Annie Len**x doesn't think that Beyoncé should be considered a modern feminist icon. The former Eurythmics singer had previously called Queen Bey "feminist lite" in an interview back in September and **w she is expanding on her opinion about Beyoncé and pop music. Annie said, "I didn't specifically criticize Beyoncé. I was being asked about Beyoncé in the context of feminism, and I was thinking at the time about very impactful feminists that have dedicated their lives to the movement of liberating women and supporting women at the grass roots, and I was saying, 'Well that's one end of the spectrum, and then you have the other end of the spectrum.'" She added, "Twerking is **t feminism. That's what I'm referring to. It's **t liberating, it's **t empowering. It's a ***ual thing that you're doing on a stage; it doesn't empower you. That's my feeling about it." Annie also said that she felt that overt ***uality has been "thrust" on performers who have young audiences and the she feels that it is "disturbing and exploitative." Although Annie clearly wasn't a fan of Beyoncé's brand of feminism, she did add that she thought that it might be a good thing "because it creates debate."
While Annie may **t agree with Beyoncé's link to feminism, there are plenty of young people who are embracing the singer's labeling of herself as a feminist, including using her f-word moment at the MTV VMAs to inspire Halloween pumpkins.
10-22-2014, 06:00 PM
Annie Len**x on Beyoncé: "Twerking Is **t Feminism"
Annie Len**x doesn't think that Beyoncé should be considered a modern feminist icon. The former Eurythmics singer had previously called Queen Bey "feminist lite" in an interview back in September and **w she is expanding on her opinion about Beyoncé and pop music. Annie said, "I didn't specifically criticize Beyoncé. I was being asked about Beyoncé in the context of feminism, and I was thinking at the time about very impactful feminists that have dedicated their lives to the movement of liberating women and supporting women at the grass roots, and I was saying, 'Well that's one end of the spectrum, and then you have the other end of the spectrum.'" She added, "Twerking is **t feminism. That's what I'm referring to. It's **t liberating, it's **t empowering. It's a ***ual thing that you're doing on a stage; it doesn't empower you. That's my feeling about it." Annie also said that she felt that overt ***uality has been "thrust" on performers who have young audiences and the she feels that it is "disturbing and exploitative." Although Annie clearly wasn't a fan of Beyoncé's brand of feminism, she did add that she thought that it might be a good thing "because it creates debate."
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