Beyonce - Don't Hurt Yourself Meaning

Song Released: 2016
Don't Hurt Yourself Lyrics
Oh, na-na-na (oh)
Oh, na-na-na (oh, oh)
Don't hurt yourself (oh, oh)
Don't hurt yourself (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Who the fuck do you think I am?
You ain't married to no average bitch, boy
You can watch my fat ass twist, boy
As I...
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The dual meaning is Beyonce on the other hand is talking to black men. She is telling them if you attack and shut on black women, your only hurting yourself.
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I think there is a dual meaning here. On one end, she's saying that mistreatment he inflicts on her ultimately hurts him, because she will leave him. But on the other, it's almost an angry statement of unity. She's saying, yo we're married, and in our commitment, we became one. I am you and you are me. If you hurt me, you're hurting you too. If you play me, you're playing yourself too. Because you committed to being one with me.
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