Wednesday, February 14, 2007

A Dreamgirl's Dreams Deferred

I must say I honestly feel bad for Beyonce. Not because she is beautiful, talented and wildy successful but because her shortcomings are becoming Jennifer Hudson's strengths. Beyonce has publicly said that her current dream is to be the first black woman to win a Grammy, Tony and an Oscar. So far she has one out of three and I dont know if she'll actually ever make her goal before the age of 30. Jennifer Hudson however comes out of nowhere and shows everyone that not only can she sing but she is on her way to becoming one of the foremost black performers of our time.

Being that I am on Team Hudson I was more than happy to see her on the cover of my favorite magazine. She looks happy and as if she's just laughing in the face of all her haters.
Beyonce however, just cant seem to escape the "righteous" sex symbol image that she and her team have created. Regardless of her talents everyone will call her beautiful first before they call her talented. All I'm saying is that her dream, though mostly realized, is a lot further from her now that she's on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She's settling for what people want to see. I think you could've held out for Vogue Beyonce. You and Jen coulda done it together....Right. At least you would still have your dignity.



Cant lie, she does look amazing in this photo shoot. A very natural photoshoped look.