Annie Lennox Condemns Beyonce, Says Real Feminists Don’t Twerk

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Annie Lennox Condemns Beyonce, Says Real Feminists Don’t Twerk

Annie Lennox has criticized Beyonce again over her erotic performances on stage.

The legendary Scottish singer and activist had earlier in the year said Beyonce was “not a feminist but feminist lite.”

And in a recent interview, the singer explained further what she meant.

‘Listen, twerking is not feminism,’ said the 59-year-old artist.

‘It’s not – it’s not liberating, it’s not empowering. It’s a sexual thing that you’re doing on a stage; it doesn’t empower you. That’s my feeling about it.’

‘The reason why I’ve commented is because I think that this overt sexuality thrust — literally — at particular audiences, when very often performers have a very, very young audience, like 7 years older, I find it disturbing and I think its exploitative. It’s troubling. I’m coming from a perspective of a woman that’s had children,’ she explained.