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We shine the light on whatever's worst

A frank and very personal take on what beauty is, the Sia-written opening track of Beyoncé’s groundbreaking self-titled album offers the very first point of social relevancy in the record: perfection and the impossible standard of beauty set in society is corrupting the nation. We all try so hard to reach that singular, narrow-minded idea of “perfection” despite the fact that beauty itself is subjective. Directed by Melina Matsoukas, the first video in the so-called “visual album” has Bey playing a beauty pageant contestant who does everything in her power to look flawless — but sti… read more
A frank and very personal take on what beauty is, the Sia-written opening track of Beyoncé’s groundbreaking self-titled album offers the very first p… read more
A frank and very personal take on what beauty is, the Sia-written opening track of Beyoncé’s groundbreaking self-titled album offers the very first point of social relevancy in the recor… read more

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