In a recent interview with Allure magazine, Colombian-born singer Shakira revealed that her sons, aged 11 and 9, didn’t enjoy this summer’s blockbuster, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, at all. She says more about this “castrating” aspect that they mentioned.
Since her stormy separation from footballer Gérard Piqué, singer Shakira’s love life has been scrutinized. After twelve years of living together and two children, Milan born in January 2013 and Sasha born in January 2015, the couple announced their separation amid the footballer’s infidelity. If fans have recently wondered about the Colombian’s possible romance with an actorEmily in Parisit seems that she actually wants to focus on her career as well as her children.
In an interview with the magazine Allure published this Monday April 1, 2024, the singer returned to several subjects: her career with the release of her new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, her very public separation as well as her reconstruction, as well as the role and power of women in our society. A cause which also launched the journalist on the subject of the film barbie which has long been controversial for the messages hidden behind the film of feminism and women’s independence.
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Shakira’s sons disturbed by the image reflected by the Barbie film
It is in July 2023 that the film barbie has landed on our screens. If at first glance Greta Gerwig’s film refers to the smooth and perfect world of the doll of our childhood, the film attempts to convey much deeper messages. A feature film which, despite its resounding success around the world, did not convince singer Shakira’s two boys. Aged 11 and 9, Milan and Sasha actually “ hated» the film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
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A statement revealed by the singer herself and mother of the two boys in an interview with the magazine Allure: “My sons absolutely hated it. They felt emasculated» she reveals. A castrating side that the singer shares “in a certain way» as she explains. Indeed, she explains that she raises two boys on a daily basis and she wishes “that they feel so powerful [tout en] respecting women» not without depriving them «of what they are“.
Shakira feminist, but not sexist towards men
If Shakira is known to be an artist committed to the cause of women and their need for independence, through this interview she wishes to show the paradox of an overly feminist society while denouncing the slightly too militant side of the film.Barbie: “I think men have a reason to be in society and women also have another reason to be. We complement each other, and this complementarity must not be lost“.
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She then concludes by highlighting the position of women in our time: “I love pop culture when it attempts to empower women without taking away men’s opportunity to be men, to protect them, and to provide for them.» A beautiful message of tolerance that the singer wishes to convey.
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