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Ciara turned 30 this weekend, and she combined the milestone with a Halloween-themed party. Of course, she invited her good buddy Beyonce, as one does. Bey showed up in superhero garb with her friends, and Kelly Rowland Instagrammed the evidence because a party doesn’t happen unless someone brags about it on social media.
Ciara attended her party dressed up as Catwoman with her boyfriend, Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks, riding in as Batman. Her tight catsuit surely presented challenges for the couple’s vow of abstinence, but hey, more power to them. Beyonce took the party as Storm from the X-Men comics, and she went all out with appropriately piercing contact lenses and the character’s trademark white wig.
Cat Woman (@ciara) x Storm (@beyonce) at CiCi's 30th birthday bash #RP pic.twitter.com/wtLrBeYHcY
— Power 105.1 (@Power1051) October 25, 2015
The reaction on Twitter was generally one of the Beyhive buzzing over their idol. And to be certain, Bey did look rather fierce, but there were some grumblings on Twitter from a few fans who were upset about two things: (1) How Beyonce allegedly “appropriated nerd culture”; and (2) How she did not surpass Halle Berry’s take on the Storm character.
https://twitter.com/1942bs/status/658423469055569921
https://twitter.com/MotivateSean/status/658185666640003072
So, was that fella serious about the appropriation claim? He kept talking, and it looked like he’s serious as a nerd heart attack. (On second thought — see his update below.)
https://twitter.com/1942bs/status/658424882145972224
Eh. The guy returned later and confirmed that he was joking around.
https://twitter.com/1942bs/status/658495198587170816
Still, people were fooled that the super-mega X-Men fan seemed pressed.
Someone actually said Beyonce appropriated nerd culture pic.twitter.com/QxoRI2Yb4R
— seokjin's starry crop top (@thefinalbk) October 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/richardriders/status/658455622610874369
https://twitter.com/johnboyegas/status/658448409972580353
https://twitter.com/aerosparrk/status/658445501684142080
HE SAID "BEYONCÉ APPROPRIATED "NERD CULTURE" … Y'ALL
— insomniaq (@frominsomniaq) October 26, 2015
> Opens TweetDeck.
> "Beyoncé appropriated nerd culture."
> "Our culture isn't your costume."
> pic.twitter.com/DSKzt9asCn— brady @ REYNATIS stan account (@bradyonetta) October 26, 2015
As for Beyonce’s fans, they were thrilled to see their idol in any form.
https://twitter.com/JesabelRaay/status/658460075883794432
https://twitter.com/sailornegro/status/658278247143227392
Beyoncé as Storm > Halle Berry as Storm
— Beysus † Godga (@gagalovesbey) October 25, 2015
Comedian and MTV host Jeff Dye also posted some photos. What an exciting evening for him. Look at his face! Dude can’t control his own happiness.