Zack Sharf Digital News Director Shakira graces the cover of Allure magazine and holds nothing back when asked about her thoughts on “Barbie,” the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster that topped the 2023 box office with $1.4 billion worldwide and earned eight Oscar nominations, including best picture.
The music icon said she somewhat agreed with her two sons who strongly disliked “Barbie,” suggesting that it was a piece of pop culture that robbed “men of their possibility to be men.” “My sons absolutely hated it,” Shakira said. “They felt that 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. I like pop culture when it attempts to empower women without robbing men of their possibility to be men, to also protect and provide.
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.” “I think that men have a purpose in society and women have another purpose as well,” the singer added. “We complement each other, and that complement should not be lost.” “Just because a woman can do it all doesn’t mean she should?” the interviewer asked. “Why not share the load with people who deserve to carry it, who have a duty to carry it as well?” Shakira answered.
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