Beyonce Poses For Controversial Photo Shoot

She looks like an idiot. African roots? You've GOT to be kidding me. This is laughable.

Are u fnnn kidding me what roots in africa?? U dont have to be dark to be from africa u uneducated pesant. I am 100% white and 3rd generation south african. Beyonce go fc urself can u even spell africa maybe she is confused and related to the somalian savages that just murdered 4 innocent americans.........

What? Beyonce is black? I didn't know that.

That is a slap in the face to her own race. What were you thinking Beyonce?

I just can't believe it! What an idiot... WTF?!?!

That's just her natural color before she started bleaching herself.

This is another outlook represented that Black is Beautiful..Shows the hard times that alot of Black africans has indured..Its a feeling a true feeling that involves a darker skin tone.

If you actually educate yourself with genetic and evolutionary biology plus archeology you will find out that ALL HUMANS on our planet share a common heritage and beginning to the same first human species found in Africa in Ethiopia. Go back further and we all come from the first forms of life on this planet. We ALL come from the same tree called the HUMAN RACE. The more we encourage others to understand this the more we'll see it's crazy to catergorize each other by skin colour or culture etc. I doubt those who have the platform to do this will.

How about u educate urself about GOD thats where we"evolved" from. Trying to be closer to her roots is a stupid thing to say her roots are in AMERICA. Escuse me im going to go bleach my brown skin a carmel colour so i can get intouch with my roots.Beyonce keep ur stupid mouth shut SERIOUSLY UR A DUMB BIAATCH

Black is not beautiful any more than fat is beautiful.

Tacky!

Tacky!

She would look STUNNING if that were her real skin color.

She would look STUNNING if that were her real skin color.

finally: A BLACK WOMAN WHO LOVES IT TO BE BLACK IN AMERICA?

@michelle, well, you're 'white' african because you have european roots. South Africa was highly exploited by the white man, don't forget that.

Africans are phenotypically dark because black is a dominant gene.

why is there an association with dark purple black skin with the continent of Africa? I mean, there are African people with skin tones ranging from yellow brown to black and hair texture from soft to hard, short to long, etc. but don't expect too much from beyonce - she's stupid

Maybe I'm too naive or because I' live in a European city were skin color does NOT matter as many cultures live here rather peacefully side by side.

I can agree, that she would be even more beautiful, with that skin tone.
Skin color will be an issue as long as someone notices it (as something problematic to talk about). All I see is a beautiful young woman.

Btw: Beyonce is a singer and occasional actress, don't expect her to be extra elaborate in her statements. She's not intentionally doing harm.

Once she wants to be blonde and white, and now the queen of africa.
self obssessd much

I don't like this look at all!

When I first saw the pic, I had no idea it was Beyonce. She looks very weird looking.

Ur right South Africa was dominated by white people. It was also a very rich thriving country.Now look whos running it. Crime is rampant. Home invasion are common ,the police are corrupt. and the currency is worth nothing.And shoot to kill is just another day in the "new south africa"'

This is so hypocritical .If she is so cool being who she is a black proud american woman wtf is she painting herself black. she looks somalia anyway!! This is as dumb as me painting myself snowwhite. Beyonce u are the problem i feel like kicking ur fat honey ass

Interesting because usually Beyonce trys to look white to sell herself and now all of a sudden she is trying to look black. Either way she is a fake.

Word of advise. Wtf do black americans have to insist they come from africa! Your roots are American you should be proud of who you are. And proud of your country American !!

I think she's trying to prove to us that she is really white and no black.
And she fails miserably at looking Nigerian. My Nigerian friend is tall and naturally lean, no fat like Beyonce, my friend doesn't need to work out. She naturally has a thin toned body and is gorgeous. Beyonce is a plastic bleached, wigged thing

@michelle, your a dumbass. Your roots are not african, if you trace your geneology i can guarantee your ancestors didn't come from Africa. Really.

Everyone, shutup!!!

You're all so racist!
She's doing this in the fashion playground where your can either body paint yourself with block colors or give a pure natural looks. Of course it is a statment look for her african roots. She isn't proclaiming that she has an african culture, only her roots that you can not deny come from africa. Don't you know the slavery history of the USA??? It started in 1619 when twenty Africans were brought by a Dutch soldier and sold to the English colony. Please READ!!!!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States

Of course now she's american with the culture that goes with it. But it doesn't stop from showing off her origin the same way white americans can compare themself to the UK or Germany ground or the mixed latinos to the Spain.

Before the 15th centuries USA was populated by american indigenous peoples (Paleo-Indians) and then the Europeans came. So we all have roots from everywhere!

I say go girl! It's beautiful! I love that we can see both colors!

I'm caucasian.

Its just very sad u are all taking offence to the picture... she is black and she is not stating otherwise. we know African queens of earlier ages were darker.
There are way more things to be getting angry about.

America..America..we are still talking racism!!! WTF

It's a photo shoot you all need a life of your own