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Originally posted by Reza
I think she means well but it just comes off as hypocritical when she talks about women empowerment but then bounces her a** in a thong in a music video.
And don't give me any of that "shes proud of her body" crap. There are several ways to show power other than being naked.
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Look at it this way, for
hundreds of years women have been told that their sexuality was something to be ashamed of. Modesty was seen as a virtue for a women. Immodesty meant social segregation, ridicule and shame. Is it fair to be called a ***** for holding hands with a man? Kissing him? Touching him? Having sex with him? No. Simple as that.
Before the 1920s, an ankle was shocking to see. Now, society has thankfully relaxed and that is not something we look down upon. Beyoncé bouncing her ass in a thong is empowering because it's something women were not allowed to do before, and here we have a woman doing it
and still being adored by the public. Furthermore, her doing it is not the reason why she is adored by the public, which makes it even more so empowering.
Of course there are more ways than that to be empowering, but considering that we still have people saying that a woman who is provocative brings shame to her husband, family and herself, it is something that is obviously still needed. If no one was afraid to show their butt, who would be calling those who do awful names? No one. Problem solved.