Shakira says Barbie movie 'emasculates' men

Shakira expressed her opinion about the Barbie movie

Shakira said the Barbie movie could be seen as “emasculating” for young boys and that she believes women should be empowered “without denying men the opportunity to be men.”

The 47-year-old Colombian pop superstar was asked about watching the Greta Gerwig-directed film Barbieland, in which Barbieland is controlled by women , until Mattel dolls test patriarchy by entering the real world in a comedy film.

Shakira told Allure magazine: “My sons didn’t like it at all. They thought it was humiliating, and I agree with that to a certain extent. I am raising two boys. I want [them] to feel strong too, [while] respecting women.

“I love pop culture when it tries to empower women without stripping men of their ability to be men and protect and provide.< /p>

“I believe in giving women all the tools and believing in that we can do all this without losing our essence, without losing our femininity. I think men have a purpose in society and women have another purpose.

“We complement each other and that complement should not be lost. Just because a woman can do it all doesn't mean she should do it.

“Why not share the burden with people who deserve to bear it, who also have a responsibility to bear it?”

Shakira says her sons Milan and Sasha thought the Barbie movie was “emasculating”; Photo: Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images Europe

Barbie, which stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, also features a powerful monologue from actress America Ferrera about the hypocritical expectations society places on women, and has been hailed as an ironic feminist story.

Shakira has sons Sasha, nine years old, and Milan, 11, with her former partner Gerard Pique, a former professional Spanish footballer.

Elsewhere in the article she reflects on splitting from Pique in June 2022 after 11 years. together and released her first album in seven years.

She said the breakup left her “in the mud” and she “had to rebuild myself, reconnect all the pieces that had fallen apart,” which the new record explores Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, or Women No Longer Cry

The singer, known for hits such as Hips Don't Lie and Waka Waka, has spent the last few years fighting taxes. dispute with Spanish authorities who claim she failed to pay more than €14.5 million (£13 million) between 2012 and 2014.

In November she resolved the long-running case by accepting the charges and was fined more than £6 million.