Jay Z And Beyonce's Tidal Staff Photo Outrages Twitter For Being "White Washed"
Posted on Fri May 29th, 2015 7:10am PDT By X17 Staff
Maybe people should think before they tweet?
Jay Z and Beyonce got skewered via social media when they posted a staff photo with their team at their subscription-based music streaming service, Tidal. Uninformed critics couldn't help but comment on the "all white" staff beside the power couple. Quickly, the Internet was erupting, claiming that the super couple had "white washed" their staff -- only problem is Tidal was created by Norwegian steaming service Aspiro, which is based in Norway, where 97 percent of the population is -- white.
Isn't that kind of like going to Mexico and being upset that most of the people are hispanic?
After an initial soar in popularity due to the backing of some of music's biggest names, the streaming app's popularity dropped significantly through iStore rankings. After a disappointing beginning, we aren't sure that Tidal needed any more negative criticism -- but it got some anyway. We guess the golden couple doesn't always have the Midas touch ...
Meanwhile Bey is dusting off the criticism and having a fine old time in Florence, Italy. The hot mama brought Blue Ivy along with her to Italy to attend the wedding of billionaire financial consultant Noam Gottesman and Bianca Duenas.
Looks like the mother/daughter duo are getting some quality time together!