Beyonce thinks feminism can be extreme, but I guess I am a modern-day feminist

Beyonce covers the May issue of Vogue UK, and this shoot is just… not good. I usually like Vogue UK shoots – they do some imaginative stuff, even with a smaller budget than American Vogue. But I don’t get what the goal was for this one. Maybe it was just slim pickings for fashion or something. As for the interview… well, there are gems. Some highlights:

Does Beyonce consider herself a feminist? “That word can be very extreme… But I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I’m just a woman and I love being a woman. If you’re attractive then you can’t be sexy, and you can’t be intelligent? What is all of that?…”

The criticism for calling herself ‘Mrs. Carter’: “I do believe in equality and that we have a way to go and it’s something that’s pushed aside and something that we have been conditioned to accept. But I’m happily married. I love my husband. I feel like Mrs Carter is who I am, but more bold and more fearless than I’ve ever been. It comes from knowing my purpose and really meeting myself once I saw my child. I was like, ‘OK, this is what you were born to do.’ The purpose of my body became completely different.”

She wants Blue Ivy to follow her dreams: “I definitely want my daughter to have goals and drive and passion – it has to be a balance. I hope she figures it out. Whatever makes her happy, I’m there. I do feel like I’m going to be honest with my daughter.”

[Via The Telegraph]

Well, at least she didn’t pull a Taylor Swift and act like feminism is a dirty word, although Bey does seem to be under the impression that calling herself a feminist might create some backlash. I guess? Beyonce goes back and forth on this stuff – I think she does have feminist principles and she’s “anti-woman” or “anti-feminist” because she’s proud of being a wife and mother, you know? She doesn’t have the most coherent life philosophy, but really… who does?

Meanwhile, did you hear that Beyonce has covered Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” for the soundtrack for The Great Gatsby? Bey teamed with Andre 3000 for a duet, and the entire soundtrack is being produced by Jay-Z. I think it sounds interesting, but Winehouse’s family are already issuing statements and demanding that Beyonce donate money to the Winehouse charity.

Photos courtesy of Vogue UK.

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