Member Since: 6/1/2010
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Originally posted by Braz
Songs like "Milkshake," "Trick Me," and "Bossy" made you this empowered female figure to a generation for women. Would you consider yourself a feminist?
When I started this, I was 16 years old. I had no intentions of being a female role model. Quite frankly, I thought I had a choice. I thought I could be like, "Well if I say I don't want to be then I won't be." Fast-forward about 20 years and things have changed. But what I will say is that I'm grateful that I was raised by parents — and more specifically by a mother — who gave us a sense of worth and of confidence and understanding about who we were in this great big place. I've always shied away from the word "feminism," only because I think to truly be feminist I think it's a word that's unnecessary. I don't have to stamp it on my forehead or pass out T-shirts to prove that I'm happy to be a woman, or that I feel like I deserve equal rights.
For my generation and for your generation, I'm not negating the fight that women made before us. It's the same thing as when you talk about civil rights. Well, are things perfect right now? Hell no. Is there still racism in a lot of the world? Absolutely. But the same fight is the fight of change. I don't feel the need to walk around with a rifle. It's just not beneficial; it doesn't make any sense. And for me, I feel like that puts us as women back. I'm in no way, shape, or form ignoring the fact that these things were astronomical in our world and they were necessary because people were smart, and brave, and powerful. But in this year, right now — yeah, do we get paid less than guys do? Sure. Is it equal? No. Should it be? Absolutely.
So am I a feminist? I don't know. Call it what you want. I am extraordinarily happy to be a woman. I would not change it for the world. I think men should run the world because if not there would be no balance. Men cannot have children, they will never know what that feels like. To actually have life — to give birth and life to someone. If we ran the entire world also, we would annihilate. There would be no balance whatsoever. So I'm fine with that. If men want to run the world, great. Congratulations. If that makes you feel equal to those that can actually create life. But I don't care. There are so many more important things to think about. I feel like people are constantly complaining about injustice. And like I said, it's different than when we had to fight to vote, okay? But right now, if you want to be a successful woman, are there going to be challenges? Yeah. But so what? It's possible, it's possible. You know. Be a woman and make it happen. Just do what you have to do. I feel like all my friends, my sisters, my mom, my aunts and all the people who I value, they're brilliant. And are they aware of the fact that things might be a little skewed? Yeah. But it doesn't make them any less awesome or capable. All these titles are just so useless.
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Poor Beyoncé...
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Someone kill primo.
Thanks.
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