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Originally posted by Clump
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: "Beyoncé's Type of Feminism Is Not Mine"
her type of feminism is not mine, as it is the kind that, at the same time, gives quite a lot of space to the necessity of men. I think men are lovely, but I don't think that women should relate everything they do to men: did he hurt me, do I forgive him, did he put a ring on my finger?
I wonder how Beyonce would feel about this? I guess it depends on how her handlers translate this into simple sentences for her to understand.
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I mean, that's nice and all...
Put a group of women together and the conversation will eventually be about men. Put a group of men together and they will not talk about women at all, they will just talk about their own stuff.
but there's definitely a bit of a disconnect from reality there.
And the reason why Beyonce's feminism is in relation to men is cause she sings relationship songs. But even then, songs like 6 Inch heels contextualize women in their own spaces. nn
I appreciate the difference of opinion though. Just like I welcomed bell hooks analysis, where
her argument was that there wasn't ENOUGH men in Lemonade.
men must do the work of inner and outer transformation if emotional violence against black females is to end. We see no hint of this in Lemonade.
fff. But yeah, Beyonce being a cultural beacon for important discussion really speaks to her importance
