Beyonce: White before your eyes

by Clifford F. Thies

Beyonce is stirring it up again, turning herself into a blonde bombshell on the cover of her latest album. Biracial, Beyonce's skin is a lovely "yellow" color. With hair coloring, the right color clothes, some make-up and maybe dim lights, she can look quite exotic. She has pushed the envelop of "passing" for white before, as in her L'Oreal ad. But, with her fourth album, my goodness, how does she do it?

Reminds this writer of Shania Twain's song, "Man, I feel like a woman,"

The best thing about being a woman Is the prerogative to have a little fun

Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy-forget I'm a lady
Men's shirts-short skirts
Oh, oh, oh, really go wild-yeah, doin' it in style
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action-feel the attraction
Color my hair-do what I dare
Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free-yeah, to feel the way I feel
Man! I feel like a woman!