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MIAMI - For over a year now, Shakira has been seeking to empower women to manage their heartache as they see fit and, if possible, make money from it. That's the ethos driving her new album, "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran."
However, many are wondering now if behind the empowered artist who calls out her ex, his new girlfriend, and even her in-laws, there's still a traditional Colombian woman who wants to preserve the patriarchy for her two boys.
At least, that's what many on social media have gathered after her comments disparaging the "Barbie Movie" during an in-depth interview with Allure. Shakira's words have opened the door for those conclusions and more.
"My sons absolutely hated it. They felt that it was emasculating. And I agree, to a certain extent. I'm raising two boys. I want them to feel powerful too, while respecting women," Shakira said, going on to add, "I like pop culture that attempts to empower women without robbing men of their possibility to be men, to also protect and provide." Provide...from the woman that has been saying, "Las mujeres ya no lloran las mujeres facturan" (Women no longer cry, women cash in).
The internet is not happy with Shakira
If Shakira goes on social media at all, she won't bet a happy woman. First came the first numbers for her new album. Spotify revealed that it had 68.1 million streams during the first week. It's not a bad number, but it fell very short of Karol G's "Mañana será bonito," with 203 million.
Most streamed Latin/Spanish female albums in their first week on Spotify: pic.twitter.com/3doRt4aZdG
— Pop Core (@TheePopCore) April 1, 2024
Most Streamed Female Artists in March 2024 on Spotify: pic.twitter.com/ov8ZZSkE8f
— Pop Core (@TheePopCore) April 2, 2024
Then came the "Barbie" controversy, with fans calling her "contradictory," "hypocritical," a "defender of the patriarchy," and even wondering about how she is raising her kids, or if she used them to express her dislike for the movie. "Those boys are too young to know what 'emasculating' is," said one X user. Another one highlighted that the movie was PG13. Milan is 11 years old and Sasha is 9.
Her comments also sparked a conversation about the "old fashioned" and even "machista views" of some older women in Latin America. The debate was interesting and Shakira was dragged to the brink of cancellation.
this is why barbie is a necessary movie for many women to be introduced to feminism 101 as they still suffer from internalised misogyny. https://t.co/u4a2X1BqGQ
— Conducive Coder (@mehtabackupacc) April 1, 2024
"Shakira has lost her mask."
A SHAKIRA SE LE HA CAÍDO LA MÁSCARA pic.twitter.com/wQFgyA78uL
— lipa (@Duquesaswiftie) April 1, 2024
"Shakira releasing a female empowerment album but criticizing a movie that does exactly the same thing just because her sons didn't like it."
Shakira sacando un álbum de empoderamiento femenino pero criticando una película que hace exactamente lo mismo solo porque a sus hijos varones no les gusto pic.twitter.com/SfTIEoQegt
— emmaa 11/11✨ (@EmmaDip1) April 1, 2024
"At the end of the day Shakira thinks like a Latin American mother who has male children ouh-."
Al final del día Shakira piensa como una madre latinoamericana que tiene hijos hombres ouh- pic.twitter.com/Gjdwb8JGlD
— ᴊᴏᴛxsᴀᴜʀᴜs ʀᴇx 🦖 (@albertxrex) April 1, 2024
"You wouldn't last a day listening to the opinions of a Latina mother in her 40s, and it shows."
ustedes no durarían un día escuchando opiniones de una madre latina en sus 40s y se nota https://t.co/HFAhYpphYL
— fran (@moulinroyals) April 1, 2024
"Shakira's boomer-tinged Gen X came out in the interview with Allure, saying that "her kids hated Barbie" and that "men and women complement each other. Ay mi ciela, the incongruity."
Ahora sí con los pelos de la burra en la mano, lo digo:
— Le pusimos Juanchi 🐕 (@PaveloRockstar) April 1, 2024
A Shakira se le salió lo gen X con tintes de boomer en la entrevista con Allure, al decir que "sus hijos odiaron Barbie" y que "los hombres y las mujeres se complementan".
Ay mi ciela, la incongruencia. pic.twitter.com/8rGmynuxmk
Pero aún así aprovechó para pegarse del boom de la película🤔 Jmmm https://t.co/nV5xTZ0xi1 pic.twitter.com/TiOH1383Cf
— Camilo (@camilogml_) April 1, 2024
"Shakira's macho violence was brought to her by her pendeja, how many years with Piqué?She goes out of there and makes a song to insult her lover and her mother-in-law. And now she didn't understand Barbie's movie because her two macho men feel assaulted. Chécate morra."
A Shakira la violencia machista se la trajo de su pendeja ¿cuaaaantos años con Piqué?
— Loui (@OyeLoui) April 1, 2024
Se sale de ahí y hace una canción pa insultar a la amante y a la suegra.
Y ahora no le entendió a la película de Barbie porque sus dos machitos se sienten agredidos.
Chécate morra. pic.twitter.com/sGeO61KqE1
her sons are 11 and 9 they do NOT use words like "emasculating" 😭😭😭 https://t.co/MvLV0vMjCI
— doctor idk (@bigmonkeong) April 1, 2024
The memes were merciless
Clara Chía entrando a tuiter hoy pic.twitter.com/ewzt9pTohm
— wendinosaurio rex (@wendinosaurio) April 1, 2024
nunca pensé ver a los fifas defendiendo vehemente a shakira
— Reyes (@juancamiloredi) April 1, 2024
la vuelta da muchas vidaspic.twitter.com/LDLF9r2ivq
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