Jan 21, 2010
Why I love Sasha Fierce… Beyonce, not so much
Posted by Ariel Cherie
Our beloved Beyonce is on the February cover of Allure. In the issue she explains that she can do without her sassy alter ego, Sasha Fierce.
“The thing that’s interesting is I don’t need Sasha Fierce anymore, because I’ve grown, and I’m now able to merge the two,” she said. “I want people to see me. I want people see who I am.”
We’ve known about Sasha Fierce for a few years now, and we know that Bey used to be shy, so she had to creat this superhuman alter ego to give her the strength to writhe and slink across the stage.
Does anybody remember Beyonce Knowles pre-Sasha? I do, and she was wack! All she talked about was eating Popeye’s chicken in Houston. Beyonce makes me yawn. Seriously!
But that Sasha Fierce! Gotta love her! Everyone tries to dance and sing like Sasha. Every time I hear “Single Ladies” I can’t help but dance. My hand gets teh twitching and then my fists get the pumping (not Jersey Shore style), and that’s just when I’m in the car! If you saw her concert that aired on Thanksgiving, “I Am Yours,” (or live in concert, obviously) you got the full Sasha Fierce scope. She told her female audience members, “Ladies, put yo’ hand in his face!” while she sang “ohh-oh-oh!”
Beyonce during interviews though? Horrendous. Her answers to questions are so calculated and forced. It takes her about five minutes to say one sentence. She’s like the female Foghorn Leghorn from Looney Tunes. I always find myself rolling my eyes when I hear her sllllooowww, husky Houston drawl. She appears to be so poised and perfect all of the time, it makes you wonder who she really is.
Here’s a clip of Skye Townsend spoofing Beyonce, and she’s dead on. (It also spoofs Rihanna, too):
To Beyonce: Keep Sasha Fierce! We only want her… deal with Beyonce behind close doors. We don’t want to see her anymore. Thanks so much!



OUCH! Yet, I agree. I only like some of the songs. I appreciate the catchiness factor and that’s about it.
Her songs are uber-catchy! And that’s why I can’t… stop… dancing….
A scripted life similar to Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Tiger Woods and the list goes on. Will the real……please stand up?
You are right; thank God they have their God-given talents to compensate for their other deficiencies/deficits in attempting to meet life head-on and flourish.
just watched beyonce on the haitian special. love the new ‘do! … but to ur point: i agree that sasha is welcome, because in oir freak-show culture just being pretty and talented ain’t enough — ya need a little edge to compete.