Sep 252016
- For this week I read an article from auto straddle basically arguing the differences between feminism from Beyonce’s stand point vs. Nicki Minaj’s standpoint. Some people tend to argue that Nicki Minaj isn’t a real feminist because she is ‘too sexy’ and that her flaunting her sexuality is attention for the male gaze, but in all actuality her main point is being sexy for yourself and accepting your body image. They were comparing this type of feminism that Nicki exudes through her sexuality, to Beyonce’s feminism that she exudes through empowerment of being your own woman. People on the sight were saying that they aren’t real feminists also because they claim to be the top females of their career fields. For example, Nicki is the top female rapper in the rap field, and when she feels threatened by another female she won’t promote those females, instead they’all release music to prove why they are the Queens of Rap or Pop. However, 0ther people argued against that because it shows friendly competition and should push the upcoming girls to do better so that they can hopefully be where Nicki or Beyoncé is. Another argument that I stumbled upon is that Nicki over exposing her body during performances because her since she’s had surgery her ‘image’ is false, and shaming women who are tinier in size as far as boobs, butt, waist, and thighs are concerned. People arguing against the idea that Nicki Minaj is not a feminist because of her body are the exact reason why we have issues promoting and moving forward in the feminist movement; we’re not focusing on Nicki’s body as sole purpose as a feminist, we’re concentrating on her lyrics, her speeches, interviews, gestures in music videos that promote women to be as powerful, if not more, than men are.