Is Beyoncé A Feminist?

Is Beyoncé a feminist? Who cares!

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you have most likely heard about Beyoncé’s 17- minutes performance of her latest self-titled album at the MTV Video Music Awards. While many considered her performance to be the highlight of the show, however, the most memorable moment of the performance was while she was performing her song Flawless, where she stood on the stage with the word FEMINIST blazing behind her.

In the rest past, Beyoncé did not shy from affiliating herself with feminism. Foe instance, she has declared her support of gender equality through reenacted Rosie the Riveter’s we can do it pose. She has also included, in her song ***Flawless, a part of Nigerian author and activist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TEDxEUSTON talk, We Should All be Feminists;

We teach girls to shrink themselves

To make themselves smaller

We say to girls,

"You can have ambition

But not too much

You should aim to be successful

But not too successful

Otherwise you will threaten the man."

Because I am female

I am expected to aspire to marriage

I am expected to make my life choices

Always keeping in mind that

Marriage is the most important

Now marriage can be a source of

Joy and love and

She has been often accused of objectifying herself, through dancing very suggestively, while barely covered in clothes. Many claim that she is delivering a very negative message to young girls that such behavior is acceptable. One Muslim feminist activist has wondered how young girls will learn to wear pants in the house, if their role model doesn’t wear pants in her videos? Feminist, author and social activist Dr. bell hooks has criticized Beyoncé’s behavior many times. In a recent panel discussion she