11-05-2016 16:00 via theguardian.com

Beyoncé's Lemonade is capitalist money-making at its best

From slavery to the present, black female bodies have been bought and sold. What makes this commodification different in Lemonade is intent – its purpose is to seduceFresh lemonade is my drink of choice. In my small Kentucky town, beautiful black, brown and white girls set up their lemonade stands and practice the art of money-making – it’s business. As a grown black woman who believes in the manifesto “Girl, get your money straight” my first response to Beyonc&eacu
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