2017: The Year of Unfair Wins

     
Aren't we used to this feeling by now?I've been asking myself and my like-minded friends this question a lot lately, and it came up again on Sunday night, 

whenAdele was called to the Grammys stageone final time, for her album25's win for album of the year. Obviously, Adele is incredible, but even Adele was flabbergasted by the fact that Beyoncé'sL

emonade— a history-making, multimedia, cultural touchstone of 2016 —didn't win. "What the f*ck does she have to do to win album of the year?"Adele herself asked in the press room, just after her win.

We don't need to have the conversation of which album was "better" or who's themoretalented between two of the most talented women of our generation, because we're looking at the bigger picture.

 When you look at the history of album of the year,there's a clear disconnect happening with the Recording Academy, and a conversation about race that can't be ignored. 

Regardless of how you feel about that assertion, if you were one of the millions ofLemonadefans, one thing is certain:Beyoncé was robbed.

.Which brings me back to my question: aren't we used to this feeling by now?Nov. 8, 2016, was the first time it happened. 

The heartbreak that voters felt over Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trumpwas profound for a country that would be retiring its first black president. 

Liket he glass ceiling that didn't get shatteredby Clinton's would-be victory, learning that arrogant white billionaire Trump would be the 45th president made us feel like we were stuck in suspended animation. 

Or worse, going backward.

 Up was down. Wrong was right. 

The lesson trumpeted out was that you could work the hardest, do everything the right way, and still, you'd lose.