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Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans 'the enemies of peace'
- Beyoncé sparked controversy during a Juneteenth Paris performance by wearing a T-shirt labeling Native Americans as 'enemies of peace.'
- The backlash follows critiques from Indigenous scholars, influencers, and historians highlighting the shirt's anti-Indigenous language and harmful historical framing.
- The Buffalo Soldiers, featured on the shirt, were Black U.S. Army units formed in 1866 that fought in many conflicts including battles against Indigenous peoples and Mexican revolutionaries during westward expansion.
- Historian Alaina E. Roberts emphasized that while the Buffalo Soldiers can be seen as symbols of Black empowerment, their involvement in violent state-led expansion complicates this perspective, and she argued that it is not possible to positively reinterpret or embrace a history rooted in imperialism.
- The museum dedicated to Buffalo Soldiers in Houston strives to offer a more detailed account of history despite political challenges affecting education, while Beyoncé faces ongoing criticism as she prepares to perform in her hometown.
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At a concert in Paris, the star wore a T-shirt to honor a black unit of the U.S. Army – and defamed indigenous people as "murderers, cattle thieves and smugglers."
Comparison with bandits and cattle thieves: The singer wore a T-shirt at a performance in Paris, which apparently denigrates indigenous people and Mexicans – and triggered a shitstorm.
During her "Cowboy Carter" tour, U.S. singer Beyoncé was critical of a performance in Paris with a T-shirt. She wore a top on stage during the concert, showing pictures of the so-called Buffalo Soldiers. These were among the black units of the U.S. Army that were active at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
Beyoncé started a debate about colonial violence against Native Americans with a T-shirt.
Beyoncé wore a T-shirt during a concert in honor of a unit of blacks in the U.S. Army. The problem: On the garment, indigenous people are among others referred to as "war-leading Indians".
The inscription "Buffalo Soldiers" on the popstar shirt was criticized
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