Fans Call To Cancel Beyoncé After She Wore An 'Insulting' Shirt On Stage: 'So Offensive'

Beyoncé is facing intense backlash from her progressive fanbase after sporting a controversial T-shirt during the Paris stop of her "Cowboy Carter" tour.

The 43-year-old music icon drew criticism for wearing a shirt emblazoned with the image of the Buffalo Soldiers, a historic group of African American soldiers who served in the U.S. military after the Civil War, but whose legacy is marred by their role in the Indian Wars.

While many initially assumed Beyoncé's shirt was meant to highlight an overlooked piece of Black history, critics quickly pointed out the deeper and more troubling implications.

In the late 1800s, the Buffalo Soldiers were deployed to fight against Native Americans during the westward expansion of the United States, siding with European colonizers in the brutal Indian Wars.

What ignited even more outrage was the back of Beyoncé's shirt, which included a passage referring to Native Americans and others as enemies of "peace, order, and settlement."

According to a screenshot shared by ONTD, the full excerpt read:

“Their antagonists were the enemies of peace, order and settlement: warring Indians, bandits, cattle thieves, murderous gunmen, bootleggers, trespassers, and Mexican revolutionaries.”

Fans quickly took to the comments section to express their disappointment, with many accusing the superstar of promoting harmful historical narratives.

"I understand history is complicated and contrarian, but to put that whole excerpt in the back??? What for? Uff huge oversight, I expect her to do right and take it down. We'll see," one user wrote.

Another added, "Even with that context, I think it's a poor quote to use. It's not ok to insult the Indigenous people in order to celebrate the Buffalo Soldiers' accomplishments. They could have found something different."

"So offensive," a third said.

Some users criticized the overall lack of cultural sensitivity, pointing to past controversies as a pattern.

"This is the same woman who used audio from a disaster where people died," one commenter noted. "She (or someone who works for her) obviously does their homework on topics that are important to her and completely disregards everything else."

Others brought up her $20 million performance in Dubai earlier this year, a country where LGBTQ+ rights are severely restricted, saying the latest misstep follows a pattern of questionable choices.

"Is it really surprising coming from the same woman who took 20 million from a country where it's literally illegal to be gay and then turned around and tried to make her tour a queer celebration?" one user asked. "She doesn't give a sh*t, she doesn't have to. Her stans are extreme and will excuse anything."

The backlash over Beyoncé's Buffalo Soldiers T-shirt continued to intensify as fans flooded social media with criticism, accusing the pop icon of romanticizing a deeply painful chapter in history.

"Not everything in Black history needs to be revered and turned into an aesthetic," one commenter wrote, referencing the militarized role Buffalo Soldiers played during the Indian Wars.

Another post read, "The Buffalo Soldiers did awful things to indigenous people. The way she waves away their atrocities against indigenous people is gross. Beyoncé's romanticism of this is beyond the pale."

Many fans expressed disappointment in what they saw as a lack of thoughtful oversight from the artist's team.

"I love her, but I really wish that there was much more thought put into this before giving it the green light," one fan wrote.

Another added, "That shirt... ma'am, someone in your team should've done a triple check. That's tone deaf as hell."

For some, it wasn't about canceling Beyoncé; it was about holding her accountable. As one post put it plainly: "I love her music, but she's not beyond being rightfully criticized, especially for selling merch calling Native Americans enemies of peace. Like, how dare you?"

At the time of writing, Beyoncé has not publicly addressed the backlash.

Whether she or her team will respond remains to be seen. Still, the controversy has sparked a broader conversation about representation, historical context, and the influence of celebrity in shaping public memory.