Bill O'Reilly Thinks Beyoncé Is Bad for Teenage Girls

[big_dog]

Bill O'Reilly, who — according to Bill O'Reilly — has always gone out of his way to serve underprivileged youth, is not a fan of Beyoncé's sexy jam "Partition," not because there are no references in the song to his own sexual preferences (laying a "falafel" on someone's "pussy&quot , but because he thinks it sets a bad example for young black girls.

Sitting down with Russell Simons, the Fox News anchor complained:

"Explain this: Beyoncé...She puts out a new album with a video that glorifies having sex in the back of a limousine. Teenage girls look up to Beyoncé, particularly girls of color...Why on Earth would this woman do that? Why would she do it when she knows the devastation that unwanted pregnancies...and fractured families — why would Beyoncé do that?"
You're dodging the question,"he badgered, somehow failing to realize that only person who could actually answer the question Why would Beyoncé do that? is Beyoncé herself. "I believe an entertainer like Beyoncé and a mogul like you have an obligation to protect children. Not put out exploitive garbage that you know harms impressionable children. I think Beyoncé — what she has done here — is inexplicable and I'm asking you, Russell Simmons, to explain it to me."

Simmons responded by stating that, with his own children, he's not worried about the big scary threat of pop music because his "daughters make choices based on the inspiration we give them as parents." Of course, what O'Reilly unsurprisingly fails to consider is that Beyoncé becoming her own sexual agent is, in it's own way, a very radical and important notion. Then there's the fact that the man she sings about having sex with in "Partition" is her partner of 10 years, husband Jay Z. The couple — at least outwardly — display all the monogamous values that many ascribe to the "traditional" American couple only, for people like O'Reilly, that's still not good enough. Why? Maybe because Jay Z and Beyoncé are black and therefore can never fit the mold of what is "right." http://jezebel.com/bill-oreilly-is-the-latest-to-take-issue-with-beyonce-1541381749

[bigwillq]

1. I think Beyonce is bad. Period.

Just think she's awful.

[Warpy]

5. You're out of her target audience and so am I

I don't have a problem with her, but drag queens who are fixated on her are usually season losers, eliminated very quickly on "Drag Race."

Uh, guys, that character is a loser.

[JI7]

2. it's always some minority with him

[Scootaloo]

3. I'm sure teenage girls care deeply about O'Reilly's opinion

[Warpy]

4. Once again, he just misses the whole point

and that point is that he's not a kid and it's not his choice and it's certainly none of his business.

Hell, she's in the business of entertaining and she does it very well. If bloviating right wing gasbags had their way, 100% of TV would be on the level of Romper Room (in language their base understands, at least) and kids would be wrapped in layers of cotton batting and stuffed safely into closets where they would never see, hear or learn a damned thing.

Put that old goat out to pasture. His 15 minutes expired a good 20 years ago.

[shenmue]

7. Oh yeah

Right you are.

[sibelian]

6. Bill O'Reilly thinks Great Big Bill O'Reilly thoughts.

Stuffed with schlubby, twisted emotions and cartoonish pseudo-morality.

He isn't interested in reality. He's interested in Bill O'Reilly.

[big_dog]

11. bill only does it live

[butterfly77]

8. What about...

Miley and Justin?

[bigwillq]

12. He called Miley pathetic

And has said that she is no longer a role model to young girls

[Cali_Democrat]

13. Good point. It appears from the OP...

that Bill is only focused on "girls of color":

"Explain this: Beyoncé...She puts out a new album with a video that glorifies having sex in the back of a limousine. Teenage girls look up to Beyoncé, particularly girls of color...Why on Earth would this woman do that? Why would she do it when she knows the devastation that unwanted pregnancies...and fractured families — why would Beyoncé do that?"

...so Justin and Miley get a pass because they're white.

Remember, Bill's not racist...

[NightWatcher]

9. to be fair, sex in the back of a limo is better than the back of a cargo van

So that's a good lesson to teach kids, right? Avoid sex in the back of a van

[Shoulders of Giants]

10. Does Beyonce sexually harass interns about loofahs?

Until she does, O'Loofah can stuff it.

[llmart]

14. Quite honestly?

I'd rather teenaged girls watch Beyonce than Bill O'Reilly.

Enough said.

[giftedgirl77]

15. Fuck Bill O'lielly, I'm concerned with the damage

he's doing to ppl like my dad who gets nuttier by the day. As far as Beyonce goes, her shit is bangin & her an Jay-Z are doing what they need to do.

[Generic Brad]

16. Does O'Riley ever get enraged over white people?

His outrage always seems to be directed at persons of color.

[dembotoz]

17. if i were a singer i would be pleased to be called out by billo

as long as he spells my name right