An Open Letter to Michelle Obama: Beyonce is Not a Role Model

[theaternut]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:05pm

http://shine.yahoo.com/beauty/open-letter-michelle-obama-beyonce-not-role-model-231900311.html Updated On: 4/30/13 at 08:05 PM

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:11pm

Dang, I thought you wrote that whole thing until I got to the end!

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:21pm

I agree--women should be ashamed of their nipples.

CC: Michelle Obama

[Jungle Red]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:29pm

Except Beyonce got married before she had children, with a man she's been with for well over a decade.

I'd say that, in itself, is good enough in today's society to be a role model.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:31pm

I'd say to my girls: some kind of old adage, but I'd say it backwards.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:33pm

That was too long - I couldn't get through the whole thing. I started dozing off.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:38pm

Someone on Huffpost called it regressive, bodyshaming nonsense, which it is.

I'd say to my girls I'd say: I hope you never irrationally hate a celebrity so much that you'll post any old thing you can find to support your view, especially if you never stop to consider the source or what you're really saying in doing so.

Updated On: 4/29/13 at 08:38 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:39pm

Oh good, so-and-so FINALLY weighed into this conversation. I was waiting to see what this mind of a generation had to say.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:44pm

To my daughters I'd say: The one example of theatrenut's you should follow is to take a break from your half-naked men avatars to to post something that shames a woman for showing her body.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:51pm

That's what I took away from the article, too, Phyllis. A strong, dominant woman who shamelessly displays herself as a sexual being being reduced to "she will turn our children into whores".

[Jungle Red]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 8:57pm

Sounds like the parents are pushing off their parental responsibilities onto celebrities.

Shame, shame.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:07pm

I didn't read that entire tome, so I may be asking something that already has been - what has Beyonce done as a role model besides having her body in shape and thrusting it around on stage? Doesn't everything about her have to do with appearance? What has she accomplished that girls who don't look sexy can aspire to?

Inquiring minds want to know!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:09pm

Write Michelle Obama and ask her!

[~tiny~]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:09pm

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&gs_rn=11&gs_ri=psy-ab&tok=L_5lKrxupH1Tg1TLWB5JMA&cp=11&gs_id=18&xhr=t&q=rakhi+kumar&es_nrs=true&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&oq=rakhi+kumar&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45645796,d.dmQ&fp=aa4e07e4c9d25ed2&biw=911&bih=397

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:12pm

"Write Michelle Obama and ask her!"

Oh, no, I'm asking you and others who agree with Michelle Obama right here.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:16pm

Besides her 17 Grammy Awards?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:19pm

I'm not saying I agree with Michelle Obama, nor would I suggest I know who the best role models for her children are. I just don't have a problem with Beyonce's sheer bodysuits.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:21pm

To Kad = Yes, besides grammy awards.

Now, what can the kid who's not a singer or dancer and is out of the realm of beautiful to see in her besides the fact they can't do that?

Updated On: 4/29/13 at 09:21 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:22pm

I can't speak for Michele Obama, but I'm gonna guess that she doesn't think Beyonce is the ONLY role model for her daughters.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:24pm

That she's a strong, savvy, independent woman who rose to become one of the most influential cultural figures of the time from a modest background, who has steered clear of so many of the personal pitfalls of other recording artists such as substance abuse etc. and has been in a stable, loving relationship?

[SNAFU]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:25pm

She is a sucessful performer, who seems to have a good business head (or is smart enough to hire people who do). She has amassed numerous awards for her work and is raking in the bucks.
How different is she as a role model then let's say Barbi?

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:25pm

I have a problem with her nipple and other body suits. It sends the message that sex is what you have to put out there and contributes to making you great.

[theaternut]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:28pm

"To my daughters I'd say: The one example of theatrenut's you should follow is to take a break from your half-naked men avatars to to post something that shames a woman for showing her body."

But I do love that she talks to her daughters about me.

[all that jazz]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:28pm

Beyonce is a strong, fearless woman who has built an empire through hard work and determination, not to mention her extraordinary talents.

I agree with Michelle, the woman who wrote that is a puritan idiot who doesn't deserve freedom of speech.

Updated On: 4/29/13 at 09:28 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 4/29/13 at 9:28pm

Considering you are disregarding her own achievements in order to focus on the body suits, perhaps you're right.