Shakira recently went all out in her promotions for her new album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, which is her 12th studio album. The album comes after 7 years since her previous album, El Dorado, in 2017 and the singer/ songwriter seems to be jazzed than ever with her new music and the direction that she taking with it.
The singer riled up audiences when she made some controversial comments about Barbie and its depiction of men, in an interview. She also talked about how the Biblical figure Eve was a creation of misogynists in the same interview, and this led fans to interpret it as a damage control PR move.
After Her Comments on Barbie, Fans Mock Shakira’s Feminist Take on Eve
Shakira made headlines recently with her thoughts about Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. She riled up audiences when she revealed that her sons hated the film and found it emasculating, with her admitting it to be true. Her comments received immense scrutiny from fans of the film, who claimed that she did not understand the film’s intentions.
In the same interview (with Allure) where she made those comments, she was reminded of her cover poster for her 2nd English language album Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, where she played the biblical figure Eve. When asked about her thoughts about her, Shakira made a startling claim that Eve was a character created by misogynists who want women to be put under and not be given a voice.
She further claimed that women are so much more than what men have portrayed them to be and it’s refreshing for them to be honest and unapologetic. She said,
“Eve was a story created by misogynists to put women in the little box where we have to remain silent, not speak our minds, and not be a catalyst for change. To keep things as they are.” I’ll take that as a resounding no. She continues, “I think there’s something refreshing about women when they get to be themselves and be unapologetic. Because we’ve had to apologize so many damn times in the past.”
Fans were not happy with this response following her Barbie comments. Fans on X criticized her feminist take on Eve and deemed it a planned PR move to undo the scrutiny she received prior. Here are some of the reactions-
not the PR cleanup attempt pic.twitter.com/ZvCwPnInHC
— 🧡 (@ChelseaStanler) April 2, 2024
Publicist: “I’m gonna need y’all to release the feminist quote ASAP.”
— John Handem Piette (@JohnHPiette) April 2, 2024
Being a feminist and a misogynist in the same interview is so wild. WW are so performative omg
— MRO💥 (@officalmro) April 2, 2024
the pr team working overtime pic.twitter.com/geB5iJXFcI
— Sam🇵🇸 (@fagsnightmare) April 2, 2024
I’m gonna pretend I didn’t read this so I don’t have to hate Shakira.
— E-Man (@WigginsWick22) April 2, 2024
It’s important to note that she gave these two statements in the same interview and not after her comments about Barbie. Nevertheless, fans are still pissed with what she said about Barbie and are clearly not impressed with what she said about Eve. Needless to say, Shakira is not a name that fans want to hear right now.
Shakira’s New Album Helped Her Transform Herself and Be Reborn as a Woman
Shakira‘s new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, seems to be a transformative effort from Shakira who credits the album for her evolution into who she is today. In an interview with Allure, the singer claimed that making the songs in the album helped her to transform her personal demons into creativity.
She further claimed that she has rebuilt her life through the album, also leading her to be reborn as a woman with immense strength and determination. She said,
“Making this music has shown me that my pain can be transformed into creativity.” (She is crying diamonds on the cover.) “The songs are full of anecdotes and some very intense emotions I have experienced in these two years.
But creating this album has been a transformation in which I have been reborn as a woman. I have rebuilt myself in the ways I believe are appropriate. No one tells me how to cry or when to cry, no one tells me how to raise my children, no one tells me how I become a better version of myself. I decide that.”
The album received positive reviews from critics, including Los 40, praising Shakira for her “most sincere, intimate and explicit verses of her entire musical career” on the album. The album is already 7x platinum certified (via Hola) by the Recording Industry Association of America.
