Ever wonder if the cosmos is throwing shade at us just when a pop diva decides to stir the pot? Well, with Mars squaring Venus today, things are officially spicy—and nothing captures that cosmic sass quite like the recently dropped “Woman’s World” music video. Some fans are popping champagne over its flamboyant, over-the-top feminism, while others… let’s just say their enthusiasm is doing a slow burn. One tweet hilariously called out the video for flirting with every girl stereotype in a “hot, flashy & extra” way that’s basically waving a big, ironic flag at the male gaze. Two days post-release, the singer, probably sensing the eye rolls, threw us a behind-the-scenes lifeline—complete with whiskey-soaked urinal antics and a cheeky wink that screams, “Yep, this is satire, folks!” So, is it a bold feminist reset or just a tongue-in-cheek spectacle drenched in slapstick? As the stars clash, so do the opinions, making this a cosmic showdown you won’t want to miss. LEARN MORE.
Some fans were delighted by the over-the-top video, while others were a little less enthusiastic, with one tweeting, “For something that’s supposed to be about feminism and girl power it’s literally just using all of the girl stereotypes in a super (sexual) way, making things like Rosie the riveter and others hot, flashy & ‘extra. Basically, ew.”
Two days after the video was released (and perhaps in anticipation of the criticism), the “Firework” singer posted a behind-the-scenes video of the filming of “Woman’s World,” with the caption “YOU CAN DO ANYTHING! EVEN SATIRE!” in which she explains her motive behind one of the video’s more controversial moments during which she douses herself in whiskey and faux-uses a urinal “We’re kind of just having fun being a bit sarcastic with it, it’s very slapstick, and very on the nose.”
She added, “And with this set, it’s like, ‘Oooh, we’re not about the male gaze but we really are about the male gaze,’ and we’re really overplaying it and on the nose because I’m about to get smashed which is like a reset, a reset for me, and a reset for my idea of feminine divine, and it’s a whole different world we go to after this…”
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