{"id":31774,"date":"2016-02-06T22:47:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T03:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=31774"},"modified":"2016-02-09T00:07:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T05:07:09","slug":"valentines-dayanti-valentines-day-countdown-6-of-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/valentines-dayanti-valentines-day-countdown-6-of-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day\/Anti-Valentine\u2019s Day Countdown: #6 of 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damn, girl! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/07\/arts\/music\/beyonce-releases-surprise-single-formation-ahead-of-super-bowl-performance.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">The day before hitting the stage with Coldplay at the Super Bowl<\/a>, Beyonce released a surprise single and video called &#8220;Formation.&#8221; She outdid herself with this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisgeidner\/status\/696079693074849795\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Hurricane-Katrina-referring tribute<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vibe.com\/2016\/02\/beyonce-formation-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">black pride and black power<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31786\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31786\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31786\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/beyoncecopcar.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce on a sinking New Orleans cop car.\" width=\"498\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/beyoncecopcar.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/beyoncecopcar-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beyonce on a sinking New Orleans cop car.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a tweet that sums it up nicely.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She is the biggest star in the world, standing on a drowning police car in New Orleans in the midst of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/blacklivesmatter?src=hash\">#blacklivesmatter<\/a> movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mattie James (@Mattieologie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mattieologie\/status\/696131897718665216\">February 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\nAnd another.<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nthis! this! THISSSS! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Formation?src=hash\">#Formation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lZTAVstmwC\">pic.twitter.com\/lZTAVstmwC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelly MOON. (@thekellymoon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thekellymoon\/status\/696151376922075140\">February 7, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center>If you haven&#8217;t seen the video yet, watch it now &#8230; because, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etonline.com\/news\/181759_exclusive_beyonce_to_perform_formation_during_pepsi_super_bowl_50_halftime_show\/\" target=\"_blank\">according to ET<\/a>, Beoynce <em>will<\/em> be performing this tomorrow, and you&#8217;ll need to know <a href=\"http:\/\/genius.com\/8640033\" target=\"_blank\">all the words<\/a> and dance moves by then.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LrCHz1gwzTo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time for an anti-Valentine&#8217;s Day jewelry suggestion for my Jewels of the Month countdown, so I&#8217;m going with the fierce design that best represents my happy, initial response to &#8220;Formation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31776\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Swear-Rings\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31776\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31776\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Swear_Rings80__28599_std.jpg\" alt=\"The ORIGINAL swear rings. Sterling silver. Click to purchase the four-ring set for $380.\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Swear_Rings80__28599_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Swear_Rings80__28599_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Swear_Rings80__28599_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ORIGINAL swear rings. Sterling silver. Click to purchase the four-ring set for $380.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(If you don&#8217;t know the whole story of my much-copied swear rings, catch up <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/making-a-long-story-longer-update-on-topshop-swear-rings\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always loved this photo of model Tina J modeling the rings &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31777\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tinaj.jpg\" alt=\"tinaj\" width=\"498\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tinaj.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tinaj-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Put <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Middle-Finger-Emoji-Stud-Earring-%252d-Silver\" target=\"_blank\">two middle fingers up<\/a> if you agree!<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BBdh88RjZVH\/\" target=\"_blank\">How much do you love the new @beyonce video? We love it a lot! #formation #middlefinger #middlefingersup #beyonce #slay #hotsauce #tidal<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-02-06T22:22:18+00:00\">Feb 6, 2016 at 2:22pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center>The only loser today is Red Lobster, who should have had a big win with Beyonce&#8217;s bad-ass line, &#8220;When he fuck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster, cause I slay.&#8221; Not a peep from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redlobster\" target=\"_blank\">Red Lobster<\/a> on Twitter! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=dafuq&amp;tbm=isch&amp;imgil=qhYXT6PyBd8adM%253A%253Bd4V8rnKP8UyJ6M%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.quora.com%25252FWhat-are-some-of-the-funniest-DAFUQ-memes&amp;source=iu&amp;pf=m&amp;fir=qhYXT6PyBd8adM%253A%252Cd4V8rnKP8UyJ6M%252C_&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=766&amp;usg=__3Bf-y-QKUkxz0lMzHirAYSSI36Q%3D&amp;ved=0ahUKEwij9PGJ4OTKAhXJuhoKHTP6B2MQyjcIMg&amp;ei=Wb-2VuPjAsn1arP0n5gG#imgrc=qhYXT6PyBd8adM%3A&amp;usg=__3Bf-y-QKUkxz0lMzHirAYSSI36Q%3D\" target=\"_blank\">DAFUQ<\/a>? I mean, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-grammys-hat-loving-pharrell-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arby&#8217;s was all over Pharrell&#8217;s hat in 2014<\/a>. Ad agency McCann, cast as a villain in <em>Mad Men<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/news\/technology\/mccanns-madmen-tweets-help-lift-agencys-mentions-46-164445\" target=\"_blank\">made the most of that opportunity<\/a>, displaying a great sense of humor. In 2013, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2013\/02\/oreo-twitter-super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oreo won corporate twitter<\/a> with a tweet pegged to the <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2013\/feb\/04\/entertainment\/la-et-st-super-bowl-blackout-beyonce-20130203\" target=\"_blank\">post-Beyonce-halftime blackout<\/a> at the Super Bowl. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SowmyaK\/status\/696106071245590528\" target=\"_blank\">WAKE UP, RED LOBSTER<\/a>! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2016\/02\/06\/twitter-is-demanding-a-response-from-red-lobster\" target=\"_blank\">The rest of Twitter isn&#8217;t sleeping<\/a>, at least. My favorite responses include John Legend&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnlegend\/status\/696082918238597120\" target=\"_blank\">now-awkward childhood memories<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GgC7PrbjYK\" target=\"_blank\">epic side-eye via a Nicki Minaj gif<\/a>. If Red Lobster needs to hire someone, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RR416\/status\/696125807920414722\" target=\"_blank\">this person has good ideas<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: Red Lobster finally responded &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/02\/08\/red-lobster-beyonce\/\" target=\"_blank\">late AND lame<\/a>!   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damn, girl! The day before hitting the stage with Coldplay at the Super Bowl, Beyonce released a surprise single and video called &#8220;Formation.&#8221; She outdid herself with this Hurricane-Katrina-referring tribute to black pride and black power. Here&#8217;s a tweet that sums it up nicely. 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