Shakira has spent most of her career being a symbol of strong femininity, but her recent take on the mega-successful ‘Barbie‘ movie has some fans doing a double take on her beliefs.
The global music icon was branded everything from “misogynist” to “anti-feminist” by angry social media users who got a load of her polarizing stance in ‘Allure‘ magazine recently about the 2023 film’s message and how it impacted her sons.
Hop inside to see what she said that has many up-in-arms.
In April’s cover story for ‘Allure’ magazine, the 47-year-old – hot on the promo trail in support of her new album ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ – waxed very honest about her review of ‘Barbie.
“My sons absolutely hated it,” Shaki said about the Margot Robbie-led movie. “They felt 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,” she relayed. “I like pop culture when it attempts to empower women without robbing men of their possibility to be men, to protect and provide.”
Shakira is mother to Sasha, 9, and Milan, 11 (who she shares with ex Gerard Piqué).
“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,” she continued. “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.”
While many-a-conservative cheered her statement, others weren’t so much on the bandwagon.
See highlights below.
At the time of this report, Shakira has not made a public statement about the backlash. Click here to read the full ‘Allure’ feature.