BEYONCE has angered fans who have accused her of cultural appropriation in
Coldplay’s new video.
The superstar, 34, plays a Bollywood actress in the clip for Hymn for the
Weekend – on which she also sings – and has been slated for dressing up as
an Indian actress.
In the video she has henna tattoos covering her hands, wears saris and makes
kathak hand gestures – linked to a classical northern Indian dance.
But at other points she bares her chest in a plunging dress while wearing a
floral crown.
And fans have taken to Twitter to argue over the clip, which some believe is
disrespectful to the Desi cultures of south Asia.
One user @hedamila wrote: “beyoncé is wrong and her appropriation is
super offensive to some people end of story.”
And @solocalum tweeted: “Beyoncé and Coldplay appropriated the desi
culture yikes.”
Another angry fan added: “thank you @Beyonce for being just as ignorant
and f**king stupid as the s***ty band you did it for.”
However, others have also accused Coldplay of being responsible as they came
up with the video concept.
Tweeter @blackwidowmami said: “This is really all Coldplay’s fault
obviously and Beyoncé should’ve walked away when they pulled the outfit out.”
The video – which was shot in Mumbai, India, and directed by Ben Mor – sees
the band’s frontman Chris Martin walking through the streets of the city
before entering a cinema where he watches a film starring Beyonce in
traditional Indian attire.
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It also stars Bollywood superstar Sonam Kapoor and precedes her scheduled
performance with them at the Superbowl next month.
The British band will provide the Superbowl halftime performance in California
on February 7 when she will perform the new single with them.
The track is taken from their seventh studio album A Head Full of Dreams which
was released last month.
