Beyonce is responding to critics of her blatantly pro-Black Panther Super Bowl halftime performance earlier this year and the anti-police video for her song Formation in a new interview for Elle magazine. It seems we've all misunderstood her message.

"I mean, I'm an artist and I think the most powerful art is usually misunderstood," the singer said. "But anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken."

Despite having police with their hands up in her video and a message that pops up asking them to "stop shooting us" as she sings from atop a sinking police cruiser, Beyonce says she has "much admiration and respect for officers… who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe."

"But let's be clear," she adds, "I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things."

When it comes down to it, anyone reading any other narrative into her performance pieces are bringing their own preconceived bigotry with it:

If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me. I'm proud of what we created and I'm proud to be part of a conversation that is pushing things forward in a positive way.

But USA Today didn't need this clarification: "Beyoncé didn’t owe us an explanation for that 'Formation' video or for her Super Bowl halftime performance."

It gave her explanation (which they did not need) a "flawless delivery."