Be Confident!

This week we were asked to chose a song that relates to a topic we have covered in the first unit and I chose ***Flawless by Beyonce. I chose this song because it is all about feminism, women standing up for themselves and self confidence. Throughout this unit we have talked a lot about women empowerment and sexualizing women. Beyonce is such a talented singer and performer that she can really get a message out there that her fans will listen to and hopefully act on.

In my essay I discussed Beyonce's main message that she was preaching throughout the song. She's telling women to love yourself and tell yourself that you look good. Also that you shouldn't stand in someone else's shadow (in this case, a mans) but make your own spotlight and shine in it. There is a Nigerian writer who has a small speech in the middle of the song and she steps in to talk about the things that young girls are told when growing up on how they "should act" and the things they"should do". It's all b.s. and thats basically what she's saying as well. No girl should grow up thinking they're worth less than a man or that they can't do something as powerful as a man. It's wrong to tell girls that they can't outshine a man so instead they have to stop when they get too powerful so they don't step on any toes. No. That's just wrong because any women is capable of being better at anything they set their mind too and put the work into and they deserve to show that.

At the end of the song Beyonce tells everyone to look at themselves in the mirror and tell yourself you look flawless and that you are flawless from the second you wake up to the second you go to bed. From start to finish you are perfect in every way. Self love and confidence is lacking in today's world and it's important to preach it whenever you can. It's so important to have someone this powerful in the music industry sending messages out there to young women telling them to love themselves. If Beyonce is telling you to do something, you do it!

Feminism is such a strong topic in today's society and something that many have really stepped up to advocate for. We have come such a long way when talking about women's rights but we still aren't quite there yet to make everything fair. It's still not a fair playing field and that's all people are trying to get. Celebrities have the power to send any message they want out to the people and by them releasing songs with meaningful messages tied to them, can start something. It can get their fans talking and start fighting for what everyone wants, but might not always be saying.