Beyonce’s newest album, Lemonade, has sparked a controversial interest amongst listeners since the release of the song Formation back in Feb. 2016.

The release of this song, during Black History Month, made a prominent impact on its listeners, as it hightled the black community.

The song itself was used as a joke on Saturday Night Live (SNL) in the sketch “The Day Beyonce Turned Black,” in which members of the white community were nothing but caught off guard by the idea that the song, Formation, was not made for them when “everything was.” This may have upset some people.

But, the main point of this song, again, was to highlight different aspects of black culture over the years, and showcase different moments in that history that have happened.

Aside from its focus on the black community, some listeners have taken disliking to the line, “You better call Becky with the god hair,” from the song Sorry, also off the album Lemonade.

The thought around this is the idea that “Becky” is an equivalent to anyone, not a part of the black community, calling someone who is part of the black community names like “Daequan” or “Shaquita” which are names that are used a proxy when things are said about members of the black community.

The idea is seen as somewhat ridiculous by some, because too much is being thought about something that has no real meaning behind it.

The idea of “Becky” was used to coexist with preceding terms being used for the black community, make it just as much of a joke.

In general, none of these terms should exist whatsoever, because they may be seen as being offensive and to avoid issues in a whole, they should not be used. But, the use of it should be no bigger deal than any other term, which can still be seen as wrong, and like that of a stereotype.

In reality, if names like “Becky” were never used in place of actual names for members of the black community, the same would not have been created or used for members of the white community or any other community for that matter,

Overall, “controversy” brought upon from this album should not be taken too seriously. Whether it be from either of the songs mentioned above, there really isn’t much to be said about what the album has to do with starting controversy.