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Analyzing Beyoncé's Song 'Flawless'
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I picked this song ‘Flawless’ By Beyoncé. In this song it has many different feministic views. There is a part in song which is by Chimamanda Adichie (“We Should all be Feminists”) which she is explaining what feminism is in our society. Also at the beginning she has a part form her song ‘Bow Down’ which can raise a few eyebrows on how Beyoncé feels about other women. Then she has another part in the song explain the different roles that she has learned from her family and how as women the way that we are we are all ‘flawless’ in our own way. Not necessarily saying that us as women there is nothing wrong with us. This is a perfect song for a young woman to hear, something that we can learn from in a way that most young adults relate
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Which the word ‘bitch’ is such a simplistic sexist term. This term is used by all kinds of women. I know as a young adult me and my friends will use this term as just simply speaking to a friend not in a rude or derogatory way but as simply calling each other girl. The thing with this word is that the way and context that another women or a man uses it can be taking in a totally different way. Beyoncé later explains that when she wrote this song she had woke up in an angry aggressive mood. She says that she meant it in a way that if a person really hates you and doesn’t believe in you and you look at the person as in ‘bow down bitch’. Now I’m not sure as to why she felt that she should add that part into the song because the rest of the song is in such an aspiring feminist …show more content…
‘My momma taught me good home training’ – which is interesting because its showing how her mother was the disciplinarian. Then it goes to say ‘My daddy taught me how to love my haters’ – that her dad taught her the affectionate side. ‘My man made me feel so goddamn fine!’- That her relationship makes feel good and is relevant to her. The thing about the line with her is that she states that she doesn’t have to be his ‘little wife’. If anyone is a fan of Beyoncé she is the type of women that I would say I could idolize. She is ambitious and is a business woman and yet she is still married and is making as much as her husband is and he is just fine with

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