Janet Jackson’s State of the World tour kicked off in Lafayette, Louisiana last night and the 51-year-old reminded everyone EXACTLY who she is.
For a brief moment before she took the stage, a video condemning white supremacy, domestic terrorism, and fascism played for the crowd.
via Fader:
The one-minute video introduction starts by naming unarmed black men who were killed by police officers: Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Jonathan Ferrell. Then, we hear audio clips of television personalities and protestors explaining the threats of white supremacy, privilege, and inequality.
The message is a vital one: The Center for Investigative reporting has shared an analysis of domestic terrorism in the United States spanning nine years, and found that right-wing extremists were responsible for twice as many violent attacks compared to Islamic extremists.
It’s a threat President Donald Trump has only acknowledged once, after he faced significant criticism for equivocating anti-racist protestors and white supremacists during a Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia (one protestor, Heather Heyer, was run over by James Alex Fields Jr. a white nationalist and Trump supporter).
Oh, and did we mention Janet Jackson is SNATCHED?! We don’t know how she does it, but no one gets their body back in record time like Miss Jackson.
Take a look at some clips from her revamped show below.
Janet Jackson's #StateOfTheWorldTour #SOTW #SOTWLafayette HIGHLIGHTS!
Extra songs:
32. NEW AGENDA (after BLACK EAGLE) pic.twitter.com/rnQqtpOUyS— frank. (@dirrtyslave) September 8, 2017
Damn Janet, back at it again with that body! #SOTW @JanetJackson ???? pic.twitter.com/CbhOacn37j
— Issa BadNBoujee????? (@JovonnieB) September 8, 2017
"You know I came to snatch a couple of WIGs." I am literally laying in my bed losing it over this concert I can't even see. #SOTW pic.twitter.com/wzJ5U9SFsE
— Jaxon Taylor (@PlanActMove) September 8, 2017
Who told Janet she can go off like this and still have it going on at 51? She's KILLING IT YALL!??????????????????????????? #janetjackson #stateoftheworldtour pic.twitter.com/6VIS7H1bmd
— Shaun Verdun (@BrydgeVerdun) September 8, 2017
Janet over here not missing a beat and looking youthful as ever #SOTW pic.twitter.com/h62Sno0mN3
— Chris (@chrstnavelli) September 8, 2017
Have you gotten your tickets yet?
