How do you guys feel about the whole Shakira Barbie thing?
For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, I’ll quote her below.
Shakira shares her thoughts on Greta Gerwig’s ‘BARBIE’:
“My sons absolutely hated it. They felt that it was emasculating. And I agree, to a certain extent. I'm raising two boys. I want 'em to feel powerful too [while] respecting women. I like pop culture when it attempts to empower women without robbing men of their possibility to be men, to also protect and provide. I believe in giving women all the tools and the trust that we can do it all without losing our essence, without losing our femininity. I think that men have a purpose in society and women have another purpose as well. We complement each other, and that complement should not be lost.”
Ignoring that her sons likely have no idea what emasculation even means, seeing as though they are under the age of 10, I’m wondering what could even be seen as “emasculating” about this project. If anything it was just feminism 101 in Barbie form. Curious to know y’all thoughts