While many celebrities have expressed their love for Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster, barbieShakira shares her own criticism.
in allure Profile and cover story, Colombian pop star, its new album Las Mujeres Ya No Jolan (Women don’t cry anymore) We asked her thoughts on the Oscar-winning film as she grapples with finding strength after feeling depressed over a breakup.
Shakira said, “My sons absolutely hated it. They felt it was watering down. And I agree to some extent.”
“I’m raising two boys. I want them to feel strong, too. [while] Respect women. “I like pop culture that seeks to empower women without taking away the potential for men to be men, to protect women, and to empower women without taking away the potential they have to offer,” she explained.
Shakira clarified her comment, adding: I think men have a purpose in society and women have another purpose. We complement each other and that complementarity should not be lost. ”
Interviewer Patricia Alfonso Tortolani seemed surprised by the artist’s thoughts and asked, “Just because women can do anything, doesn’t it mean they should?”
To this, the singer replied, “Why not share the burden with those who are worthy of carrying it, and with those who are also obliged to carry it?”
Alfonso Tortolani said of the superstar’s opinion: barbie That’s part of the Shakira paradox: Women are entitled to all the power, all the agency, and all the sexiness they want to embody or express. And yet they expect men to be manly. does not betray her brand of feminism.”
Shakira was among those who didn’t like it, barbie, the film achieved much success. It made history as the first film directed solely by women to gross more than $1 billion at the box office. It was also nominated for eight Oscars and won for Best Original Song.