Yeah I Said It: Let's Not Talk About Double Standards When It Comes To Beyoncé And Kim K

For many, Beyoncé's photo shoot announcing her pregnancy with twins was a chance to praise Queen Bey for raising the bar AGAIN with another visual masterpiece. For others, it was a chance to point out a hypocrisy. We all know Beyoncé has an affinity for all things extra and over the top when it comes to her music, brand and visual artistry. So it was only natural for the Queen Bey herself to upstage her last pregnancy announcement with Princess Blue by conducting not one, not two, but three cohesive photo shoots to announce her pregnancy with not one, but two new Carters. The first photo released on her Instagram, of her in a green veil surrounded by a floral arrangement that would make any florist drool, has garnered over 9 million likes, making it the most liked picture on the social media platform surpassing Selena Gomez's record holding 6 million likes.

@beyonce / Via Instagram

Beyoncé's ethereal photo announcing her pregnancy catapulted her to Instagram Queendom garnering 9.3 million likes, beating out Selena Gomez's record holding 6 million likes.

@TerryLee_ / Via Twitter

However, not everyone basked in the Lemonade singer's special moment, nor could they let others stan themselves into oblivion without pointing out a critical "hypocrisy" they felt was a double standard black women have against Kim Kardashian. Initially, I thought this was a joke, but as the day progressed I noticed several men on Twitter posing the same question. What really bothered me was the fact that most of these men were black and the question was directed towards black women, to which I immediately responded, "Do we really need to point out the IRONY" in all of this?" As if black men haven't FLOCKED to the Kardashians like seagulls at a picnic on the beach for doing the very same things many black women are ridiculed for...

I could take the time to analyze stereotypes about black women throughout history and how that affected the way they were perceived, which ultimately led them to cautiously navigate American society, working hard to thwart the negative perceptions associated with such stereotypes by carefully censoring and curating their public appearances and dispositions in an effort to prove respectability of their womanhood. However, I think this Twitter user sums it up quite perfectly.

@omg_ItsKhairy / Via Twitter: @omg_itskhairy