Goldie Hawn.
What you may not know? Amy Schumer just published an article called “Information About My ‘Formation'” on Medium – and, according to her, her video “was NEVER a parody.”
Instead, her video was an ode to the female bonding triggered by the 2016 Presidential Election – featuring the inspirational duo of Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama – and Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.”
She writes, “To have Goldie Hawn dancing with Wanda Sykes and Joan Cusack and Raven Goodwin and all the female writers and producers and crew from all over the world doing this together felt very powerful and right … [My video] was just us women celebrating each other.”
Not only that, but Schumer also claims to have received Beyoncé’s and Jay Z’s approval for the video, and they released it on Tidal for the first 24 hours.
Do Schumer’s intentions of “empower[ing] women and mak[ing] them laugh and feel better” make up for what many consider a hurtful attack on Beyoncé’s inspiring video? That’s for every man and woman – after they’ve watched Schumer’s video and read her article – to decide for themselves.
