History of Feminism

I never liked her music either-- but I feel she was far more manipulative than Beyoncé, and she is a white woman, to deconstruct what being black and female means in the music world requires the input of black women. I can't stand on the outside looking in as a white woman, and say this is what's it's like-- I have no point of reference. Hooks does, but Beyoncé also has her admirers among black feminists

Also, and more to the point, like Madonna before her she is creating conversation and controversy. The problem here, as you infer, is we already live in a world were women are sexualized by virtue of being born. But what are women supposed to do? The pop music system is already set up that way, my hope is she grows and changes and starts speaking out. I've never heard that she responded to Hooks, but it had to sting.

What's sad is the post RedQueen just put up about educating on feminism-- outlining how far we haven't come, despite certain victories, we are losing ground in reproductive rights, the perception of 'whose fault it is' for rape, the attacks on vocal women on-line on and on. We lose a little, then gain some.