As American women, maybe we can relate a little bit more to these lyrics than, let’s say, a woman in India, but we still don’t have equal rights. The sad realization is that woman don’t run the world. In her girl power anthem “Run The World (Girls),” Beyonce sings about girls running the world and all the powers they supposedly have. Anyone who has seen the biopic “What’s Love Got To Do With It” would know that Ike was a very abusive husband.įor a woman who claims she’s a feminist, why would she allow her husband to reference an abusive relationship in a satirical way in their song? Manypeople listening don’t realize Jay is referencing when Ike, then-husband of Tina Turner, forced and smeared cake in Tina’s face. “I’m Ike Turner, turn up, baby, no I don’t play/ Now eat the cake, Anna Mae, “Eat the cake, Anna Mae,” are the lyrics that Beyonce’s husband, Jay-Z, chants in their hit collaboration, “Drunk In Love”.

On the track “Bow Down/Flawless”, Beyonce first starts off with hard notes declaring “Bow down bitches” (so much for girl power) but then switches to the “Flawless” track which features a clip from Nigerian feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi’s speech discussing gender inequality.

My issue is that she does things that feminists would appreciate and then contradicts herself. I’m not saying Beyonce doesn’t try to promote feminism and uphold women to the same standards of men. I know speaking ill of Beyonce nowadays is considered equivalent to a felony, but there are key factors as to why she isn’t a great example of feminism. In fact, her real title is something closer to a faux feminist. “Queen B” has a lot of attributes, but I don’t believe being a feminist is one of them. Regardless, Sheryl Sandberg, the interviewer for the story, discusses Beyonce’s top-selling secret album and then praises her feminism. The woman is so close to perfection that she is now declared a deity by the group of followers that worship the religion of Beyonce.Īlthough she is clearly prominent, I question if she’s more influential than other women, such as Hilary Clinton or Lupita Nyong’o. She is an influential entertainer who can sing, dance, act and be a doting wife and loving mother all at the same time. It’s not much of a surprise that she would be on the cover.

Recently, TIME magazine issued its 100 Most Influential People issue.

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