Beyonce, a fake?

Who runs the Super Bowl? Beyoncé.

When it was announced that “Sasha Fierce,” and possibly Destiny’s Child, would be the halftime performers at Super Bowl XLVII, I was convinced the messiah had finally come — and I’m certain I’m not the only one who had this thought.

It took almost 10 years since the infamous Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake wardrobe malfunction fiasco for the Super Bowl to finally book performances to get this generation excited. (Except maybe Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. Because, c’mon, The Beatles and The Boss.)

Although I’m a football fan and I watch the Super Bowl for the game and not just for the show — as some gender-stereotyping fools might have you believe — I’ll admit I was equally as excited for the halftime show.

After Beyoncé sang “Baby Boy,” Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams popped up onto the stage, making the inner 10-year-old selves of anyone born in the ‘90s also come alive.

 Destiny’s Child sang “Bootylicious” and “Independent Woman.” I was certain that Destiny’s Child would end with their classic “Survivor,” and then as soon as I was starting to sing the lyrics, the performance took a turn: Destiny’s Child was then singing Beyonce’s song “Single Ladies.” Um, what?

I didn’t grow up living under a rock and am completely aware that Beyoncé was always the star of the trio, leaving Michelle and Kelly to largely be the background dancers, but singing “Single Ladies” was definitely a buzzkill for what I thought was going to be one of the most epic childhood reunion of my life.

Not only was it a slap in the face that their last song on stage together was Beyoncé’s, but then Beyoncé said “ give it up for Michelle and Kelly” before they just casually walked off.

After they left, Beyoncé continued to sing her song. Metaphor much?

And was I the only one that noticed Michelle and Kelly’s microphones were just a tad quieter than Beyoncé’s? Hmmm.

At this point in the performance, I felt frustrated with my girl. Just to be clear, I love Beyoncé. She’s a symbol of female empowerment, from the themes of her songs to the way she embraces her curves.

In fact, Beyoncé started her own all-female band called The Sugar Mamas, who performed on stage with her during her halftime performance.

But this was far from the feminist-inspired reunion I was hoping for. I was looking for sisterhood. I was looking to see Destiny’s Child’s bond, which has lasted all these years.

Instead, I got a flicker of Destiny’s Child, and then Mama B took over. Sure, she was the headliner — buy why even bother bringing out Michelle and Kelly if they were just going to be a footnote?

So my point is this: whoever’s decision is was to have Destiny’s Child sing “Single Ladies” and have Michelle and Kelly walk off-stage when the song wasn’t over — may it be Beyonce or a producer — created a contradiction for female empowerment.

And Destiny’s Child fans, who have been waiting years for this reunion, deserved more than that.